Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction: Expect a very interesting encounter

The Boston-Philadelphia pairing is the only one in the conference semifinals stage, where the seventh game will take place. Let's pick a few bets on this interesting encounter.

For the Celtics, the series with Philadelphia was a mixed one. On the one hand, the team led 2:1 and came close in game four to take a 3-1 lead, but lost the game in the closing stages. On the other hand, Boston was on the verge of relegation in Game 6 but didn't finish the season, thanks only to the excellent play of Jason Tatum. On paper, the Celtics are still arguably the strongest team this season. Mentally, however, it's hard to say whether Boston is ready to contend for the title right now.

The team played the end of game four of the series and game five, which Philadelphia took at TD Garden with a double-digit score difference of 115:103. For the sixth game, the team expectedly fell short. The score was 86:95 - they gave up an essential part of the game, the second half of the fourth quarter, and allowed their opponent to take the series to their home arena. Philadelphia has beaten Boston twice on the road in the current confrontation, but it won't be very easy to do so a third time. In the sixth game, there was a feeling that the 76ers were running out of strength.

Boston has a very varied attack filled with high-quality performers. As a result, their series has been prolific - to win, they must also find ways to be efficient on offense. In the Sixth game, the 76ers failed in that sense, but before that, in some games, they were superb in the opponent's half - James Harden alone scored twice in this series more than 40 points. In all likelihood, the offense will also dominate the defense in the upcoming game. That total here, by the way, will be well underestimated. In addition, we'd bet on Boston, who will confirm their status as favorites, given the fatigue of Philadelphia, who has left all their energy behind in Game 5.