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James BestESPN
The first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs continues Tuesday night with the Boston Celtics taking on the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their first round series and Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle and the New York Knicks facing Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The night’s festivities ends with Kevin Durant the Phoenix Suns looking for revenge against Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers after dropping Game 1 on Sunday.
After the weekend’s games, the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks moved from +275 betting favorites to the second-shortest odds to win the NBA championship at +330. The Boston Celtics assumed the top spot with +265 odds to win the championship, followed by the Phoenix Suns (+525) and the 76ers (+900) and Denver Nuggets (+900).
Here are all of the first-round series odds, championship odds and MVP odds as the playoffs trek on this week.
All odds are courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook and will updated at the end of each night’s games.
NBA first-round series odds
Phoenix Suns (-185) vs.
LA Clippers (+155)
Clippers lead series 1-0
Philadelphia 76ers (-4000)
vs. Brooklyn Nets (+1500)
76ers lead series 2-0
Cleveland Cavaliers (+140)
vs. New York Knicks (-170)
Knicks lead series 1-0
Sacramento Kings (-160) vs.
Golden State Warriors (+135)
Kings lead series 2-0
Boston Celtics (-3000)
vs Atlanta Hawks (+1300)
Celtics lead series 1-0
Memphis Grizzlies (+215)
vs. Los Angeles Lakers (-265)
Lakers lead series 1-0
Milwaukee Bucks (-290)
vs. Miami Heat (+235)
Heat lead series 1-0
Denver Nuggets (-1000)
vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (+650)
Nuggets lead series 1-0
NBA championship odds
NBA Finals MVP odds
Source: www.espn.com