NBA LONG SHEET
LA LAKERS (63 - 26) at UTAH (59 - 32) - 5/11/2008, 3:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 29-14 ATS (+13.6 Units) in home games this season.
UTAH is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
UTAH is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents this season.
UTAH is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
UTAH is 20-8 ATS (+11.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
UTAH is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
UTAH is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
UTAH is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
LA LAKERS are 53-34 ATS (+15.6 Units) in all games this season.
LA LAKERS are 28-12 ATS (+14.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
LA LAKERS are 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) as an underdog this season.
LA LAKERS are 29-13 ATS (+14.7 Units) in road games this season.
LA LAKERS are 15-1 ATS (+13.9 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 210 this season.
LA LAKERS are 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) against Northwest division opponents this season.
LA LAKERS are 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
LA LAKERS are 27-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 26-17 ATS (+7.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
LA LAKERS are 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 8-4 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 9-5 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS (62 - 28) at SAN ANTONIO (61 - 29) - 5/11/2008, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 55-40 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 98-68 ATS (+23.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 55-34 ATS (+17.6 Units) in all games this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 45-32 ATS (+9.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 48-34 ATS (+10.6 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 55-34 ATS (+17.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
NEW ORLEANS is 29-20 ATS (+7.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 8-7 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 10-5 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA SHORT SHEET
Western Conference
Second Round
Game Four
Lakers Lead, 2-1
LA Lakers at Utah, 3:35 ET
LA Lakers:
13-5 ATS as road underdog
7-0 ATS Away revenging same season loss
Utah:
16-2 Under in Game 4's
26-15 Under off non-cover
Western Conference
Second Round
Game Four
Hornets Lead, 2-0
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:05 ET
Series Preview by Lenny Del Genio
New Orleans:
16-4 ATS revenging loss where opp. scored 100+
9-0 ATS off DD road loss
San Antonio:
24-11 Under off division game
19-10 Under at home off SU win
NBA Games
Home team is 12-1 in this round of playoffs, 3-0 in San Antonio New Orleans series; road team was winning all three games at the half, got outscored in second half by 23-19-13 pts; in Game 3, Spurs made 11-25 treys. Hornets still have just 27 turnovers in three series games; after being 14-27 from arc at home, they made just 2-11 behind arc at Alamo Thursday night.
Lakers lost for first time in seven playoff games in Game 3 here, as Utah made half their shots, forced 18 turnovers; in first two games of series, they shot 38/45% from floor, forced 13-16 TOs Lakers still got to foul line 37 times in Game 3, are 103-126 from charity stripe in three games (Jazz are 55-74). LA was just 5-23 from arc Friday; they were 12-21 at Staples Center.
Trend Sheet
3:30 PM LA LAKERS vs. UTAH
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Utah
LA Lakers are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games
Utah is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Utah is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
8:00 PM NEW ORLEANS vs. SAN ANTONIO
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Orleans is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Antonio is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 11 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Tips and Trends
Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz
Lakers: LA's Pau Gasol struggled mightily in Game 3 and will need to bounce back in Game 4 in order to prevent Utah from tying the series up at 2-2. Gasol had a team-high 5 turnovers to go along with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. "They did a good job crowding him once he put the ball on the floor and tried to surround him," Lakers star Kobe Bryant said about Gasol. "We'll have to make our adjustments in this next game (Sunday) in terms of freeing him up a little bit."
Lakers are 8-0-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
The UNDER is 5-1 in LA's last 6 games overall.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 105
Jazz (-1.5, O/U 211): Utah's Carlos Boozer enjoyed his best game of the playoffs with 27 points and a game-high 20 rebounds in Game 3, surpassing his scoring average of 21.1 for the first time in 17 games. Boozer outscored Gasol and Lamar Odom combined 27-25 while point guard Deron Williams added 18 points and 12 assists. The Jazz improved to 41-5 at home and believe that one win will help them build some momentum. "It just gives us a lot of confidence," Williams said. "We got that first one. Now we know we can beat this team. We felt all along we could beat this team, but now we know. We've just got to put together another solid victory next game."
Jazz are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as a favorite.
The OVER is 21-8 in Utah's last 29 games vs. Pacific Division.
The OVER is 8-4 in Utah's last 12 games as a favorite.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 106
New Orleans Hornets at San Antonio Spurs
Hornets: New Orleans is hoping for a repeat of its first-round series against Dallas in which the team lost Game 3 on the road but bounced back to win Games 4 & 5 to advance. The Hornets were outscored in the third quarter for just the third time in the playoffs in Game 3 after outscoring the Spurs by 30 points in the first 2 games of this series. They were limited to just 43 points in the second half after taking a 56-54 lead at halftime and lost despite 35 points and 9 assists from point guard Chris Paul.
The OVER is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings at San Antonio.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 91
Spurs (-6, O/U 188.5): San Antonio got 31 points from both Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili in Game 3, and they will need to step up again in Game 4 if San Antonio is going to even the series. The Spurs also held an edge on the boards against the Hornets for the first time (43-41) after getting outrebounded 91-74 in the first 2 games combined. They have won 10 straight home games in the postseason dating back to last year and believe they can win this series if Parker continues to match Paul offensively.
Favorite is 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings.
The OVER is 8-2-1 in San Antonio's last 11 games overall.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 97