What an awesome game that was on Tuesday night between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.
For those who missed it, the Celtics controlled most of the game and took a 20-point lead nearly midway through the third quarter. But a huge 45-12 Lakers run ensued to rock Crypto.com Arena and give the home team a 13-point edge with under five minutes to go in regulation. Then, Boston went on a late run, Anthony Davis missed some important free throws and Jayson Tatum splashed a jumper in LeBron’s face to force overtime where the final outcome was finally settled in a 4-point Celtics win.
The Celtics' biggest lead was 20 in the 3rd quarter.
The Lakers' outscored them 41-9 and led by 13 with 3:43 left in the game.
Boston then outscored LA 29-12 over the final 3:43 of the 4th and OT.
🤯 WHAT A GAME 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vbxcnskNQC
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) December 14, 2022
Among the many national audience viewers and in-person spectators who surely didn’t miss the game were those who had put some money down on the matchup.
In the league’s biggest rivalry, bettors probably ran through a range of emotions as they watched the two squads trade gigantic runs and fumble tremendous opportunities.
And for Celtics (-4) bettors the experience of the ebbs and flows was not worth the crushing end result. With 12.8 seconds to play, Jaylen Brown went to the free throw line with two shots to extend Boston’s 122-118 lead but bricked both shots and ultimately was a contributing reason to why the C’s didn’t cover.
Two missed free throws and no Lakers foul at the end…
Celtics -4 bettors thought they had the cover 😬 pic.twitter.com/DKJxaG5CGy
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) December 14, 2022
Maybe these same bettors are Boston fans who are just happy to see their team beat the Lakers. But man, what an awful bad beat.
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