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The Eastern Conference finals, which start Sunday, will pit the resilient Boston Celtics against the rebuilt Cleveland Cavaliers. The resilient Celtics, despite losing two of their top players to injury, are headed to the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA playoffs against the LeBron James-led Cavaliers. Game 1 in the best-of-seven series takes place Sunday at TD Garden (3:30 p.m. ET).
The Cavaliers are 1.5-point favorites, with the over-under for total points scored set at 203.5.
For the best analysis on this matchup, listen to SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein. The veteran handicapper had another strong NBA
season, which he has built on with a 16-7 record in against-the-spread picks during this season's playoffs. Moreover, he's been right on the pulse of these clubs, as he is on an 8-2 run in spread picks involving the Cavaliers or Celtics. Anyone who has followed him is way up. Now, Hartstein has broken down Game 1 and isolated a huge X-Factor that determines the outcome. He's
sharing what it is, and what side to back, at SportsLine.
Both clubs have faced their share of adversity and skeptics on their way to meeting with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line.
The second-seeded Celtics limped into the playoffs with stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward shelved with injuries. They needed seven games to outlast the Bucks in the first round but then stunned the rising 76ers in five games. Fourth-seeded Cleveland took a somewhat similar path. The Cavaliers were beset by roster turnover, inconsistency, and their own injury
issues all season. They were pushed to the brink of elimination by the Pacers in the first round.
In a somewhat stunning about-face, James and friends rekindled their longstanding dominance over the Raptors and knocked the top seed out
of the postseason in a four-game sweep. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 5-0 straight up and 3-2 against the spread over their last five games.
The Cavaliers will try to extend their winning streak to six this Sunday afternoon when they take on the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the
Eastern Conference Finals.Cleveland is a 1-point road favorite in Boston at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Boston is 9-1 SU and 10-0 ATS in its last 10
games as a home underdog.What a difference a series can make. Cleveland was pushed all the way to Game 7 in the first round against the Indiana Pacers, going just 1-6 ATS over the course of the series with all four wins coming by four points or less.The Cavaliers looked vulnerable heading into their second-round series against the Toronto Raptors. The struggles did not continue for Cleveland however as the Raptors had no answer for LeBron James and his 34 points and 11.3 assists per game, succumbing to the Cavaliers in
just four games. Cleveland went 3-1 ATS in the series.The Cavaliers are 5-1 SU and ATS in their last six road games against Boston per the OddsShark NBA Database.It's the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Boston Celtics again in the Eastern Conference finals, although much has changed since last year's playoff showdown.Of course, LeBron James remains a constant.
James is four wins from his eighth straight NBA Finals, single-handedly leading Cleveland to series wins over Indiana and Toronto. Meanwhile, the Celtics are here despite the star power of Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving stuck on the bench with injuries.
