Celtics NBA Championship Payout
The Boston Celtics winning the 2008 NBA Championship resulted in a $1200 payout for every $100 bet for anyone who got down on the Celtics the first week of the 2007/2008 season. Of course, by that time we already had a suspicion they would be good and were the favorites to win the Eastern Conference. But coming off a horrible season last year, anyone who got down on Boston immediately following last year's finals would have made out in a huge way. Doubtful there were too many of those bets placed, all things considered. Odds were courtesy of Sportsbook.com
The Celtics revamped and suddenly became the team to beat this season....and in the end, nobody could.
Boston was dominant in every way. The Celtics routed LA 131-92.
Lifted by ear-splitting chants of "Beat L.A." early and cries of "Seven-teen" in the closing seconds by their adoring crowd, the Celtics concluded a shocking rebound of a season with a stunning 131-92 blowout over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 on Tuesday night.
"It means so much more because these are the guys, the Havliceks, the Bill Russells, the Cousys," Pierce said. "These guys started what's going on with those banners. They don't hang up any other banners but championship ones.
"And now I'm a part of it."
With the outcome assured, Boston fans sang into the night as if they were in a pub on nearby Canal Street. They serenaded the newest champs in this city of champs, and taunted Kobe Bryant and his Lakers, who drowned in a green-and-white wave for 48 minutes.
Garnett scored 26 points with 14 rebounds, Allen scored 26 and Pierce, the Finals MVP who shook off a sprained right knee sustained in Game 1, added 17 as the Celtics, a 24-win team a year ago, wrapped up their first title since 1986.
Rajon Rondo had 21 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and six steals as the Celtics, who built a 23-point halftime lead and obliterated the Lakers, who were trying to become the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the Finals.
The Lakers, had they won, would have paid out $3800 for every $100 bet early on in the season when Los Angeles was not even considered among the top contenders in the West.
-----
Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
Originally published June 18, 2008 7:18 am EST
|
