The Hawks will go up against the Lakers here and the Hawks have been on a roll at home winning 9 straight. The Lakers have not been as sharp particularly on the defensive end. I think the injury of Andrew Bynum has really hurt them defensively. They'll have their hands full beating Atlanta in what will be their 5th road game in 8 days. That's no easy task. The Hawks have much more to gain from a win here as the Lakers have #1 seed basically locked up while the Hawks need to stay ahead of Boston for the #3 seed especially since they struggle away from hoeme.
I like the Celtics despite the line movement. I like them coming off a loss which was very disapointing. They too must stay step for step with Atlanta. They have owned the Thunder and have a strong history. The Thunder are coming in on 0 days rest where they are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 and they are 7-15 ATS in their last 22 following a SU win by 10+ points while the Celtics are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 after scoring less than 75 points.
