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Vegas Play of the Day: Cavaliers vs. Celtics

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James celebrates after sinking a three point shot during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, on Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Boston.

Mon, May 21, 2018 (10:24 a.m.)

We’ve entered the fourth season of the annual South Point-lined Play of the Day competition, effective July 1.

Starting bankrolls have reset to $10,000, with the maximum bet being to win $1,000 and the minimum wager $300. A participant's failure to place a bet on their scheduled day results in a $200 bankroll penalty.

Ray Brewer won back-to-back titles in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, after Taylor Bern prevailed in 2014-15.

Cleveland Cavaliers minus-7 vs. Boston Celtics: $990 to win $900:

The Cavaliers looked overmatched in the first two games of this series but once the venue shifted to Cleveland for Game 3, the results were as expected, with LeBron James powering his team to a 30-point victory.

There's a temptation to believe Boston will make adjustments and bounce back with a better effort tonight in Game 4, but the young Celtics just haven't been the same team on the road in the postseason. They are 1-5 away from home so far, and only a couple of those games were even close in the fourth quarter.

Cleveland is a veteran squad, playing at home, with the best player in the world determined to tie this series. I think the Cavaliers' margin of victory will be closer to 30 points than it is to the 7-point spread.

Current Standings: Keefer (33-27-1, $11,116), Granger (17-16, $9,859), Brewer (26-28-1, $5,670), Grimala (15-21, $5,465)

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