The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are the two teams with the most NBA championships in history, they are also competitors throughout the tournament’s history. Therefore, the match between the two teams is more meaningful than usual. Even though they have to be guests in the next match, the Boston Celtics are the team that is more appreciated.

ESPN estimates that the Celtics have a 68.8% win rate in the next match. This is understandable because the Celtics are in very high form recently. Since being eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in the In-Season Tournament semi-finals, the Celtics have won 7/8 matches, including many clear victories. The most recent was a devastating 145-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, a team that has also been in very high form recently.

In contrast to the Celtics, the Lakers have been in a steady decline since winning the In-Season Tournament championship. They have lost 5/7 recent matches. Except for LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the remaining players all have unstable performance and cause the Lakers to often lose the advantages they have.

Facing a team that is evenly matched and in good form like the Celtics, the Lakers can hardly create a surprise even though they play at Cryton.com Arena.