7:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Cavaliers -1, Over/Under: 208 The beauty of the Playoffs is that no matter how preordained the outcome may seem, there is typically at least one Matchup that surprises us, and while this particularly Postseason has certainly packed a few already, perhaps none have been more surprising than the Four-Seed Cleveland Cavaliers heading to Indiana to battle the Five-Seed Pacers with their First Round Series tied at One Game … [Read more...]
Philadelphia 76ers @ Miami Heat: Game Three
7:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: 76ers -2, Over/Under: 216 It's often said that a Playoff Series never truly begins until one team wins on the other's home floor, and if that's the case then it's officially on as the Philadelphia 76ers travel to South Beach to face the Miami Heat in Game Three of their First Round Series from American Airlines Arena. Riding a 17-Game Winning Streak into the Postseason, no team in the league had been hotter over the … [Read more...]
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets: Game Two
9:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Rockets -10.5, Over/Under: 212.5 It's rare that a One/Eight Matchup can be a tightly-contested one, but that seems to be what we have in the form of the Top-Seeded Houston Rockets squaring off with the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game Two of their First Round Series from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. There was probably no team that benefitted less from the wild, scrum in the Western Conference Playoff Rankings than … [Read more...]
Washington Wizards @ Toronto Raptors: Game Two
7:00 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Raptors -6.5, Over/Under: 215 After a one-sided Game One in which one team washed away years of recent mediocrity, the other looks to square things away before a change in venue as the Toronto Raptors host the Washington Wizards in Game Two of their First Round Series from Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. Well, this can't be what the Wizards (43-39, 8th in Eastern Conference) wanted as they were angling their … [Read more...]
San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors: Game Two
10:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Warriors -9.5, Over/Under: 205.5 With Game One now in the books, you'd be hard-pressed to imagine that the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs ever met in last year's Western Conference Finals, but then again, these are far from the same two teams competing in Game Two of the First Round of the Playoffs from ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. Typically, this series would be must-see basketball, but thanks … [Read more...]
Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma City Thunder: Game One
6:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Thunder -3.5, Over/Under: 206 The Game of Musical Chairs has ended in the Western Conference, with the Playoff Seeding finally set as the Fourth-Seed Oklahoma City Thunder host the Fifth-Seed Utah Jazz in Game One of their First Round Series from Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It would be impossible to come away from the Regular Season and look at the Jazz (48-34, 5th in Western Conference) as … [Read more...]
New Orleans Pelicans @ Portland Trial Blazers: Game One
10:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Trail Blazers -5.5, Over/Under: 217 With the Regular Season now in the rearview mirror and the dust finally settled, the NBA Playoffs begin with the last of today's quartet of matchups taking center-stage, as the Third-Seeded Portland trail Blazers host the Sixth-Seeded New Orleans Pelicans in Game One of their First Round Series from Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. After playing a game of proverbial Musical Chairs … [Read more...]