Boston and Atlanta put up a combined 203 points in the Hawks' 102-101 Game 1 victory this past Saturday. Those teams reached that figure despite missing 116 field goal attempts and going 16-for-62 from 3-point range. The Celtics shot just 23.1 percent in the first half and didn't score a single fast-break basket.

The feeling out process is over now. I see both teams shooting better especially Boston, which got its offense going in the second half scoring 67 points while putting up 15 fast-break points although shooting only 19 free throws for the entire game. Considering the pace of the opening game, there should have been at least 25 more points scored. That would push this total easily over if the teams just have a normal, or even slightly-below normal shooting game. The Hawks shot less than 39 percent from the floor during the final three quarters.

The Celtics will be without Avery Bradley, their second-leading scorer behind underrated stud Isaiah Thomas. He's out with a hamstring injury. Bradley's absence, though, will hurt the Celtics more on the defensive end. He probably is the team's best defender and his being out means the Celtics will field a smaller, quicker lineup. Again, a plus for the over.