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Las Vegas - If they play....

Dallas might be without Luka, Kristaps Porzingis and Trey Burke. And the line is FLYING! These three guys account for OVER HALF of the Mavericks offense. Luka has averaged 29.6 in the playoffs, the Unicorn 23.7 and Burke 13.6. The calculator tells me that adds up to 66.9 and the team has averaged 121 points per game. Where are the Mavs gonna find almost SEVENTY points? It AIN'T gonna be BOBAN! If the Clips get up big again, by like 20/25/30 points, they'll bring on the bench, and it could result in a back door cover for Dallas. Actually, too many questions, too many unknowns, so we'll take a pass.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference semi between the Celtics and Raptors, we'll have to throw an either/or at you. And it all depends on Kyle Lowry. The Toronto Raptors announced that guard KLow7 has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain. If you're interested in his numbers, Lowry averaged 19.4 points, a team-high 7.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 36.2 minutes in 58 games this season.

Looking back at the regular season, Boston (-2.5) beat Toronto at home 112-106 and the game went Over the posted total of 213.5. The Celtics (-4) picked up a W in Toronto, beating the Raptors 118-102 and the game went Over the total of 214. The Raps (+7) flew down to Boston and beat the Cs 113-97 with the game going Under the posted total of 217. They played one game in the bubble, and it was the Celtics (+1.5) posting a 122-100 win with the total falling right on the number (222) for a push. So, bottom line. Boston is SMOKING hot, winning eight of the last nine, so we're gonna rock the Shamrock. Without Lowry, it's a YUGE bundle, but if KLow7 plays, pull back half of your chips.

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