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DAL @ LAC (1/18)
ATL @ PHI (1/20) DEN @ NYK (1/21) TOR @ LAC (1/22) SPECIAL GAME: LAL @ MIA (1/19) Lakers 102 Heat 95 
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#47
01-18-2012, 05:41 PM
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DAL @ LAC (1/18) - believe it or not, a blowout loss can leave a team more psyched up than a last touch loss, especially when the last touch loss is followed into a back-to-back road game. Especially when most of the Mavs qualify for AARP.
ATL @ PHI (1/20) - The Hawks hot start has impressed, but no Horford means they lean a lot more on Josh Smith (headcase) and Zaza (dirty, not very good) inside. Philly's quietly one of the best teams in the east. DEN @ NYK (1/21) - my gut says pick 'Melo to have a breakout game to show up his old team, but this Knicks team has real problems: no point guard, not much defense. TOR @ LAC (1/22) - Raptors suck even when their starting center's healthy: without him, they're short and still suck. SPECIAL GAME: LAL @ 96 MIA 101 (1/19) - only if Wade sits, apparently. They'll need to eventually figure out how to work the half court offense with the big three healthy.
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#52
02-02-2012, 05:26 PM
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OKC at POR (2/6)
Tough call: Portland is one of the best home teams out there this year, but OKC has shown it can win on the road against anyone on a good night. CLE at MIA (2/7) Not exactly a tough call. LAL at NYK (2/10) Oof, somebody has to win, but neither team looks particularly good. I'll pick New York just because even without a point guard they score more consistently then LA, who are apparently figuring out that without the triangle, they have no point guard to run things. ORL at MIL (2/11) Orlando's had some big collapses this season when their shots stop falling, but the Drew Gooden/Dwight Howard matchup is just too lopsided- Howard could easily post a 20/20 if he doesn't get in foul trouble, but Milwaukee has a bunch of spot shooters that don't get to the line much, so that doesn't seem too likely. SPECIAL GAME SAS at PHI (2/8) 88-92 Nice to see people are finally starting to give Philly some credit. Beating the Bulls proves they're among the east's top teams (right now). Edit: added score to Philly/SA game. Last edited by lazorbeak : 02-03-2012 at 07:18 AM.
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02-03-2012, 10:18 PM
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OKC at POR (2/6)
CLE at MIA (2/7) LAL at NYK (2/10) ORL at MIL (2/11) SPECIAL GAME SAS at PHI (2/8) 90-87
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