What's up fellas. Short on time this weekend, didn't get a chance to drop by yesterday. Finished Thursday with a flawless victory hitting the Tims and Nugs. On Friday I ended up with small action on San An (3), Golden State (2) and Houston (2). A nice 2-1 night on straight spreads but all my profits were minimized due to an idiotic teaser I played with the Lakers and Knicks. The teaser worked for the Lakers game but was meaningless for NYC who lost straight up last night. Tonight's slate looks very interested. Glad my game of the night on the slate is my P.O.D. I love it when the best game on the board is the game that has my highest investment overall , just makes the night automatically sweeter for me. Should be a great night of hoops in the association, as always gents. I wish you nothing but the best of luck with all your wagers. Peace out - - - MAKMIAMI HEAT MONEYLINE (-140) - - - 100% contingent upon his highness. If he suits up this is a go. I suspect he will. Ringo Star, John Lennon and George Harrison will take the United Center floor. Historically Scottie and Jor......I mean Lebron and Wade have been astonishingly good in Chicago. Dwayne being from Illinois loves coming back home and should really be pumped tonight, I suspect 30+ from Dwayne as well as a high assist total tonight. Look for Dwayne to take it to the rim with ruthless aggression. Wade is the best two-guard we have in the NBA, statistically he is doing much better than Kobe and amongst guards, he leads the league in free throw attempts at almost 9 a game. He will attack the basket tonight. Chris Bosh has one goal and one goal early. Get Boozer off the court, he and Wade will constantly take it to Carlos Boozer hoping to get him into quick foul trouble. Without Boozer on the floor the Bulls become a very weak post presence, both on the defensive side of the ball as well as offensive. The game plan will be to minimize Boozer's production from the start. Tonight you may see Carlos start on Rose but he will not finish on Rose. Look for Mario, Wade and Lebron to all take turns guarding the phenom that is Derrick Rose. Chicago right now is a very predictable team on offense. Thib likes to run the same set plays, inside out post up sets for Boozer, mostly one-four high-pick and rolls. When Ronnie, Korver and Taj are on the floor a lot of simple back-door screens and cuts....very viable offense and tonight the best defensive team in the NBA should have little problem minimizing the offensive output of the Bulls. Heat have swagger and pride and won't let that atrocious loss to Denver affect them tonight. The Miami Heat have won 13 consecutive games against Eastern Conference foes. They seem to get out in transition vs the East and their lack of domination in the front-court doesn't really matter against the East. The role players on Miami have a chance to do a little more tonight. Z is shoothing the best percentage of his career, Carlos is the leader in 3 point shooting on the team. Mario is getting time due to his defense and long-range ability and even Mike Miller should slowly be implemented into the rotation over the next coming weeks. We all know this is a 3 man team and production wise I don't see that changing tonight. Lebron has 10+ games with double digit assists this season and has done it over 100 time in his career, his consistent unselfishness is surprising considering his massive ego, in my mind he could be the best passing forward I have seen since Oscar and Larry. CB4 has 18 games with 20 or more points and tonight will be no different, in fact he may produce over his average due to his ability to get to the stripe. The defensive mentality of the Heat cannot be underestimated in these situations. Facing a team on 0 days rest, I look for their defense to be poised to perfection tonight. They sit on top of the association in many defensive categories including opposing 3 point percentage, field goal percentage and points allowed. They are also taking care of the ball committing minimal turnovers. They are #1 in the NBA in terms of not getting blocked, the strength and size of their team combined with the fact that Lebron, Bosh and Wade do most of the work means they hardly ever get blocked. They also rank 5th in terms of getting their pocket picked, apart from mental lapses they hardly ever get the ball stripped and lose possession in that manner. Match up wise the Bulls just don't have it. Their big three of Rose, Boozer and Deng will struggle tonight especially Deng. He is amongst the league leaders in minutes played. Coming off a 40+ minute game and having to guard Lebron...not a good combination. Look for Deng to really struggle tonight. If Bosh and Wade can attack the paint and get Boozer into foul trouble, this one should be an easy win for Miami on the road as they begin another streak this season. In NBA basketball, your memory must be short. Momentum, confidence, situational aspects can change from game to game. Because of their embarrassing loss, many people are quick to judge and have completely forgotten about the Heatles sheer dominance over the month of December and beginning of January. Mak has not. Win or lose, I plan to back this Miami team all season. They will come out on top in East, they are just that....damn...good.
5.5 UNITS LEBRON "TONY THE TIGER" JAMES - - -