There have been 147 Game 7s in NBA history. The home team is 111-36. But this isn't just any Game 7. This could be historic. Will Boston complete a 3-0 comeback? Or will the Heat spoil the party? Experts make their picks:
Series tied 3-3
For the first five games of this series, the team that made more 3-pointers, racked up more steals and took care of the ball won. The only “discrepancy” was in Game 2, when Miami only made nine three-pointers compared to 10 for Boston. In Game 6, though, Miami made 14 3-pointers to seven for Boston, had five steals compared to four and only had five turnovers to 12. Shooting 35.5 percent from the field probably didn’t help matters.
During the regular season, Boston had five winning streaks of at least four games, with two consisting of nine games and one with five. Miami had two losing streaks of four games. Mr. Momentum is clearly on the side of Boston, but Mr. Momentum is fickle and can hop to the other bench at a moment’s notice. That said, it will be a tall order trying to pry him from the Boston side because the Celtics will get an energy boost from the no-doubt raucous crowd, they are feeling good about themselves and they are the better team.
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