Monday's NBA Plays...

[emkee]

25-20-2 (+4.78)

0-2 last 2.

New Orleans Hornets at Houston Rockets

The play...

Rockets -11.5 (2 units)

Got the Rockets earlier before the move (posted in the discuss thread), some of the slower reacting shops still holding the 11.5 or 12.

Was just typing it up here as it happened. Quicker to drop it in the discussion thread so did.

Tracking so made it 'official' here with the record and shit.

Line still a decent play at 13 to 13.5 but with the obvious risk of complacency from the Jimmy Harden's as they've shown in the past.

Pinny and their disciples holding a 12.5,

Teams on a 3rd in 4 and zero rest is an auto-fade for me 100% of the time, especially when they're dogged by 10+.

Is a 75+% spot in terms of success and has been extremely solid the past 3 seasons.

Average margin of defeat is around 17.4 points for teams in this spot.

Looking at the Dubs.

opcorn:

 

[emkee]

AD questionable not officially out so this spread could flip back.

Dude played 40+ mins last night along with Jrue Holiday.

The other other starters Rondo and Moore played 37+.

Boogie the only starter that played reasonable minutes.

Either way they're in a serious fade spot.

 

[emkee]

New Orleans Pelicans Injury Report
Pelicans at Rockets
December 11, 2017

QUESTIONABLE:
Anthony Davis (Left Adductor)

OUT:
Alexis Ajinca (Right Knee Injury)
Tony Allen (Left Knee)
Solomon Hill (Left Hamstring Tear)
Frank Jackson (Right Foot Fracture)
Jameer Nelson (Left Ankle)

 

[emkee]

Rockets average margin of victory since CP3 returned to the line-up (past 9 games) is 119.8 to 101.0.

And the Pels struggle to defend the 3 ball.

Pels bottom 3 in points allowed behind only Brooklyn and Phoenix.

 

[B.A.R.]

Good luck.

They hit the regular amount of threes they should they roll here.

 

[emkee]

Thanks BAR.

No reason they don't hit their 3 quota against the Pels weak perimeter defense.

Looking like AD will play.

Line at 12 now, maybe an okie-doke.

Hoping he plays, dude looked hobbled last night. Grimacing on almost every play after mid-2nd quarter.

 

[H.R. Pufnstuf]

Brow out. -13.5 now

 

[emkee]

Okie doke.

Boogie still in the line-up to generate the Rox interest.

 

[emkee]

Pels shoot 73% in the 1st quarter and score 41 points.

 

[emkee]

Defense optional game.

Pels shooting 83% from 3, 10-12...

 

[B.A.R.]

figured an over here but jesus...Pels have no quit...

last live total I saw was 261.5.... nuts...

 

[emkee]

Crazy game.

Figure the fight goes out of the Pels late.

No way can they continue to hit every shot they throw at the rim from outside.

144-120 All Star game type stuff.

 

[B.A.R.]

Yeah, I think they have one low scoring qtr (NOP) for something like 138-124 final .

 

[B.A.R.]

But both teams off and running so far again this half...

 

[emkee]

Pels insane shooting with zero Houston resistance.

Make or miss league cliche in effect.

 

[emkee]

Rockets could alter the course of this game if they played some defense.

 

[emkee]

Pels doing a Rockets on the Rockets, smh.

 

[B.A.R.]

Exactly, wow. Rockets with the piss in mud quarter.

 

[emkee]

Tip the hat to E'twaun Moore and move on.

Rockets being Rockets.