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...]
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Portland Trail Blazers
10:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Trail Blazers -4.5, Over/Under: 218.5 With just under two months left in the Regular Season, the race for the Playoffs is heating up, as the Minnesota Timberwolves travel to Portland to face the Trail Blazers at Moda Center in a battle of Northwest Division Rivals. The Timberwolves (38-26, 3rd in Western Conference) have been one of the surprises of the season, as this young and incredibly talented group look to … [Read more...]
Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Hawks -2.5, Over/Under: 213 While the general consensus when discussing the Eastern Conference is that it exists as the Cleveland Cavaliers and everyone else, the reality is that there are three teams that can legitimately challenge the reigning champs, with two of that number meeting tonight as the Atlanta Hawks host the Boston Celtics in a matchup of surging teams. The Celtics (24-15, 3rd in Eastern Conference) have … [Read more...]
Atlanta Hawks @ Cleveland Cavaliers, Game Two
8:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Cleveland -7, Over/Under: 198 For the second consecutive postseason, the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers meet in a Best of Seven Series, and after one game it doesn't appear as if the outcome of this encounter will be any different than last year. When these teams met in last season's Eastern Conference Finals, it was the Cavs who unceremoniously swept the higher-seeded Hawks in four games, which was particularly … [Read more...]
Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks
7:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Atlanta -6, Over/Under: 205.5 After nearly pulling off a miraculous comeback, the Boston Celtics look to square away their First Round Series with the Atlanta Hawks, but may find doing so much more difficult after events that transpired late in their postseason opener. After trailing 51-34 at Halftime, the Celtics (48-34, 2nd in Atlantic Division) clawed their way back into the game, outscoring the hosts by sixteen … [Read more...]
Atlanta Hawks @ Toronto Raptors
7:30 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Toronto -1, Over/Under: 200.5 Eastern Conference powerhouses NOT named the Cleveland Cavaliers clash tonight in the great North, as the Toronto Raptors host the surging Atlanta Hawks tonight at Air Canada Centre. Coaches always preach carrying momentum into the postseason, and given his side's recent torrid play, Mike Budenholzer has to be very satisfied with what he's seen from the Hawks (45-30, 1st in Southeast … [Read more...]
Atlanta Hawks @ Chicago Bulls
8:00 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Atlanta -3, Over/Under: 206.5 A pair of teams traveling in opposite directions meet tonight in the Windy City, as the struggling Chicago Bulls host the surging Atlanta Hawks. Few teams in the Eastern Conference, let alone the league as a whole, have been as hot as the Hawks (44-30, 1st in Southeast Division) of late, winners of thirteen of their past sixteen games, ascending to the Third Seed in the East in the … [Read more...]