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Las Vegas - Toronto is 11-0 in the Orlando bubble against every team NOT named Boston. Against Boston, the Raptors are 0-2 in the bubble. Why??? When you do your homework, and come up with a GORGEOUS game plan, like Brad Stevens did in game one, a W is easy. According to Cleaning the Glass, the Raptors give up the most corner 3-pointers in the league. So what did the Celtics do? Nearly a third of Boston’s 3-pointers came from the corners. The Cs shot 9/12 from those spots. And Marcus Smart was 5/7. Not expecting Smart to hit that kind of percentage again, but if you're wondering why Pascal Siakam only went 5/16 from the floor, 0/3 from downtown, YUP, it was Marcus. Smart was on the ALL-NBA defensive team last season, and should be again this season. Kyle Lowry didn't look like he was 100%, and his ankle sprain ain't going away any time soon.

When it comes to playing Toronto, Boston LOVES the bubble. The Celtics played one regular season game in the bubble against the Raps, and it was the Cs posting a 122-100 win. Then they opened the Eastern Conference semi-final with an easy breezy 112-94 W on Sunday. What's gonna change this evening? NOTHING!!! The Celtics are STILL getting points, +1.5 the last time we checked, and they've covered nine of the last 13 as an underdog. I'll take a roll with Shamrock as a 69% dog, and buy the hook up to +2 if it's available!!!

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