NBA Playoff Betting Preview: Game One San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Hornets
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
SBG Global Opening Line: Hornets - 3.5 , Total 183.5
The New Orleans Hornets will face the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in game one of the best of seven Western Conference semifinals on Saturday night. The Hornets took out the Dallas Mavericks easily in the first round while the Spurs dispatched of the Phoenix Suns in five games in their opening series. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Spurs on the Road.
The matchup in this series should be intriguing as the Spurs are the league’s oldest and most experienced team with 11 players in their 30s. They have star players in Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. New Orleans has eight players who are under the age of 30. Their stars are league MVP candidate Chris Paul and David West. The two teams look very evenly matched in this series. They finished the season with identical 56-26 records and they split their four head-to-head meetings. The reason New Orleans got the higher seed was based on their superior conference record but that was only by one game…
NBA 6th Man Award belongs to Manu Ginobili
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Manu Ginobili was awarded with the NBA Sixth Man award.
The San Antonio Spurs guard led his team in scoring, averaging a career-high 19.5 points to go with 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists.
That is something considering you’re on the same team with the likes of Tony Parker, Jerry Stackhouse and of course, Tim Duncan.
In the 74 games Manu Ginobili played in the 2007-08 NBA basketball season, he came off the bench 51 times.
”I really don’t care about coming from the bench if that helps the team to win a championship,” Manu Ginobili said.
”That is what I’m going to remember when I retire, the rings I have. Not the fact I played 28 minutes or 33 or my name being called in the starting lineup. That’s not going to make thedifference in 10 to 15 years.”
”He’s one of the better players in the NBA, who just happens to come off the bench,” San Antonio Spurs starting guard Michael Finley said.
”Any other team in the league, he’d probably be starting, but for him to come off the bench and put his ego aside it just shows what kind of team we have, and more importantly what kind of player and All-Star he…”
2008 NBA Betting Tips for Feb.21 Games
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The 2007-08 NBA basketball season resumes on Thursday, a day after both Shaquille O’Neal and Jason Kidd made their respective debuts, losing to the Lakers and Hornets respectively.
And while watching Shaquille O’Neal play surprisingly well only to be spoiled by his STILL poor free throws not to mention losing to one of his former teams from Los Angeles, ENTERTAINING to say the least, Shaq’s ex-teammates from Miami are playing on Thursday and watching those guys lose again should be a treat.
Yes people, the Miami Heat will be visiting Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and the rest of the Houston Rockets in Texas.
The Houston Rockets, one of the hottest teams in the NBA this year, have won their last nine games to improve to 18-3 since January 4. NBA oddsmakers put the spread against the surging Rockets –11 against the hapless Miami Heat who have lost their last five games.
Expect the Houston Rockets to cover with Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming leading the way.
Meanwhile, the defending NBA champions, San Antonio Spurs will also be visiting another struggling team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Spurs recently added defensive specialist Kurt Thomas from the Seattle Supersonics in exchange for Brent Barry and Francisco Elson. Spurs guard Toy Parker will not play due to a heel injury, while the Timberwolves will…
NBA Betting Preview: San Antonio Spurs +1 at Boston Celtics
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
The San Antonio Spurs (32-16 SU, 23-25 ATS) are without 2007 NBA Finals MVP Tony Parker, who is out indefinitely due to a heel injury. And contrary to rumors, the injury is basketball-related and nothing to do with a strain from a super kinky sexual position with Eva Longoria. Without Tony Parker in the starting line, the Spurs haven’t been as brilliant as we know they can be even though their NBA record may show otherwise. The Spurs have a 4-1 SU record in their last 5 games, but are disappointingly 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games. The Spurs are also 4-9 in their last 13 games on the road.Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics (38-9 SU, 29-17-1 ATS) maintain the best Bet on record in the NBA so far this 2007-08 NBA regular season. They’ve posted a few wins despite having top All-star vote-getter…
NBA Betting Results: San Antonio Spurs Outlast Washington Wizards 85-77
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
NBA Betting Line: San Antonio Spurs at Washington Wizards +7
It was another away from home win for the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs at the Verizon Center.
The Spurs earned a convincing win over the lowly Washington Wizards, 85-77.It was a tough match during the early quarters of the game, but the Spurs managed to outscore the Wizards in the second half. Forward-center Robert Horry sparked the 3rd road trip win for the Spurs. His season high 9 points in the 17-4 spurt led the Spurs to finish off the Wizards for good. The slumping Wizards played without All-Star representative Caron Butler due to strained hip injury .
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