The Boston Celtics needed overtime to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, but they held up a trend that is a good sign for them winning the NBA Finals this season.
Boston closed as a 10.5-point favorite in Game 1, just the eighth time in the last 40 years that a team had a double-digit spread in Game 1 of the Conference Finals. The previous seven?
Well, they all went on to win the NBA title.
.@celtics move from -9.5 to -10.5.
This is the 8th Conference Finals Game 1 with a double-digit spread in the last 40 years per @EvanHAbrams.