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  • Jedi
    Restricted User
    • 02-20-10
    • 701

    #1
    ••• HORNETS/NUGGETS ••• UNDER 110 pts. 1ST HALF •••
    look for a sluggish start from BOTH teams... HORNETS just put up 121 pts late last night... and then traveled... should be a sleepy bunch. Denver should pull it out.. but i would avoid that Line.. (-14) UNDER is EASIER

    George Karl's periodic absence to undergo cancer treatments has only seemed to inspire the Denver Nuggets. Playing for a stretch without a few regulars seems to be having a similar effect.

    Winners of seven of their last eight, the Nuggets can claim sole possession of second place in the Western Conference on Thursday at the Pepsi Center if they defeat the New Orleans Hornets for the second time in less than a week.

    Karl is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments during a six-week period as he battles neck and throat cancer. He missed each game of the Nuggets' recent four-game road trip, during which Denver (46-22) went 3-1.

    Karl was happy to be back on the sidelines at home Tuesday against Washington. He was even more pleased after J.R. Smith scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to help the Nuggets bounce back from a sluggish first half and win 97-87 - their seventh victory in eight games overall.

    The Nuggets - currently tied in the West standings with Southwest Division-leading Dallas - are surging despite playing without Ty Lawson (bruised left shoulder) all month and Kenyon Martin (left knee injury) since March 5. They beat the Wizards without the energy of reserve Chris Andersen, who sprained his ankle the previous night in a loss at Houston.

    It's unclear whether the former Hornet, who has averaged 10.0 rebounds as Denver has won the last two meetings with New Orleans, will return Thursday.

    The Hornets (33-36) won the first matchup in the season series, 98-92 at home on Dec. 18, when Denver's Chauncey Billups sat out with a groin injury. Billups has averaged 20.5 points in the Nuggets' two wins over New Orleans since.

    It was Anthony, however, who made the difference last Friday. With Adrian Dantley coaching in Karl's absence, Anthony poured in 12 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to rally Denver from a two-point deficit to a 102-95 win.

    West has been doing more than his part lately, but New Orleans' playoff hopes are all but over just as Chris Paul - who could return this weekend - is working his way back from knee surgery.

    West is averaging 29.2 points in his last six games, including 36 on Wednesday at Golden State. The Hornets, though, allowed 75 second-half points and blew a 13-point halftime lead en route to a 131-121 loss, their eighth in 10 games.

    The Hornets haven't been at full strength for their last two meetings with Denver, as West missed a 116-110 overtime loss at the Pepsi Center on Jan. 23 with a sprained ankle. Paul was out for last week's game, and Peja Stojakovic - who's averaged 22.0 points in his last three games against the Nuggets - won't play Thursday because of a groin injury.

    New Orleans point guard Darren Collison is averaging 16.8 points and 12.0 assists in his last nine games.


    ••• HORNETS/NUGGETS ••• UNDER 110 pts. 1ST HALF •••
  • Jedi
    Restricted User
    • 02-20-10
    • 701

    #2
    at least this one is working for me... thank Heavens at least one thing is acting predictably..
    and no chance of OT after 1H !!

    **if NELSON just hits both FTs, at the end then NO OT (aaarrrggh) Under 94
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    • bygspenda
      SBR Wise Guy
      • 12-25-09
      • 909

      #3
      Looking good Jedi , nice write-up BTW!
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      • whatsgood5
        Restricted User
        • 10-13-09
        • 15359

        #4
        Good call man
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        • Sawyer
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 06-01-09
          • 7761

          #5
          Nice call man!

          It looks like "The Force" was with you
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          • Jedi
            Restricted User
            • 02-20-10
            • 701

            #6
            woah!!! Sawyer, LOVE THAT NHL TOTALS RECORD>>>!!! (those are sick numbers) i will be visiting the NHL room.... see whatcha got!!
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