New York Knicks fans can be fully adopted in 2-0 advances in their team in the semi-finals of the East Conference against the Boston Celtics, but the ratings are not yet.
Thursday at 1 p.m. Thursday, Celtics are still listed like the favorites of the bets to win the series on Fanduel Sportsbook despite their 2-0 serial deficit. The reigning champions are listed at -112 (bet $ 112 to win $ 100) on the series market, while Knicks are listed at -104 (bet $ 104 to win $ 100).
It is not difficult to see why Celtics can always be considered the favorites.
On the one hand, the advantage of home at home was not so significant for them this season. They had a record of 33-8 far from their home and a file of 28-13 at TD Garden. They also beat the Orlando Magic in their last game from their home in the first round of the playoffs.
In addition, they built 20 points tracks in each of the first two competitions against the Knicks before collapsing.
While New York deserves a lot of credit for finishing the return, part of this can be attributed to the variance of the shot for a Boston team which is generally quite effective in depth. The Celtics fired 15 out of 60 from the three -point beach in games 1 and 10 out of 40 in match 2.
Despite this abyssal shot at such a high volume, they lost extension in match 1 and at a single point in match 2.
If some other of these three points take place in match 3 on Saturday, the tone of the whole series will move. A change of decor could also help Jayson Tatum and Co. to avoid playing so tight in the section as they did in front of the anxiety fans of Boston.
The whole momentum is on the side of the Knicks at this stage, but it will take more than two anticipated victories to eliminate the reigning champions. In fact, it will take more than two early victories to make them outsiders.
