6:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Celtics -6, Over/Under: 218.5 It may have seemed unlikely that we would have reached this point five months ago, but the NBA Playoffs finally begin today in Orlando with a flurry of matchups as the Sixth-Seeded Philadelphia 76ers battle the Third-Seeded Boston Celtics in Game One of their First Round Series from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Is it any surprise that following a Regular Season that was littered with … [Read more...]
Boston Celtics @ Utah Jazz
10:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Jazz -5, Over/Under: 220.5 A pair of playoff teams traveling in opposite directions clash tonight as the Boston Celtics look to cap off a successful west coast road trip against the struggling Utah Jazz, from Vivint Smart Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. While many operated under the belief that the Eastern Conference has been a proverbial one-horse race, the Celtics (40-17, 3rd in Eastern Conference) have offered a … [Read more...]
Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors: Game Two
9:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Warriors -7.5, Over/Under: 218 It's funny how just one game can change the complexion of a Series, but that is exactly what's happened as the Top-Seeded Golden State Warriors look to take a commanding 2-0 lead over the Third-Seeded Portland Trail Blazers in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals from ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. After surviving a bonafide war against the Denver Nuggets in the previous Round … [Read more...]
Portland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors: Game One
9:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Warriors -8, Over/Under: 218.5 After a series of thoroughly entertaining Conference Semifinals, the NBA Playoffs marches onward to the Conference Finals, where the Top-Seeded Golden State Warriors play host to the Third-Seeded Portland Trail Blazers in Game One from ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. For the Trail Blazers (53-29, 3rd in Western Conference), their path of redemption following last year's bitter … [Read more...]
Portland Trail Blazers @ Denver Nuggets: Game Two
9:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Nuggets -3.5, Over/Under: 218 Though they took two very different paths to get to this point, Northwest Division Rivals meet once again, as the Two Seed, Denver Nuggets, play host to the Three Seed, Portland Trail Blazers, in Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals from Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Oh what a difference a year can make, for back in the Spring of 2018, the Trail Blazers (53-29, 3rd in Western … [Read more...]
Portland Trail Blazers @ Oklahoma City Thunder: Game Three
9:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Thunder -7.5, Over/Under: 221.5 After the first two gams of their First Round Series went to the home side, the Third-Seeded Portland Trail Blazers head to Oklahoma City to face the Sixth-Seeded Thunder in an attempt to take a commanding 3-0 lead, from Chesapeake Energy Arena. For the sixth consecutive season, the Trail Blazers (53-29, 4th in Western Conference) are back in the Playoffs, though this time we would … [Read more...]
Portland Trail Blazers @ Los Angeles Clippers
10:30 PM EST - Line: Trail Blazers -2, Over/Under: 233 Time is running out to make a move up the Standings before the Playoffs, as a pair of teams attempting to do just that meet tonight in the City of Angels, as the surprising Los Angeles Clippers host the Portland Trail Blazers from STAPLES Center, in Los Angeles, California. In the midst of the most crucial segment of their schedule, the Trail Blazers (40-26, 5th in Western Conference) find … [Read more...]
Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
3:30 PM EST, ABC - Line: Thunder -1.5, Over/Under: 224 After a blowout in Game One, this series between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder has turned into a heavyweight fight between MVP candidates, as the latter look to square things away at two games apiece tonight in Game Four from Chesapeake Energy Arena. In hammering their counterpart by thirty-one points in the Series Opener, the Rockets (55-27, 3rd in Western Conference) … [Read more...]
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets
8:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Rockets -7.5, Over/Under: 224 Expect fireworks tonight at the Toyota Center, as the Houston Rockets host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Two of the First Round of the NBA Playoffs, with the aim of taking a commanding two-game lead before the series shifts north. With the Postseason unfolding over the past weekend, the matchup that perhaps offered the most entertainment value was between these two teams, as the … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Bucks @ Oklahoma City Thunder
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Thunder -4.5, Over/Under: 211 A pair of young playoff teams meet tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, as the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Milwaukee Bucks, as one All-Star looks to join very select company. With the postseason just about two weeks away, the Bucks (40-37, 5th in Eastern Conference) must possess a good deal of confidence as one of the hotter teams in the East over the past month and change, winners of … [Read more...]