Sunday, May 18th & Monday, May 19th
NBA fans get some bonus action from this year’s playoffs as both the Cavs/Celtics and Spurs/Hornets series will go to the seventh and final game of the conference semi-final round. It will be interesting in both games, as well as the remaining NBA playoff games, to see if the trend of home teams dominating their opponents will continue. The count is now at 13-2, an unprecedented winning percentage for home playoff teams. It’s become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point. There’s so much talk about it, plus the numbers to back it up, so teams naturally start believing that they cannot lose at home. Obviously, teams do have some advantage playing on their home court, but this year they’ve taken it to a completely new level. If the trend continues, it looks like Boston and New Orleans will advance, but I’m not sold on either one. The Celtics are starting to remind me a little bit of the New England Patriots last year. They were so dominant in the regular season, but couldn’t get the job done in the only game that really mattered for their season. This isn’t the NBA Finals, but it is a very important step for Boston if they want to win the NBA Championship and be considered one of the best teams in the history of the sport. I also don’t think you can sleep on the Spurs. Ever. Chris Paul and the Hornets are having an amazing season. CP is probably the MVP of the playoffs so far, but his team needs to get past a San Antonio team that knows exactly where they are and what they have to do to win. Knowing and executing are two very different things, but the Spurs are just so experienced in the playoffs it would be stupid to write them off. Pick: For my money, I’d stick with the home teams to win outright. Against the spread, I’d lean on Cleveland +8 and New Orleans -4.
Odds for the Up-Coming NBA Playoff Games Provided by BodogLife.com
5/18/2008
Cleveland Cavs +8 @
Boston Celtics -8
5/19/2008
San Antonio Spurs +4 @
New Orleans Hornets -4
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