Game 7 news and notes

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins will miss Thursday's Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a sprained right knee.

Perkins hurt the knee during Boston's 89-67 loss in Game 6 Tuesday night.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said tests revealed Perkins suffered a multiple ligament sprain. Rivers added that Perkins will have an MRI once the team gets back to Boston, following the deciding contest of the series.

"Once they did the tests that they did do and they realized he couldn't play tomorrow, there was no reason to send him to an MRI, too," Rivers said. "That'll come and then we'll make a determination what we have to do."

Rivers said he wasn't sure who would start in place of Perkins. The viable options are Glen Davis or Rasheed Wallace.

"It just takes a seven-footer, a very valuable player, off the floor for us," Rivers said. "It's like I told our guys this morning, somebody has a great opportunity tomorrow, and that's the way we have to look at it."

Perkins was hurt in the first quarter of Game 6. He was going for an offensive rebound with Lakers center Andrew Bynum draped all over him. Lakers star Kobe Bryant was also involved in the play when Perkins seemed to land awkwardly on his right knee. He was helped off the floor with 5:30 left in opening quarter and didn't play the final three periods.

A victory Thursday at Staples Center would give the Celtics their record 18th title and second in three years.

Perkins is averaging 5.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in the playoffs. His top point production in the Finals was when he scored 12 during a Game 2 victory in Los Angeles.



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at Los Angeles (Lk) Lakers by 7.0 Boston Celtics O/U 186.5 Recommend

Los Angeles (Lk) Lakers are 593-523-14 O/U As Favorite (All Lines) Over
Los Angeles (Lk) Lakers are 388-347-12 O/U As Home Favorite (All Lines) Over
Los Angeles (Lk) Lakers are 83-111-6 O/U After 1 Wins (6 -> 7.5) Over
Los Angeles (Lk) Lakers are 65-88-8 O/U After 1 ATS Wins (6 -> 7.5) Over
Los Angeles (Lk) Lakers are 83-109-3 O/U After 1 As Fav (6 -> 7.5) Over
Los Angeles (Lk) Lakers are 9-3-0 O/U vs. Boston (6 -> 7.5) Over
Boston Celtics are 172-142-6 ATS All Games (6 -> 7.5) Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics are 102-76-2 O/U As Dog (6 -> 7.5) Over
Boston Celtics are 424-370-18 ATS As Away (All Lines) Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics are 102-77-4 ATS As Away (6 -> 7.5) Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics are 333-262-12 ATS As Away Dog (All Lines) Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics are 315-277-4 O/U As Away Dog (All Lines) Over
Boston Celtics are 84-59-2 ATS As Away Dog (6 -> 7.5) Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics are 85-56-2 O/U As Away Dog (6 -> 7.5) Over
Boston Celtics are 92-66-1 O/U After 1 Losses (6 -> 7.5) Over
Boston Celtics are 86-66-2 O/U After 1 As Dog (6 -> 7.5) Over
Boston Celtics are 14-6-0 ATS Postseason Games (6 -> 7.5) Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics are 9-3-0 O/U vs. Los Angeles (Lk) (6 -> 7.5) Over


Head To Head Games
Situation SUR ATS Over/Under
Boston when playing Los Angeles (Lk) 23-27-00 (46.0%) 26-21-00 (55.3%) 27-19-01 (58.7%)
When the line was 6 -> 7.5 05-07-00 (41.7%) 07-05-00 (58.3%) 09-03-00 (75.0%)
When Boston was on the road 11-14-00 (44.0%) 16-07-00 (69.6%) 14-09-00 (60.9%)

ATS TrendsBoston
Celtics are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
Celtics are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. loss.
Celtics are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS loss.
Celtics are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games after scoring less than 75 points in their previous game.
Celtics are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 NBA Championship games.
Celtics are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5.
Celtics are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog of 5.0-10.5.
Celtics are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 playoff games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5.
Celtics are 15-7-1 ATS in their last 23 playoff games as an underdog.
Celtics are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. Western Conference.
Celtics are 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 vs. NBA Pacific.


L.A. Lakers
Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.
Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 playoff games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite.
Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite of 5.0-10.5.
Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Lakers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a S.U. win.
Lakers are 7-15 ATS in their last 22 games playing on 1 days rest.
Lakers are 5-11-1 ATS in their last 17 vs. Eastern Conference.
Lakers are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games following a ATS win.
Lakers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 Thursday games.


OU TrendsBoston
Under is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 games playing on 1 days rest.
Under is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 overall.
Under is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Over is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 games after scoring less than 75 points in their previous game.
Under is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Under is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 NBA Championship games.
Under is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Under is 3-1-1 in Celtics last 5 Thursday games.
Under is 3-1-1 in Celtics last 5 games as a road underdog of 5.0-10.5.
Under is 6-2 in Celtics last 8 games following a ATS loss.
Under is 3-1-1 in Celtics last 5 playoff games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5.
Under is 3-1-1 in Celtics last 5 games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5.
Under is 18-7-1 in Celtics last 26 vs. NBA Pacific.
Over is 13-6 in Celtics last 19 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
Over is 35-17 in Celtics last 52 games following a S.U. loss.


L.A. Lakers
Under is 5-0 in Lakers last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 overall.
Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 vs. NBA Atlantic.
Over is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 games following a SU win of more than 10 points.
Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 NBA Championship games.
Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Over is 6-1-2 in Lakers last 9 games following a ATS win.
Over is 7-2-2 in Lakers last 11 games following a S.U. win.
Over is 7-2-1 in Lakers last 10 playoff games as a favorite.
Over is 7-2-1 in Lakers last 10 games as a favorite.
Under is 10-3-1 in Lakers last 14 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Over is 6-2-1 in Lakers last 9 games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
Over is 6-2-1 in Lakers last 9 playoff games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
Over is 6-2-1 in Lakers last 9 games as a home favorite.
Over is 6-2-1 in Lakers last 9 home games.
Over is 6-2-1 in Lakers last 9 games as a home favorite of 5.0-10.5.
Under is 6-2 in Lakers last 8 games after allowing less than 75 points in their previous game.
Under is 24-9-1 in Lakers last 34 Thursday games.
Under is 15-7-1 in Lakers last 23 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.


Head to HeadUnder is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles.
Celtics are 12-5-1 ATS in the last 18 meetings.

Sides (ATS)Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds
9:00 PM Boston +7 535 60.52% L.A. Lakers -7 349 39.48% View View
Totals (Over/Under)Time Away Total Home Over Pct Under Pct Detail Odds
9:00 PM Boston 186.5 L.A. Lakers 363 48.21% 390 51.79% View View

Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers
Thursday, 9:05 pm Eastern – ABC

It doesn’t get much better than this as on Thursday night the two most storied franchises in the NBA meet in a Game 7 to decide the NBA title. The Los Angeles Lakers routed the Boston Celtics on Tuesday to even up the best-of-seven NBA Finals betting at three games each. Now it all comes down to Game 7 on Thursday to decide the championship.

The Lakers are a 7-point favorite with a total of 187 at SBG Global.

The Lakers played with far more intensity on Tuesday night and Boston was steamrolled. Both teams have a number of highly talented players so in this series it has been the team that wants it more that has won each game. The Lakers have the home court edge for Game 7 and that might be the difference on Thursday night. Los Angeles head coach Phil Jackson has won 10 NBA titles but he has never coached a Game 7 of the NBA Finals odds . It will be the first time since 2005 that the NBA Finals have gone to a seventh game and just the second time in the last 16 years. Los Angeles is trying to win back-to-back titles for the first time since 2001-2002 while Boston is trying to win their second title in three years.

The team that has won the rebounding battle has won every game in this series. Kobe Bryant continues to play exceptional for Los Angeles but the Lakers win when they rebound and control the paint. On Tuesday the Lakers controlled the middle and their bench completely outplayed the Boston bench. Kobe had another strong game as he had 26 points and 11 rebounds and he got a lot of help. The Celtics did very little from the start as they seemed to be counting on a Game 7.

Even though Boston lost as an underdog on Tuesday, they are still 15-7-1 ATS in their last 23 playoff games as an underdog. The Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite.

The last four games in this series have all gone under the total but the Lakers are still a team that can go over the total as six of their last nine home games have gone over. In this series at Los Angeles, the Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings.

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