🔊Can Detroit stop Boston, which is in fantastic shape? The current NBA champion continues to add one victory after another, and does so with a big difference on the scoreboard. Last season, the Pistons showed very poor results, but now there is hope for a bright future. We recommend you review our prediction before placing a bet.
Direct meetings
In direct confrontations, without a doubt, Boston dominates. In a stretch of 50 games, the Celtics have recorded 31 victories, while the Pistons have only beaten their rival 19 times. Last season, the teams played three direct matches, and in all cases Detroit suffered defeats, with two games ending with a very unfavorable score.
Detroit Pistons
Although Detroit showed quite acceptable results in the preseason, in official matches the team has not yet achieved victories. After a loss at home against Indiana (109-115), the Pistons could not offer a decent resistance against Cleveland on the road (101-113). Detroit surpassed the Cavaliers in many statistical parameters, including the accuracy of three-point shots (40.6% against 38.2%), but due to the large number of unforced turnovers (22 against 13), the team could not hope for anything more serious than a defeat by 12 points. However, Cunningham stood out again, adding 33 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Boston Celtics
The reigning NBA champion has not yet faced any serious problems at the start of the new season. Boston handled its opponents quite well in the preseason, and the team continued to demonstrate high-quality basketball in official matchups. After a crushing victory over New York (132-109), the Celtics had no serious problems in the road game against Washington, winning by a difference of 20 points (122-102). As for the leaders, Jason Tatum showed a brilliant game, being very close to a triple-double (25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists).
Editorial forecast
According to the bookmakers, Boston will achieve victory in the next confrontation without problems. Overall, we completely agree with them, however, it remains an open question as to how much difference the Celtics will beat their opponent. Despite 2 losses in 2 games, Detroit showed a decent level of basketball in a sense, Cunningham himself accumulated a total of 61 points and will want to stand out against the current NBA champion. As for Boston, the team is in fantastic shape, showing a very high percentage of success in their shots. In this situation, a bet on total more than (227.5) seems like an interesting option.
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