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Heading home up 3–1 in the series, the Lakers trailed in the first quarter by 17, but were able to cut the lead to six by halftime. Again, Bryant stepped up by scoring 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, enabling the Lakers to surge ahead and seal the series, helping them to reach the NBA Finals for the 5th time in 9 seasons and the ...
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The Raptors had the 7th pick in the 1995 NBA draft, where they selected Damon Stoudamire. On November 3, 1995, the Raptors played their very first NBA game against the New Jersey Nets. The Raptors outscored the Nets in the first quarter, 21–17, and hence won the contest 94–79. The core of Stoudamire and Alvin Robertson led the team.
The Celtics swept the regular-season series, 3-0. Boston (64-18) boasts the best record in the NBA. It'll look to avenge a 4-3 series loss to Miami in last season's Eastern Conference Finals.
The Raptors pulled away in Game 2 and tied the series at 1. When the series shifted to New Jersey , the Nets took charge of the series, winning Games 3 and 4 in routs. New Jersey had a chance to win the series in Game 5 in Toronto, but the Raptors took a 20-point lead after one quarter.
And the only two teams with better than 8-to-1 odds to win it all are the Celtics at +120 and the Timberwolves at +300. And it's not just the 66-to-1 odds when they opened.