Written by Thomas | Friday, June 11th, 2010

The NBA Finals have heated up even more. The series is tied at two, between argulably  the most historic franchises in the National Basketball Association. The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers will play game five on the 2010 NBA Finals on Sunday – June 13th, 2010. The game will be held in Boston; the final game in the city for the 2010 NBA season. The odds makers have already started their listings for this exciting game five.

In game four, the Celtics tied the series up by downing the Lakers 96-89. Big Baby Glen Davis came off the bench and poured in 18 points to assist Boston. The Celtics were led in scoring by Paul Pierce and his 19 points. Six Boston players scored in double figures in the game five win. For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 33 points, Pau Gasol added 21 and Lamar Odom scored 10 in the loss. The Lakers were out rebounded by the Lakers 41-34, and Los Angeles also turned the ball over 15 times, compared to the Celtics 12. The win tied the series at two games a piece.

Game Five odds at one of the favorite sportsbooks of many – Bookmaker.com have the Celtics as the home favorite. Boston can be garnered at -3 points, with the moneylines at Boston – 160, Los Angeles + 140.  The over/under for this affair is 187.5. For this, bettors can wager whether they feel the total amount of points will be more or less than 187. Overall, for the entire rest of the series, the Lakers are still favorites; and can be grabbed at -195, while Boston, who despite being just two wins away – are underdogs at +165. Get all the best NBA finals odds now!

Game Six is scheduled for Tuesday June 15th at 9:00pm EST at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.  The same venue will be host to a possible game seven. That game will be played on Thursday June 17th at 9:00pm EST.

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