Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers Live Odds, Preview and NBA Predictions

Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers Live Odds @ Sportsbook: The match between Phoenix vs Portland will kick off on Thursday, April 29, 2010, 10:30 PM ET at Rose Garden, Portland, OR.

Phoenix with 3-2 leads against Portland till now in 5 matches. Now the sixth match on Thursday will decide whether the phoenix lead will continue or the Portland bounce back.

In the first match Portland has beaten Phoenix by 105-100. After winning first match Portland lost the second by 90-119 to Phoenix. In the third match Phoenix continued their winning over Portland by 108-89. But in the fourth match Portland strongly back in to the series with the win over Phoenix by 96-87. In the fifth of series with 107-88 Phoenix has beaten the Portland and leads the series with 3-2.

“We’ve got to get out and open the floor up. It’s the same thing that we’ve been talking about from day one,” Suns coach Alvin Gentry said about his team’s obvious strategy. “We have to be the one that imposes our will.”

“It’s just the playoffs,” Stoudemire said. “Both teams are being physical.”

“It’s a huge challenge to win the series,” McMillan said. “But not an impossible challenge.”

“This team has responded to so many things this season,” McMillan said. “We know we’re capable; we’ve done it all season.”

Match Information

Match: Phoenix Suns vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: 29 April 2010, Thursday

Time: 10:30 pm, ET

Event: NBA Playoff First Round

Stadium: Rose Garden, Portland, OR.

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San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Live Odds, Preview and NBA Predictions

San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks Live Odds @ Sportsbook: The match between Dallas vs San Antonio will kick off on Thursday, April 29, 2010, 08:00 PM ET at AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX.

In the Western Conference No 2 team Dallas Mavericks is trailing 1-3 against the No 7 team of the San Antonio Spurs. Spurs coach Greg Popovich is showing to the world that they can beat Mavericks through their defense. He gave a rah-rah speech about finishing off Dallas to his players.

He Said, “They’re grown men”. “They don’t need me to tell them.”

On Wednesday In Game 5 San Antonio was back home after an uninspired showing against Mavericks, in this match Mavericks beaten San Antonio by 103-81.

“They’re up 3-2, and we did it to ourselves,” Mavericks center Brendan Haywood said. “Right now we have to fight and put a lot of pressure on them. If we win that game, then it becomes anybody’s series.”

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobli played well in the playoffs for this team to finish off a playoff opponent at home. Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki must have a big game for the Mavericks to win.

Match Information

Match: San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: 29 April 2010, Thursday

Time: 8:00 pm, ET

Event: NBA Playoff First Round

Stadium: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX.

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2010 NBA Playoffs : Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics

In other NBA playoff action, the Boston Celtics take a 2-0 series lead into Miami.

The Celtics were without Kevin Garnett in Game 2 but it didn’t matter, as Boston hammered the Miami Heat, 106-77 — the Celtics covered easily as 1.5-point favorites.

Some suggested that the Miami Heat hung star guard Dwyane Wade out to dry as D-Wade scored a team-high 29-points and was the only player to hit double-digits in points with the exception of forward Michael Beasley, who chipped in with 13.

The Heat should play better in their first home game of these playoffs, as they are 4-point home faves with the Total is set at 182.

The Miami Heat have struggled in their last eight home games against the Boston Celtics, are 2-6 SU and an even worse 1-7 ATS.

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2010 NBA Plaoffs: Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets

The Utah Jazz showed everybody their mental toughness in Game 2 of their series against the Denver Nuggets on Monday.
After finding out that big man Mehmet Okur would be lost for the remainder of the playoffs, the Jazz proceeded to defeat the Nuggets 114-111, covering as 6.5-point underdogs.

The Jazz are back in Utah for the next two games and going into Game 3 as 2.5-point favorites with the Total at 216.

Some numbers of note for this matchup are:

The Jazz have been quite impressive in their last 11 home games, going 10-1 SU and 8-3 ATS and the last 10 times they’ve hosted the Denver Nuggets, they are 8-2 SU.

The Utah Jazz are also 9-2 SU and 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 when favored by 4-points or less.

In the Denver Nuggets’ last 20 when ‘dogged by 4-points or less, they are have only been 5 Overs but 15 Unders.

The sports betting public are leaning slightly to the visitor in this tilt, with Denver receiving 54% of the early betting action.

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2010 NBA Playoff Picks and Odds – NBA Playoff Predictions

Friday night serves up three more big NBA matchups, including the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs.

Prior to Game 2, Mavs owner Mark Cuban talked about the hate he felt towards his team’s first-round opponent.

"I have a hard time being civil to [Spurs owner] Peter Holt at the board of governors meetings and he has a hard time being civil to me even though we both like each other," Cuban is quoted as saying by ESPN.

"We can both be 0-80 and if those last two games are Spurs-Mavericks, it's going to be like a playoff game because we dislike each other that much."

The Spurs responded by blowing out the Mavs 102-88 in Game 2, covering as 3.5-point underdogs.

Now tied at 1-1 going into Game 3, online sportsbooks have the Spurs as 3-point road ‘dogs with the Total at 193.5.

In their last 16 games in San Antonio, the Dallas Mavericks are a very impressive 12-4 against the spread.

The Mavs have also been kind to bettors in their last 12 road games, with records of 10-2 SU and ATS.

The Spurs, for their part, are 12-3 SU and 11-4 ATS in their last 15 home games.

Looking at the Over/Under numbers of note, San Antonio has produced 7 Overs and only 1 Under in their last eight home games.

Sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com is reporting early action coming in on the underdog Mavericks, with 63% of all the betting volume in this one so far tilted to the visitor.

Two big matches  Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics. Enjoy all the action.

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