Hi Pregame community!
Starting from today, I'll write and put my daily NBA previews on the blog.
I think it's easier in that way for the members you want informations about the games.
NBA Daily Preview:
San Antonio @ Miami
The Spurs started their last game with a 40-19 run against the Sixers
and they almost blew up the lead and only a late shot by Tony Parker
secured the win for the Spurs. It's not usual to watch the Spurs
involved in so many ballgames, in fact, 5 of their last games were
decided by 6 or fewer points. Tonight they travel to Miami to face a
team which the Spurs remember well because of their last game. Remember
that Miami won at San Antonio by 99-83, in a game where Tony Parker got
injured and the nation questioned if the Spurs could reach the Playoffs
this season. Well, they are second on the West right now and they have
revenge in this game, however we must not forget that Miami lately won
at home against the Lakers and Cleveland and that Dwayne Wade can make
the difference.
Sacramento @ New Jersey
Devin Harris is questionable for tonight's game and he's crucial for
the Nets, as they are 0-4 without Harris this season! The good news is
that they will play a team who is 2-13 on the road this season.
Sacramento has already lost their first two games of their road trip,
but it's important to say that they gained a new soul with the return
of Kevin Martin. With him the Kings covered the spread in Detroit and
Indiana despite losing those games. Martin had a monster game in
Indiana by scoring 45 points and this team of the Kings will sooner or
later win some games.
Toronto @ Milwaukee
The Raptors made yesterday their best game so far of this season and
won by 108-102 against Orlando despite the injuries of Jermaine O'Neal
and Jose Calderon. The most impressive fact is that Dwight Howard had a
monster game with 39 points, but the Raptors still managed to win.
Today they have a tough game in Milwaukee against the Bucks. The Bucks
lost in Charlotte by 92-102 in a home-home series with Charlotte. They
have alternated wins with losses in the last 5 games, but the bottom
line is that they are one of the best ATS teams on the league. They are
8-2 ATS as home favorites and an impressive trend of 5-0 ATS as home
favorite after losing a game.
Golden State Warriors @ Utah Jazz
Do
you know that the Jazz are currently out of the playoff picture? That's
right, they are 19-15 and they have failed to win more than two
straight games since they opened the season with a 5-0 record. The good
news is that only all star Carlos Boozer remains injured, Paul Millsap
returned nicely against the Lakers with 16 points and 17 rebounds and
even Matt Harpring is playing some minutes. The Warriors lost their
last 2 games against Minnesota and Oklahoma; Those 2 games were
winnable games so they aren't in a good mood. 11.5 points just look
like too much for this game, but it's important to say that the
Warriors are 1-6 ATS as double digits underdogs and Utah owned them in
the past seasons and they won all three games of this series last
season by an average of 18 points!
Indiana @ Denver
Denver began against the Hornets
a span of 7 consecutive home games and although they have won their
last 3 games, they didn't impress anyone. In their last game they led
the Hornets by 77-51 midway in the 3rd quarter, but they almost blew
that lead. I remember that they already won at Oklahoma in a last
second shot by Carmelo Anthony. Today they will face the Pacers who
just won 2 games in a row and believe it or not this team was involved
in 9 consecutive ballgames where the biggest differential was just 8
points. They start today a hard five game road trip on the West facing
Denver, Phoenix, Lakers, Warriors and Utah. Danny Granger is an All
Star caliber player and probable we will watch a shootout tonight
between Anthony and Granger.
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Good luck!