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Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks Key game quotes from Dallas Morning News "We want to leave it all out there," Stackhouse said. "You don't want to look back and say, we lost a game by one point and I had an opportunity to get down there and get a loose ball and didn't because I felt we could get it done later in the game. That's the mentality that we want to have as a group. And we're getting there." "We're starting to understand we have to play our way, our system," Jason Terry said. "We talked about it and harped on it for two years. Going into year three [under Johnson], it's something we have to do consistently on a night-in, night-out basis. It has to be a constant. It can't be a quarter or a half where we slack off. We got to do what we have to do to be successful. That's what got us where we were last year."
Who's hot? Jerry Stackhouse , Terry and Dampier
In three games as the starter in place of Josh Howard, the 6-6 Stackhouse has averaged 17 points and shot a robust 21-of-42 from the field. ... Jason Terry is riding a hot streak, too. He's averaging 25.7 points in the last three games and has hit 10 of 19 shots from 3-point range. ... Erick Dampier has had at least seven rebounds in four of the last five games.
Who's not? Ben Gordon
The Bulls guard followed up a 1-of-10 shooting night with a 1-of-8 showing Saturday against Indiana. But the streaky shooter is capable of popping off for 37, as he did against Milwaukee last week. ... The Bulls as a whole haven't exactly been scorching the earth. Since that opening-night blowout of Miami, they are a pedestrian 2-3. Betting analysis:
Dallas lost both home games at the start of the season, they lost last 2 home games in NBA Finals.. 4 losses in a row at home.. That's where I see a key factor for jumping on Dallas handicap. Bulls were a public team in first season games but according to today's line this is a last time when bookies give them some public credit in away match. This line should be about 6-7 points for Mavs as for me and even this would not stop me from betting on them. Because they have weapons to destroy Bulls like Cleveland did last week. Mavs have size under basket (Dampier + Nowitzki), hot quards and forwards (Stackhouse, Terry) and deeeeep bench with experienced players, and finally home court where they can beat any opponent in this league, and finaly they need to reestablish their status in front of their crowd. I expect easy Dallas Mavs win by 10+ pts spread. Free NBA Pick #1: Dallas (-5) @ 1.91 PinnacleSports
Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat
Denver scored 100+ points in last 4 games with Miami but more important factor is that Miami accepted Denver game style in last season games and allowed them to make 80+ FG attempts per game. Looks that Denver found their offensive rhythm and last 4 games proves this (108 pts in average), but defence still looks poor they allowed 100+ points in 5 of 6 games so far. Miami is not so great offensive as we used to see them in the end of last season and possible reason is that all teams they played so far are half-court teams (NJ, Chicago, Houston) and most of these teams use defence for winning their games. Denver is another story, they are running team and their force their opponents to play more in offense. I expect Miami Heat to accept Denver game today and I think that both teams will score more than 100 points. I also think that Denver could cover here but I their 2 wins against poor Philadelphia and Charlotte still not enough for my trust. Predicted score: Denver 101 - 106 Miami Free NBA Pick #2: Over 199 @ 1.98 PinnacleSports Toronto Raptors at Golden State Warriors
Raptors allowed 100+ points in 5 of 6 season games and scoring 99.1 pts per game. Warriors is kind of team which can score 115+ points and at home they usuallu unstoppable by playing fast full court game, and the only way to stop their offense is to play low-tempo. I can't see Raptors playing half court game when they opponent invite them to open-style game, and this is a main reason why I think that this game will be 215-225 points game. I know that till now they did not have such high-scoring games but they were close to 210 pts mark and today I expect them to score more than 215 points. Something like 113-104 is expected. Free NBA Pick #3: Over 212 @ 1.94 PinnacleSports
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