Portland at Boston

Portland is a long way from home, beginning a three-game trip on the East Coast. They come off a 110-98 home loss to Toronto, shooting 40%. They were outscored 64-46 in the paint. The Blazers were without their best player, Deni Avdija (26 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 6.9 apg), who missed the game with a lower back strain. He is questionable tonight. The offense is 28th in points scored and last in 3-point shooting. The Blazers are on a 14-5 run UNDER the total. Boston is 13-7 at home and has moved up to the No. 2 seed in the East. The defense is third in the NBA in points allowed (110.3 per game) and in field goal percentage allowed. The Celtics shut down Indiana (119-104) in their last home game and are home after playing six of the last seven on the road. Boston is on a 14-7 run UNDER the total. Play Boston + UNDER the total.