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Re: 12-7-09
Bryan Leonard
NBA Game of the Week
Portland at New York
Cheap line in our opinion on the visitor who will be playing their first of many without Greg Oden. The Blazers have dropped 3 of their last 4 decisions with the lone victory coming by a single point. But without Oden clogging up the offensive system the Blazers will be a better scoring squad in his absence. Portland has played just once in the past five days so they are the better rested club here. And considering they've dropped their past three games on the road we will venture that they will be the more focused squad.
New York beat the Nets yesterday 106-97 despite being outshot 531-506 in effective field goal percentage. That means New York had to fight harder than the Nets in all other aspects of the game in order to gain the victory. The Knicks played their starters 40 minutes yesterday and 82 minutes the past three days as New York is playing their third game in a four day span. Defensively New York is always a liability in fact the 531 shooting they surrendered to New Jersey yesterday was a Net season high. New Jersey had not produced an effective field goal shooting game of 500 or better all season.
With the Knicks being a tired bunch and the Blazers looking to make a statement we take advantage of a cheap number with the far better defensive squad.
PLAY PORTLAND
Bryan Leonard
NBA Game of the Week
Portland at New York
Cheap line in our opinion on the visitor who will be playing their first of many without Greg Oden. The Blazers have dropped 3 of their last 4 decisions with the lone victory coming by a single point. But without Oden clogging up the offensive system the Blazers will be a better scoring squad in his absence. Portland has played just once in the past five days so they are the better rested club here. And considering they've dropped their past three games on the road we will venture that they will be the more focused squad.
New York beat the Nets yesterday 106-97 despite being outshot 531-506 in effective field goal percentage. That means New York had to fight harder than the Nets in all other aspects of the game in order to gain the victory. The Knicks played their starters 40 minutes yesterday and 82 minutes the past three days as New York is playing their third game in a four day span. Defensively New York is always a liability in fact the 531 shooting they surrendered to New Jersey yesterday was a Net season high. New Jersey had not produced an effective field goal shooting game of 500 or better all season.
With the Knicks being a tired bunch and the Blazers looking to make a statement we take advantage of a cheap number with the far better defensive squad.
PLAY PORTLAND
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