by Daniele Cerato
in
NBA prediction
After another convincing and double-digit victory against Chicago, Boston will host Denver on Thursday at the TD Garden, which, according to the bookmakers’ odds, is the underdog in the forecast almost to the same extent as the Bulls were. However, if Chicago arrived in Massachusetts rather demoralized due to an unexpected home defeat against the Charlotte Hornets, Denver, on the contrary, will do so galvanized by the overtime success at the Xfinity Mobile Arena against the Philadelphia 76ers; a victory that saw the whole team fight and excel as a whole but also some individuals (Jalen Pickett above all). The recipe to make up for the heavy absences (Nikola Jokic first and foremost) has therefore been applied by David Adelman’s boys who, however, will have an unlikely challenge ahead of them.
The Celtics of this last period, as we have already written in some recent presentations, are giving a great demonstration of strength and solidity, attributes best expressed, in the match against the Bulls, by the defense, praised in the post match by the Greens’ coach Joe Mazzulla and it was the Celtics’ defense that was the great protagonist in the two successes last season against the Nuggets, held to 103 and 106 in two low-scoring victories.
