"The Coach's" *10* NBA SURE SHOT
(NBA) Boston vs. Cleveland,
Point Spread: -11.00 | -105.00 Cleveland (Home)
Result: Loss
The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business in Game 1 of their first round series versus Boston, beating the Celtics by a score of 113-100. The game wasn't quite as close as the final score would suggest, and I think Cleveland will cruise to another double-digit win here in Game 2.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - The Celtics won in Cleveland on April 10th, but Kyrie Irving sat out that game, and LeBron James played just 26 minutes scoring 14 points. That game was clearly not a priority for Cleveland, while Boston was fighting for a playoff spot at the time. That was one of two games at Cleveland during the regular season, and the other was a 110-79 blowout win for the Cavs. Boston has only covered the spread twice in it's last eight games at Quicken Loans Arena.

2. Kyrie Irving - It was the first playoff game of his career, and he made quite an impression in Game 1. Irving scored 30 points on 11-of-21 shooting, leading all scorers.

3. X-Factor - LeBron was pretty quiet in Game 1, scoring just 20 points on 8-of-18 shooting. You can bet he's going to be a much bigger factor here in tonight's game.

Selection: This is a play on the Cleveland Cavaliers .(10*)