The Wizards have melted two large leads away to find themselves down 0-2 to the Celtics. Going home Thursday should change the course of their sporadic second-half play. Expect the second unit to feed of the crowd's energy at a higher rate and for the Wizards to sustain a lead in this one. Play Washington here.

The Celtics are red hot with six straight wins and covers, the last of which was a comeback win in Game 2 which could demoralize the Wizards. Boston has won and covered its last three against Washington. But the Wizards won and covered both regular-season meetings at home. It’s hard to go against a streak like Boston's, but this is a good bounce-back situation, and Washington has been its best at home all season.

Bradley Beal shot 1 of 9 from deep in Game 2. I'm expecting a much better effort from him as Washington comes home in a desperate situation. If the Wizards' big men can avoid serious foul trouble, they should get this must-win while covering. Lay the points.

The Wizards don't have an answer for Isaiah Thomas. Even though Washington comes home in a desperate situation, the Celtics will take this one to the wire. They've won and covered six straight playoff games now (yes, Tuesday's OT win was a fortunate cover). In my simulations, Boston is covering 59 percent of the time. Take the points.