Nuggets 1st qtr +.5 5 units
Nuggets under 192 3 units
Mentally out the gates how these teams are going to come out should make this an easy 1st quarter. One team has already taken homecourt advantage back and the other team needs to even the series up.
You can read IC's writeup on the the under.
Now to the Rockets game........everyone seems to think that the Jazz are the team that could come and win this game in Houston. I think differently because of how the Rockets mentally approached this series. Even after game 1 and 2 they kept saying the Jazz are a good team and this would be a long series. They werent focused on stealing a game in Utah. This series reminds me of series more in the 90s where two teams maintain their homecourt by playing tough D and feeding off the homecourt. Neither team is fooling anyone. I also know that Yao hates the altitude and being in the city of Utah in general which shows his decline in play. That leaves it completely up to Mcgrady and we cant function in the playoffs like that. I really dont think Derek Fisher at 6 1 and Gordan Giricek are giving him incredible problems. I think Kirilenkos confidence is a bad thing for the Rockets though, but hes still only good for 3 points a game. I completely expect Houston to maintain its homecourt in a hardfought game. I expect less turnovers for Yao.....a better % from TMac and more calls for the hometeam. Homecourt in this series is the key. The spread is a little high and creeping up, but I see the Rockets up toward the end of the game and free throws determining the outcome.
The spreads have gone to the favorites each game of the series as well.
Im still not completely sure about this game, but these are my thoughts on the Rockets.
Nuggets under 192 3 units
Mentally out the gates how these teams are going to come out should make this an easy 1st quarter. One team has already taken homecourt advantage back and the other team needs to even the series up.
You can read IC's writeup on the the under.
Now to the Rockets game........everyone seems to think that the Jazz are the team that could come and win this game in Houston. I think differently because of how the Rockets mentally approached this series. Even after game 1 and 2 they kept saying the Jazz are a good team and this would be a long series. They werent focused on stealing a game in Utah. This series reminds me of series more in the 90s where two teams maintain their homecourt by playing tough D and feeding off the homecourt. Neither team is fooling anyone. I also know that Yao hates the altitude and being in the city of Utah in general which shows his decline in play. That leaves it completely up to Mcgrady and we cant function in the playoffs like that. I really dont think Derek Fisher at 6 1 and Gordan Giricek are giving him incredible problems. I think Kirilenkos confidence is a bad thing for the Rockets though, but hes still only good for 3 points a game. I completely expect Houston to maintain its homecourt in a hardfought game. I expect less turnovers for Yao.....a better % from TMac and more calls for the hometeam. Homecourt in this series is the key. The spread is a little high and creeping up, but I see the Rockets up toward the end of the game and free throws determining the outcome.
The spreads have gone to the favorites each game of the series as well.
Im still not completely sure about this game, but these are my thoughts on the Rockets.
