3-2-1 +5.80 units
Well, just spent 15 minutes doing write-ups on each freaking game only to accidentally click something and have them erased. Seriously was on last two lines of the Detroit-Cleveland game. Haven't pulled one of those in awhile. Nice night last night with the Spurs coming through easily. Bulls and Celtics was a great game. Here we go again....going to condense these a bit this time.
Utah at Los Angeles
Utah didn't shoot well in game one. They got a great performance from Boozer though. They still hit the century mark despite the 39 percent shooting. LA isn't happy with their play. They lost rythm in the 3rd and were a bit sloppy at other times in the 2nd half. Kobe and the staff were not happy with their defense in the passing lanes, rebounding and want to limit cutters angles. They also fouled Utah a lot which helped the Jazz get to the century mark. Got to expect Deron to shoot better. Utah really needs to take advantage of the open court. I expect both teams to adjust accordingly but think DWill is going to be a bigger factor. Should be an entertaining game.
Utah +11.5 -110 2 units
Detroit at Cleveland
Very crisp first game. Cleveland shot 53% and the Stons were near that for much of the first half. Only 11 or 12 combined turnovers. Cleveland committed what has to be close to a record only 10 fouls(one intentional under 2:00). LeBron was very assertive early. Thats a great sign for Cadavalier fans. Detroit wants to stop his offense. Well, no shit. MC's plan is to force the ball out of his hands earlier. Well duh. I do like he is changing up defenders. Only guy I ever like guarding him is Hamilton. Prince is too thin and right now is too limited with his back. Stuckey and Afflalo will also play James. The problem is, Detroit doesn't have that lockdown defense anymore in this type of situation. As long as the role players of Cleveland are hitting their shots this should be over early. Detroit doesn't have the sustainable offense to stay in this game. Mo Williams will be better too. I was impressed that Stuckey really played him hard on both ends after having a dissapointing defensive season but Williams will see easy looks with Detroit's apparent gameplan. I expect the Cavs to roll along here. Detroit is playing out the string and they know it. Doesn't matter what they say. The defensive effort as a team in game one showed that.
Cleveland -11.5 -110 3 units
Houston at Portland
Portland looked like deer in headlights the first game. Houston looked like a team, albeit with an altered cast, that was taking out several years of frustration. If Yao attacks early and often, the series will be short. I hope not. I am rooting for Portland to win. Just a more entertaining team to watch. I still lean Houston for the fullgame. Something tells me Portland comes out blazing(no pun intended) early tomorrow. I really feel that. I will entertain quarter and half plays tomorrow.
Portland -1.5 -115 (1q) 2 units
Alright, that was fun to do twice.
Goodluck.
Well, just spent 15 minutes doing write-ups on each freaking game only to accidentally click something and have them erased. Seriously was on last two lines of the Detroit-Cleveland game. Haven't pulled one of those in awhile. Nice night last night with the Spurs coming through easily. Bulls and Celtics was a great game. Here we go again....going to condense these a bit this time.
Utah at Los Angeles
Utah didn't shoot well in game one. They got a great performance from Boozer though. They still hit the century mark despite the 39 percent shooting. LA isn't happy with their play. They lost rythm in the 3rd and were a bit sloppy at other times in the 2nd half. Kobe and the staff were not happy with their defense in the passing lanes, rebounding and want to limit cutters angles. They also fouled Utah a lot which helped the Jazz get to the century mark. Got to expect Deron to shoot better. Utah really needs to take advantage of the open court. I expect both teams to adjust accordingly but think DWill is going to be a bigger factor. Should be an entertaining game.
Utah +11.5 -110 2 units
Detroit at Cleveland
Very crisp first game. Cleveland shot 53% and the Stons were near that for much of the first half. Only 11 or 12 combined turnovers. Cleveland committed what has to be close to a record only 10 fouls(one intentional under 2:00). LeBron was very assertive early. Thats a great sign for Cadavalier fans. Detroit wants to stop his offense. Well, no shit. MC's plan is to force the ball out of his hands earlier. Well duh. I do like he is changing up defenders. Only guy I ever like guarding him is Hamilton. Prince is too thin and right now is too limited with his back. Stuckey and Afflalo will also play James. The problem is, Detroit doesn't have that lockdown defense anymore in this type of situation. As long as the role players of Cleveland are hitting their shots this should be over early. Detroit doesn't have the sustainable offense to stay in this game. Mo Williams will be better too. I was impressed that Stuckey really played him hard on both ends after having a dissapointing defensive season but Williams will see easy looks with Detroit's apparent gameplan. I expect the Cavs to roll along here. Detroit is playing out the string and they know it. Doesn't matter what they say. The defensive effort as a team in game one showed that.
Cleveland -11.5 -110 3 units
Houston at Portland
Portland looked like deer in headlights the first game. Houston looked like a team, albeit with an altered cast, that was taking out several years of frustration. If Yao attacks early and often, the series will be short. I hope not. I am rooting for Portland to win. Just a more entertaining team to watch. I still lean Houston for the fullgame. Something tells me Portland comes out blazing(no pun intended) early tomorrow. I really feel that. I will entertain quarter and half plays tomorrow.
Portland -1.5 -115 (1q) 2 units
Alright, that was fun to do twice.
Goodluck.
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