3:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Heat -5, Over/Under: 213.5 Desperation begins to set in as the NBA Playoffs rage on, as the Fourth-Seeded Indiana Pacers look to prevent falling deeper into an 0-3 hole against the Fifth-Seeded Miami Heat in Game Three of their First Round Series from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Today's contest will go a long way towards deciding just how much longer that the Pacers (45-28, 4th in … [Read more...]
Indiana Pacers vs Houston Rockets
4:00 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Rockets -7, Over/Under: 232.5 In the penultimate contest for many teams there is still much to be decided in terms of seeding for the looming Postseason, with tonight's combatants, the Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets, still jockeying for position within the Standings from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. With the top three seeds in the East already locked up, the following three have yet to be … [Read more...]
Indiana Pacers @ Boston Celtics: Game Two
7:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Celtics -7.5, Over/Under: 203 After a flurry of upsets on Saturday, the NBA Playoffs returned to some normalcy as the higher seeds took care of their opposition, which was the case with the Boston Celtics, who look to take a commanding two-game lead over the Indiana Pacers in Game Two of their First Round Series from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. As we've stated before, this Playoff Field has served as a … [Read more...]
Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Thunder -6, Over/Under: 214.5 A pair of Playoff Teams struggling down the stretch look to stop the bleeding tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the Thunder host the Indiana Pacers in a matchup featuring teams with a great deal of connective tissue. In many respects, we could all see this coming for the Pacers (45-29, 4th in Eastern Conference), who despite providing bullish resistance, … [Read more...]
Indiana Pacers @ Philadelphia 76ers
3:30 PM EST, ABC - Line: 76ers -6.5, Over/Under: 217.5 With the Playoffs approaching, time is running out for teams to make their move, as the Philadelphia 76ers host the Indiana Pacers in a matchup featuring teams separated by a single game in the standings. Arguably the most unlikely contender to be in this position, the Pacers (42-24, 3rd in Eastern Conference) have worn the label of overachiever better than most in recent memory, … [Read more...]
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers: Game Three
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...]
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...]
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Boston Celtics
7:30 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Celtics -4.5, Over/Under: 210 The Russell Westbrook Show hits Beantown tonight as the Boston Celtics host the Oklahoma City Thunder in an interconference battle between Postseason hopefuls. Hopefuls of course is a relative term, for at times it must seem like the NBA's Eastern Conference and Western Conference are paralleling alternate realities. While these teams have very similar records, one remains comfortably … [Read more...]