[NBA] Unofficial Discussion Thread

[LogitechMouse]

I like over 224.5 more than I like taking the points tonight. Game is either going to be Boston by alot or Indiana wins. Don't feel like there is any middle ground here. Nembhard, Haliburton, Turner and others are going to have to be hitting their 3 pointers. Going to need a decent game out of Siakim as well, he needs to be a rebounding machine and control the paint.

If Haliburton will play in Game 3, there's a chance that Indiana will win in both Games on their home.
Apparently, he suffered a sore left hamstring injury in the 3rd quarter causing him to not return until the end of the game. I believe that the game might be closer if he just played, but I just hope that he will recover and will play in both of their home games to increase their chances.

Just for context, the Pacers are 1-12 all-time in the playoffs when they are down 0-2 and 1-8 in a best of 7 series. This might mean a lot especially when they are up against a team that may believe to win it all this year. The problem with the Pacers is that they might be one of the best offensive teams during the regular season, but they are also one of the worst defensive teams as well. They are giving up too many points to their opponent, and with a team like Celtics, they will take advantage of that weakness of them.

Anyway, I still believe that the Pacers will at least win on their home, but they will not win in this series. Not against a team like Boston.

[Zed0X]

I went for Pacers +10.5 again for game 2 and I didn't even bother to watch the game because I'm confident the bet would win Little did I know that Haliburton was struggling in the third quarter and had to be sidelined for the rest of the game.

What's your read on West's Finals game 2?

[yahoo62278]

I like over 224.5 more than I like taking the points tonight. Game is either going to be Boston by alot or Indiana wins. Don't feel like there is any middle ground here. Nembhard, Haliburton, Turner and others are going to have to be hitting their 3 pointers. Going to need a decent game out of Siakim as well, he needs to be a rebounding machine and control the paint.

If Haliburton will play in Game 3, there's a chance that Indiana will win in both Games on their home.
Apparently, he suffered a sore left hamstring injury in the 3rd quarter causing him to not return until the end of the game. I believe that the game might be closer if he just played, but I just hope that he will recover and will play in both of their home games to increase their chances.

Just for context, the Pacers are 1-12 all-time in the playoffs when they are down 0-2 and 1-8 in a best of 7 series. This might mean a lot especially when they are up against a team that may believe to win it all this year. The problem with the Pacers is that they might be one of the best offensive teams during the regular season, but they are also one of the worst defensive teams as well. They are giving up too many points to their opponent, and with a team like Celtics, they will take advantage of that weakness of them.

Anyway, I still believe that the Pacers will at least win on their home, but they will not win in this series. Not against a team like Boston.

The Pacers screwed up by not taking game 1. That would have given them the series advantage and depleted some of Boston's confidence. The Pacers kept it close in the 1st half of last night, but like I thought, Boston turned it on in the 3rd quarter and it was game over.

The worst thing about last night was not that the Pacers lost, but that they might lose Haliburton. He is getting an MRI today and we will know a little more about what is going on,  but if Haliburton isn't able to play the series is over.

[bisdak40]

Anyone here have put a bet on the Mavs? What a game, that clutch 3 by Luka was amazing and it seems to me that this could be a potential sweep though the Wolves is a good road team but in this kind of a situation, they will be having a hard time defeating the Mavs on their homecourt.