NBA playoff bettors know that on Tuesday, it will be a Beantown showdown when the Miami Heat, down 3-1 in the series, tries to slow up the Boston Celtics and stay alive to play another day. Game 5 of their set will get underway at 7 PM ET at the TD Garden, televised by NBA-TV, and the Celtics are a six-point betting favorite.

It’s never happened before but don’t tell Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat that because they plan on being the first NBA team to comeback after being down three games to none to win a playoff series. Of course, the rest of us know better.

Some television broadcasters are saying this has the potential to be the biggest upset in playoff history but if we can ignore the Bristol hyperbole for a moment, we can appreciate how good this Oklahoma City Thunder team has become.
After losing the first two games in Los Angeles, the Thunder have comeback to tie the series at two games after winning both in OKC.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the brink of eliminating the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. After stubbing their toe in Game 3, where the Bulls beat Cleveland 108 to 106 as 4-point dogs in the basketball sportsbook, the Cavs bounced back big time in Chicago in Game 4.
They racked the Bulls for a 23-point victory, 121 to 98, as 5 ½ point favorites….

They are the defending NBA champions and the #1 seed in the Western Conference, yet as NBA playoff bettors know, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a real dogfight as they try to get past the first round of post-season action.
They are tied at two games apiece as they tangle at the Staples Center on Tuesday night, starting at 10:30 PM ET on TNT. The Lakers are 6.5-point favorites in…

Well it turns out that the worst thing the Chicago Bulls could have done is win a game in this series. Sure, it gave the Chicago fans something to believe in, but it awoke the sleeping giant of LeBron James in an unimaginable way. After dropping a triple-double and burning down the Bulls in their own house, the Cavaliers return home to face the biggest spread of the series.
Try not to get too…

With the Dallas Mavericks trailing 3-1 in their first round series with San Antonio, will they be able to steal a victory and force a Game 6? We’ll find out Tuesday night, as you get ready to make your NBA Playoffs basketball bets.
NBA Playoffs First Round: San Antonio Spurs (50-32 SU, 44-37-1 ATS) at Dallas Mavericks (55-27 SU, 37-44-1)
San Antonio 3-1 Series Lead (2-1-1 ATS)
Tuesday, April…

With the momentum clearly leaning on their side, the impressive Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at 10:30 PM ET at Staples Center for Game 5 of the series.
NBA Betting Odds:
Oklahoma City Thunder +6.5
Los Angeles Lakers -6.5
O/U 194
NBA betting fans should know the only moment where the Thunder were off in this series was in the first quarter of Game One; after that,…

NBA playoff betting fans know that the Dallas Mavericks have played much better than they have shown so far in their first-round Western Conference playoff series, but now the Mavs are hanging on for dear life as they play host to the Spurs in Game 5, which will begin at 9:30 PM ET at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

I’m damn sure that an eighth seed has never beaten a defending champion in the first round of NBA playoffs betting, but if any time has the moxy and talent to make history, it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder have put together rallies when playing on the road in Los Angeles, but two smackdown performances at home against the Lakers have everyone clamoring for Kevin Durant…