It's been a pretty good playoffs so far so I decided to post again. With 3 games on the menu today, I feel like we could all hit the bank on 2 of those games. Let me know what you guys think.
DAL vs NOR: NOR -3.5
My pick: Dallas Mavericks
Chris Paul was next to unbelievable & sensational in the 2nd half of game 1. Dare I say MVP performance? However, Dallas has been there before especially Jason Kidd and he was completely embarrassed in game 1 where Chris Paul was yelling "He can't guard me!" right in his face. I look for Jason Kidd to restore his pride back tonight and Dirk to get his 30 pts and tie the series at 1 game a piece. However, I'm staying away from this game because there are so many unknown variables.
TOR vs ORL: ORL -7.5
My pick: Toronto Raptors
Magic blew out the raptors in game 1, actually in 1st qtr. If you look at the box score, outside of the 1st qtr, the game is pretty even (actually in favor of Raptors). There isn't a single person that can handle D12 or two... not even cryptonite will weaken that beast. However, Magic doesn't have one person that can handle Chris Bosh either. During their last match up in Orlando, Bosh lit up Howard for 40+ pts. While I don't look for Bosh to put up the monstrous numbers this time around, I am expecting the all star forward to put up better numbers than Nesterovic in game 2.
PHX vs SAS: SAS -1.5
My pick: Phoenix Suns
San Antonio played their absolute best in game 1 to come out of game 1 smelling like roses, actually make that sweating through double overtime and almost miracle Tim Duncan 3 pointer to beat the Suns. Luckily for the Suns backers, it tooks just as miracle 3 pointer by Steven Nash to keep our money but I can't see Spurs beating Suns in game 2. SAS still has no answer for Amare and Shaq when not in foul trouble showed he can handle Timmy by himself, therefore not opening up the 3 point shooters of the Spurs. Mike D'Antoni did a bonehead job of coaching in game 1 as well when he subbed in Brian Skinner in place of Amare. That's when Spurs turned a 16 pt defecit into a single digit game going into 4th quarter. I look for Amare to have another strong game and Duncan to be held close or below 30 pts tonight in a Suns' blowout victory on the champs' home floor tonight.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!