Fargo's NBA Signature Enforcer (64-46-1 Run)

This is a play on the BOSTON CELTICS for our NBA Signature Enforcer. Boston gave one away in Dallas as it dropped Game Four by 38 points and trailed at one point by 48 points so the Celtics clearly did not show up. It was expected after the Celtics built a comfortable 3-0 series lead and they head back home where they are 45-6 and will look to complete the gentleman's sweep on Monday. Dallas made more of an effort to chase Boston off the three-point line and to defend with more intensity but the effort simply was not therefor Boston so not all of the credit can be given to the Mavericks. A lack of focus has been the main reason for a lot of Boston losses this season as it can beat any team on any night by 20 points and it actually tied a record of most 30-point wins during the regular season with 10. The Celtics finished with the highest offensive rating at 122.2 of any team since 1997-98 and the highest net rating since 2000 at 11.7. The Celtics are 2-0 with a plus-33 point differential after losses in this postseason run, and both of the previous two were by double digits. In NBA history, there have only been three cases in which a team down 3-0 in the Finals forced even a Game Six, the last coming in 1996so this is where the gentleman's sweep comes into play. Here, we play on home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points revenging a loss where team scored less than 85 points, off an upset loss of 10 points or more as a road favorite. This situation is 24-5 ATS (82.8 percent) since 1996. 10* (510) Boston Celtics

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