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NBA Betting: Garnett Suspended For One Game

With a 1-0 lead in their playoff series with the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics learned that they will be without star Kevin Garnett for Game 2 on Tuesday.

The Celtics are still 1.5-point home favorites for that game and the Total is set at 179.

Boston Celtic Paul Pierce was on the ground grasping his right shoulder in the fourth quarter of Game 1 while Heat two-guard Quentin Richardson was said to be standing over Pierce taunting him.

This prompted Garnett to get involved, which led to an altercation between the two where KG threw an elbow.

Garnett was whistled for a double technical and ejected from the game.

“I would just say you can’t let your emotions get the best of you,” Garnett told the Boston Globe after the game and prior to the suspension announcement.

“You have to sort of bite down a little bit and understand the situation you’re in. But it’s an emotional game. It’s a very high-intensity game. Everybody’s playing with those same high emotions on both sides and it’s aggressive out there. At some point you have to be in control of yourself.”

Richardson didn’t walk away unscathed either, as he was fined $25,000.

NBA Betting: Pivotal Game 5 For Lakers, Thunder
While the Los Angeles Lakers are still one of the favorites to take the NBA title, they could fall behind in their series with the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight.

The series is tied at 2-2 and the Lakers are 6.5-point home faves with the Total at 194.5.

The Purple and Gold have seen a 2-0 series lead evaporate and according to many on the team it’s time to shape up.

“We can’t afford to lose this game,” power forward Pau Gasol told the Los Angeles Times.

“It’s really a game where we want to establish ourselves, send a message to them that they might be playing well, they played really well at home, they got two games, but that’s all they’re going to get.”

Kobe Bryant, who is playing through a knee injury, has a slightly different attitude from teammate Gasol.

“Who said our backs are against the wall?” asked Bryant.

“It’s a 2-2 series. What the hell is going on around here?”

Over on the other bench, the Oklahoma City Thunder are gaining confidence.

“We know that we have a chance to beat them,” Thunder coach and coach of the year Scott Brooks told The Oklahoman.

“We have to play a good game, maybe even better than a good game, on their floor.”

The Thunder are 6-2 against the spread in their last eight when ‘dogged by 8-points or less.

The Lakers are 10-2 straight up in their last 12 home games but only 3-8-1 ATS at the same time.