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Going into the Game 5’s on Tuesday in Boston and Denver, the Celtics remain the favorites to win the NBA Finals. The Lakers have the next-shortest odds.

With Philadelphia star Joel Embiid now expected to play, the Celtics have moved from -10.5 to -7.5 at most books for tonight’s Game 2 at Boston.

According to Stadium’s NBA Insider Shams Charania, Phoenix’s Chris Paul is going to miss Games 3, 4 and 5 against Denver due to a groin injury.

Steph Curry’s 50 points in Sunday’s 120-100 win at Sacramento was an NBA record in a Game 7. The Warriors advance to take on the Lakers.

Phoenix is favored to win the series and advance to the West finals, but Denver is a 3.5-point home ‘chalk’ tonight vs. the Suns in Game 1.

Sacramento owns a 25-18 SU record and a 28-15 ATS mark in 43 road games, while Golden St. is 35-8 SU and 28-14-1 ATS at home.

The Knicks are four-point home favorites vs. Miami in Sunday’s Game 1 of the East semifinals. They’re -165 ‘chalk’ to win the series.

Trae Young scored Atlanta’s last 14 points to propel his team to a 119-117 comeback win in Game at Boston as a +650 money-line underdog.

Sacramento star guard De’Aaron Fox sustained an avulsion fracture on the index finger of his left hand in Sunday’s Game 4 loss at Golden St.

The NBA has popped Dejounte Murray with a one-game suspension for bumping an official. He’ll miss tonight’s Game 5 at Boston.