The road teams won all three games in Friday\u2019s Game 3s. The San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics regained home-court advantage, and the Los Angeles Lakers are now up 3-0 without their two leading scorers.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s quadruple-header starts with the two No. 1 seeds, the Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder, on the road, before the Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves go for 3-1 leads at home. The road team is favored in all four games.<\/p>\n
This is a look at the odds for all eight first-round series in the NBA playoffs. It will be updated daily throughout the playoffs, as the odds to win each series will shift with results.<\/p>\n
Eastern Conference playoffsNo. 1 Detroit Pistons vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic<\/p>\n
Series tied 1-1<\/p>\n
Game 3: 1 p.m. ET, Saturday<\/p>\n
Series odds:\u00a0Pistons -255, Magic +210<\/p>\n
The Pistons entered Wednesday\u2019s Game 2 having lost 11 straight home playoff games. That\u2019s the kind of streak that should be impossible.<\/p>\n
Richard Hamilton was in attendance on Wednesday. Hamilton, who is 48 years old and has been retired for 13 years, was playing for the Pistons the last time Detroit won a home playoff game in 2008.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why the Pistons\u2019 30-3 run to start the third quarter must have been so cathartic for Pistons fans. The game was tied at halftime, but suddenly the Pistons held a 27-point lead. Detroit won by 15.<\/p>\n
The series is tied as it heads to Orlando. The Pistons are small favorites on the road for Game 3.<\/p>\n
No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers<\/p>\n
Celtics lead series 2-1<\/p>\n
Game 4: 7 p.m. ET, Sunday<\/p>\n
Series odds: Celtics -1400, 76ers +850<\/p>\n
Jayson Tatum\u2019s return from an Achilles injury has been remarkable. He may not be quite peak Tatum, but he is already playing at an All-Star level. Tatum\u2019s contested pull-up 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds of Friday\u2019s Game 3 sealed a crucial road win for Boston.<\/p>\n
Tatum\u2019s shot put the Celtics up six in a 108-100 win. He and Jaylen Brown each scored 25 points.<\/p>\n
In a tight fourth quarter in a tied series, Boston\u2019s shot makers came up with the plays needed to regain the series lead. Philadelphia will now have to win in Boston again to advance.<\/p>\n
The Celtics were favored to win the series even after losing Game 2, but are once again overwhelming favorites after the Game 3 win.<\/p>\n
No. 3 New York Knicks vs. No. 6 Atlanta Hawks<\/p>\n
Hawks lead series 2-1<\/p>\n
Game 4: 6 p.m. ET, Saturday<\/p>\n
Series odds:\u00a0Hawks -130, Knicks +100<\/p>\n
We could be witnessing the CJ McCollum series, which is not a thing many people expected to be considering. After go-ahead shots in the final minute of back-to-back games, McCollum is etching his name in Knicks history as a name to cause trauma to fans.<\/p>\n
McCollum drilled a fadeaway jumper over OG Anunoby to put the Hawks up by a point with 12.4 seconds left. The Knicks couldn\u2019t get a shot off on the ensuing possession, and Atlanta won 109-108.<\/p>\n
The Hawks now lead the series 2-1 and have become the favorites to win it. The odds imply it is still nearly a coin flip, but Atlanta is favored. The Knicks are slight favorites to win Game 4, and a win would flip things back around.<\/p>\n
No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Toronto Raptors<\/p>\n
Cavaliers lead series 2-1<\/p>\n
Game 4: 1 p.m. ET, Sunday<\/p>\n
Series odds: Cavaliers -900, Raptors +600<\/p>\n
Desperately in need of a win on Thursday, the Raptors used a 16-0 run late in the fourth quarter to put Game 3 away. Toronto won 126-104 to defend home court and ensure a return trip to Cleveland.<\/p>\n
Cleveland\u2019s high scorer was James Harden with only 18 points. Harden, Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley shot a combined 4-for-21 from 3-point range. Meanwhile, Toronto got 33 points each from RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes.<\/p>\n
The Cavs are favored by 3.5 points for Game 4 and remain clear favorites to advance, but Toronto at least kept things interesting. It really becomes a series if Toronto evens things up on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Western Conference playoffsNo. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 Phoenix Suns<\/p>\n
Thunder lead series 2-0<\/p>\n
Game 3: 3:30 p.m. ET, Saturday<\/p>\n
Series odds:\u00a0Thunder -20000, Suns +6000<\/p>\n
The Thunder were favored by 17.5 points in a playoff game on Wednesday, which is a crazy thing to think about. The Suns won 45 games in the regular season. They aren\u2019t scrubs. Yet, the Thunder are a dominant force, especially at home.<\/p>\n
OKC didn\u2019t cover in Game 2, winning by 13 after Phoenix made a rally to get within 10 points with less than four minutes remaining. Still, the Thunder are a virtual lock to advance in the betting odds.<\/p>\n
The Thunder are favored by \u201conly\u201d 9.5 for Game 3 in Phoenix.<\/p>\n
No. 2 San Antonio Spurs vs. No. 7 Portland Trail Blazers<\/p>\n
Spurs lead series 2-1<\/p>\n
Game 4: 3:30 p.m. ET, Sunday<\/p>\n
Series odds: Spurs -1600, Trail Blazers +900<\/p>\n
No Wemby, no problem. The Spurs won on the road while Victor Wembanyama sat out Game 3 with a concussion. Spurs fans can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing their team can not only win without Wembanyama, but there is now also less reason to rush him back.<\/p>\n
It shouldn\u2019t be overlooked that the Spurs were able to win a playoff game on the road without their franchise cornerstone. As the Spurs push to win it all, showing the supporting cast is still a playoff-level team is a good sign for the Spurs\u2019 status as true title contenders.<\/p>\n
Stephon Castle scored 33 points, and rookie Dylan Harper had 27 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Castle is 21 years old, and Harper is 20. Throw in 22-year-old Wemby, and it\u2019s easy to see why the Spurs should only continue to get better. Scary.<\/p>\n
Will the Spurs give Wemby more time, knowing they already have regained home-court advantage?<\/p>\n
No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves<\/p>\n
Timberwolves lead series 2-1<\/p>\n
Game 4: 8:30 p.m. ET, Saturday<\/p>\n
Series odds:\u00a0Nuggets -110, Timberwolves -110<\/p>\n