The NBA Finals have not necessarily been the peak of basketball performance through five games.
Jayson Tatum tossed up a couple of airballs in Game 5, Steph Curry recorded his first game in years without a made three-pointer last time out and the Celtics are turning the ball over at an alarming rate throughout the series.
Both offenses have largely been ugly, with exceptions like Curry’s 43-point Game 4 masterpiece or stretches where Boston looks like it will never miss a three again.
A noticeable scoring dip as the Finals have progressed resulted in the lowest over/under of the series at SI Sportsbook for Game 6: 210.