the line seems to indicate that they don't..but u never know. the line indicated a laker thrashing today and look wat happened.. although they were much different games.
also previous round, denver up 2-1 and game 4 line dropped from 4.5 to +2.5 denver.. and denver blew em out. so could mean something..
im on denver
also previous round, denver up 2-1 and game 4 line dropped from 4.5 to +2.5 denver.. and denver blew em out. so could mean something..
im on denver
I like Dallas too. I am sure officials will give Dallas all the benefit of doubts for the fouls to make up the goof last game, not even counting that home crowd magnifies that effect even further.
Denver is a much better team than Dallas. So even Denver wants to close it out sooner, only Bullips has that strongest mindset, others won't care much if they lost game 3, let alone game 4 after 3-0. Bullips is the only reason Denver is this good this season. I guess Dallas will do everything in game 4 to take Bullips out of game, either by denying him the ball or get him into foul trouble.
Denver is a much better team than Dallas. So even Denver wants to close it out sooner, only Bullips has that strongest mindset, others won't care much if they lost game 3, let alone game 4 after 3-0. Bullips is the only reason Denver is this good this season. I guess Dallas will do everything in game 4 to take Bullips out of game, either by denying him the ball or get him into foul trouble.
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Every NBA player, coach and fan knows there’s never been a team to come back down three games to none to win a best of seven series. Do the majority of clubs give up before the opening tip of Game 4 or do they roll up their sleeves and play for pride?
Since the NBA changed the first round from best of five to a best of seven in 2003, clubs with a broom in hand have successfully completed the sweep 15 out of 18 times and are 12-5-1 against the spread.
The average pointspread in those 18 cases is just a shade under 4.5. The lines were as small as -1 (Nets-Celtics second round 2003) and as large as -8.5 (Pacers-Celtics first round 2004).
Oddsmakers have the Cleveland Cavaliers giving 9.5 points to the hosting Atlanta Hawks and the Denver Nuggets 1.5 road dogs against the Dallas Mavericks.
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Since the NBA changed the first round from best of five to a best of seven in 2003, clubs with a broom in hand have successfully completed the sweep 15 out of 18 times and are 12-5-1 against the spread.
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Dallas is done imo. I'm on Denver tonight. If Dallas was gonna win a game it was game 3 and they blew that one. I think this game plays out much like games 1 and 2 where they hang around for the first three quarters then Denver lays it to them in the 4th and wins comfortably. Dallas's spirit has been broken imo. They might come out angry at the beginning and give Denver a run but Denver is just better. It's that simple.
My money is on Denver as well. I've followed them for many seasons and this is the best ball they've played. The Dallas Mavericks have no fight in them left, and it must be very disheartening to lose 8 games in a row to a team. The only way I see the Mavs taking this game is if the refs hand them the game after Saturday's debacle which could very well happen. Still, I'm riding Denver because they're 8-0 ATS so far. I hope I'm right.
P.S. As a Nuggets fan, I've got this weird "hunch" that they are going to lose this game for some reason....Just a feeling I have. Wasn't enough to stop me from betting on the game. Take it with a grain of salt.
P.S. As a Nuggets fan, I've got this weird "hunch" that they are going to lose this game for some reason....Just a feeling I have. Wasn't enough to stop me from betting on the game. Take it with a grain of salt.
