Orlando at Boston

Orlando handed Boston their first loss of the season on November 18th. Orlando went on to reach a 16-4 mark but they have lost six of their last eight. Pretender or contender? This game will go a long way towards showing us. Orlando wants to show they are for real. Boston wants revenge. We expect a hard-fought defensive battle. Eight of the last nine games between these teams has seen the first half go UNDER the total. Boston is holding opponents at home to 39.4 first-half points as they've posted a 10-3 UNDER mark here. Orlando is 22-10 UNDER in the first half to a total between 95.5 and 100.5 since last season. And, this season, the Celtics are 8-1 UNDER in the first half vs. teams allowing 99+ points per game.