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It’s not customary to see us spotting double digits on the road in the NBA playoffs or anytime for that matter, however, this opportunity is the perfect example of when it is acceptable to do so. This season has been abysmal for the proud Lakers franchise. A team that came in carrying championship aspirations had to resort to settling for the 7th seed that they only locked up on the last day of the regular season. The Lakers have been crippled with injuries to not only their superstar Kobe Bryant, but will also not have Steve Nash, Steve Blake, Jodie Meeks, nor Metta World Peace available for Game 4. The Lakers backcourt is depleted and they will start a backcourt of Darius Morris and Andrew Goudelock. The only other option off the bench is sparingly used point guard Chris Duhon, who has failed to see any meaningful action for the past three months.
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The Spurs meanwhile are clicking offensively and Coach Greg Popovich has this team in sync as they attempt to win their 5th championship of the Tim Duncan/Greg Popovich era. Duncan has been rejuvenated this season and has played some of the most efficient basketball of his career. Tony Parker has put up an MVP-type season so far and should be able to exploit the Lakers backcourt at will here. While the Spurs may not duplicate the 31 point beatdown that they handed the Lakers on Friday evening, they should easily win this game by double digits and get us to the cashier’s booth. Call it Spurs 107, Lakers 91.
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New York -2 over BOSTONFREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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On Sunday afternoon the New York Knicks will provide the deathblow to this latest era of the Boston Celtics. The Celtics have had a great run since Danny Ainge brought Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and the already-departed Ray Allen together in 2008. As this past season and this series has shown, the Celtics are too old and slow to compete. Their best player so far has been Jeff Green, and that won’t get it done against a Knicks team that believes it can challenge Miami’s dominance in the East. While the Celtics initially thrived in the absence of Rajon Rondo after his torn ACL, his playmaking abilities are sorely missed in these playoffs. The Celtics have averaged a paltry 15.3 assists per game in the first three games of this series, which ranks dead last out of all playoff teams.
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There is also the matter of stopping the NBA’s scoring leader, Carmelo Anthony, who has been on an absolute tear in the past month. He is arguably playing the greatest basketball of his career at the moment and is on the verge of accomplishing his first ever NBA playoff sweep. He has paced the Knicks averaging a playoff-high 32 points per game through the first three games. With Paul Pierce and Jeff Green shouldering the offensive load, they haven’t had the energy to slow down the hot-shooting Carmelo Anthony. Look for Anthony and the Knicks to finish off this series and the Celtics as we know them in Game 4.
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GOLDEN STATE +239 over DenverFREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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Series pick. The Warriors victory in Game 2 was no fluke. They should’ve won Game 1 and this series could be turning out to be one of those nightmare matchups in Golden State’s favor that the Nuggets can’t do a thing about. The Nuggets have a weak three-point defense and that is allowing for this Warrior team, with some of the best shooters in the game, to get very comfortable from beyond the arc. Now at home for the next two games, it could get even worse for the Nuggets. Confidence and/or state of mind plays a big role in the outcome of these games and Denver has to be feeling a little anxious about being outplayed on their home floor in the first two games of this series. Stephen Curry, the best pure shooter in the game, is in the Nuggets head and so are a few others.
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The Nuggets are banged up. Many players are not looking sharp and it could be due to some nagging injuries. Kenneth Faried, the Nuggets' rugged rebounder went down with a nasty looking left ankle injury on April 14 and missed the final two games of the regular season. Faried is Denver's motor, a high-energy player who often occupies multiple defenders because of his ability to crash the offensive glass. Faried missed Game 1 and had just two boards and four points in Game 2. Without Faried at his best, the Nuggets are far more easily defended. Remember, the Nuggets won just 19 of 41 road games while Golden State went 28-13 at home. Now the Warriors come into Game 3 with home court advantage in this series and come in more confident and playing its best basketball of the season. With that, we’re going to play Golden State in the series with a take-back of +239.
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Alexi Ogando has filled in nicely in the Texas rotation, featuring a 3.12 ERA in five starts this season, striking out 24 while walking just 10 batters. He had one rocky start in Chicago but has allowed a total of four earned runs in his other four starts this season. The Twins managed to claw out a win yesterday, padding the score late with a couple of strange scoring plays. The Twins are batting just .232 this season against right-handed pitching and the Twins are scoring just 3.7 runs per game in those match-ups this season. As expected Minnesota has some of the lowest home run numbers in baseball so far this season. Texas has statistically dominated this series but they have been burned by several defensive assists and double plays in this series to limit the scoring to just eight runs in the first three games of this series. Texas has 31 hits despite the low scoring as Minnesota has been fortunate to limit the damage. The Rangers have looked like one of the best teams in baseball in the early going and there will be opportunities against veteran Kevin Correia today. Correia has made four quality starts this season but he has surrendered 28 hits in 28 innings while striking out just 13. He won't walk many batters but he has been prone to surrendering home runs in his career. Both teams have good bullpens but this is a Rangers team scoring nearly five runs per game against right-handed pitching and Texas has not lost consecutive games all season long.
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WASHINGTON (-110) over CincinnatiFREE SERVICE PLAYS VISIT THESPREAD.COM
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Cinci has now lost eight-straight games on the road and those woes will continue today as they go up against Nats starter Ross Detwiler, who has a 1.38 ERA in April, including a masterful performance over these same Reds back on April 6. The Reds offense is in a major funk, scoring just seven runs in five games. Washington is heating up and gets the home sweep today.