T.M. Selection: Heat/Celtics UNDER.

I am on the under in the Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics game on Monday. The 1st 3 games of this series have been on the higher scoring end but they have been decreasing in total points in each game and they just had their lowest scoring game of the series in their most recent game. I think the scores of these games are going to continue to get lower as we get deeper into the series and I expect both teams to come with a better defensive effort in each game. The Celtics lost the 3rd game of this series on their home court and I expect them to give a better defensive effort here to win this game and even up the series at 2. The Celtics looked great defensively in the 2nd game since they were able to hold the Heat to 102 points on their own floor. Kyle Lowry came back in the most recent game for the Heat and he really contributed to the Heat's defensive effort in that game which helped them keep such a big lead over the Celtics in that road game. I think the Celtics are going to make some adjustments now that they have seen the Heat back at full strength and with both teams getting most of their players back healthy now, I think the games are going to be a lot more defensive now. The deeper we get into the series I expect both teams to turn it up on defense since defense is what wins championships and both of these teams have already had some really low scoring affairs in their previous series'. These games already keep decreasing in score and I expect this game to follow suit here. I like the under in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 98-92 Celtics.