Give me a reason not to pound Cavs -3.5

[og4667]

Bulls will have to play the best game EVER in order to cover this spread. Seems like one slip up and boom, Cavs will be up by 10. One tiny little lapse of energy/focus form the Bulls and the cavs will cover this # going away. I will be on the cavs, fuk it.

[laziie]

tough game to cap, im gonna play the total and go with the over...

[d2bets]

At the first glance I was leaning towards the Bulls, but I'm not so sure anymore.
Last game, the Bulls looked great right until Lebron decided he wanted the win and got crazy in the 4th. This is the playoffs and you can't question Cavs' motivation - They want to finish this series, rest and prepare for the next round. (Just like last year).

As i said the Bulls looked great in the first 3 Q's. This is why:
They had 22 possesions more than Cavs.
They only made 4 TO's against 11 from the Cavs.
They had 13 OR against Cavs 5.
Noah, Deng and Rose all put up 20+ points.

AND STILL THEY LOST BY 10.

You can say that Lebron wont put up 40 again. But he's a beast in the playoffs, and he'll at least get 25+. At the same time, will Williams hit just 2-8 again? And will Shaq get into foul trouble as early again only playing 15 minutes?

T. Brothers will be reffing, but the other two refs favours the Bulls big time, so I'll call this even.

That's one way to look at it. The other way to look at it is that Cleveland was scorching hot on outside shots shooting .563 (and a large percentage were on jumpers) and 10-20 on 3-pointers and 22-24 FT (.917) compared to Bulls shooting just .441 and .308...and they still ONLY won by 10 AT HOME and failed to cover despite pulling away at the end. Do you really expect them to shoot that well again here on the road?

[d2bets]

And Lebron is great, don't get me wrong, but he was 16-23 (69.6%) which was his single-highest FG% game of the entire season, and I think at least 2/3 of those were on fairly long jumpers. He had his hottest shooting game of the entire season. Will he repeat that?

[kgindy]

Everybody keeps saying they lost by 10. The line was -10.5 they didn't cover and barely covered game 1, Just something to think about.

[williams22]

That's one way to look at it. The other way to look at it is that Cleveland was scorching hot on outside shots shooting .563 (and a large percentage were on jumpers) and 10-20 on 3-pointers and 22-24 FT (.917) compared to Bulls shooting just .441 and .308...and they still ONLY won by 10 AT HOME and failed to cover despite pulling away at the end. Do you really expect them to shoot that well again here on the road?

The 10 for 20 from 3 is misleading as Moon went 4-5, meaning Cleveland's better shooters went only 6 for 15, plenty of room for improvement.

The scoring is not Cleveland's concern. They got killed on the offensive glass, got beat to 50/50 balls, and only forced 4 turnovers. I expect them to do much better on those fronts tonight.

[shoebox]

bulls by 12

[williams22]

bulls by 12

Shoe I'm hoping your sarcasm switch was still flipped on for this post? Give me your thoughts on this game. I'm already in for 5x but I'm thinking of going larger.

[onemanmanu]

There's a reason it's so low and the points are getting bigger and bigger as we speak so use money management and don't pound it too hard eh

[d2bets]

The 10 for 20 from 3 is misleading as Moon went 4-5, meaning Cleveland's better shooters went only 6 for 15, plenty of room for improvement.

The scoring is not Cleveland's concern. They got killed on the offensive glass, got beat to 50/50 balls, and only forced 4 turnovers. I expect them to do much better on those fronts tonight.

Well if they improve on 10-20 from the arc then they are probably going to win, no question. I wouldn't bank on that though.

Teams usually have better rebounding/hustle stats at home, not worse.

[anjaru]

There are no "basketball reasons" for not taking the Cavs. They are a better team in every aspect of the game. However, I am a big backer of the law of averages, and over the course of a 7 game series something that should not happen, will happen, and that something is tonight when Chicago wins by 6.

[Goat Milk]

Cavs will still hit around 10 3s

Lebron isn't going to go 16/23

Rose didn't play good for all you that think he did

Hinrich has been in a slump

Lebron will come out as a facilitator tonight. If he gets the ball with around 10 on the SC the bulls will quickly double him tonight to force him to give it up and he won't have enough time to get the ball back.

The Bulls are definitely capable of being the Cavs tonight if they stay disciplined on Lebron and not dare him to take jumpers like fools

[JC 420]

i like cavs ml

[S.K.M.]

Game 2 was tight until the end. If we see a similar game tonight then Chicago might not fade at the end due to them being at home....

[jresse]

it is a great play

[shoebox]

Shoe I'm hoping your sarcasm switch was still flipped on for this post? Give me your thoughts on this game. I'm already in for 5x but I'm thinking of going larger.

Do you think the cavs sweep the series? If you do then cavs are the play

[williams22]

Do you think the cavs sweep the series? If you do then cavs are the play

Yes, I absolutely do. I'm asking for your opinion though.

[chappyboy]

Lebron will kill the bulls tonight

Chi Town Bright Lights Come onnn

Its gonna be like playing another game 1

[Tsonga]

Here are some basketball reasons why Cleveland might not win. They seemed to rely too much on Jamario Moon hitting shots last game...and you can't expect that every game. I am scared of Derrick Rose and hope he doesn't play lights out and that Cleveland can control him somewhat. Noah is a menace (but i think Varejao can cancel him out)...and I think the home crowd will give the Bulls a boost.

On the other hand I think Cavs will be motivated (i sure hope so) and the vets on the team know how important it is not to let the Bulls back in this series. I think A-Parker will hit some big shots and I don't think delonte has done too much yet and he might step up. I think the Cavs play smarter b-ball but the Bulls will have super energy today. All that being said...i've pounded the Cavs ml with my SBR points...400 of them. win this and the sweep will be in sight.

[GiveMeaBJ]

williams, plain and simple whether you are a Cavs fan or not the Cavs should be a play on everyones card. This is not the Celtics we are talking here, don't expect seven games in this series just because it happened last year against a "good" team with the Celts. The Cavs are better at every position, yes even at point guard. They have so much depth that they can throw so many different looks out there at the Bulls. It is impossible to give a good reason why the Bulls will beat them or even stay within the 4.5. I look for the Cavs to put their foot down tonight and get a big win. Maybe lose game 4, then come home and close this one out.

[GiveMeaBJ]

Cavs will still hit around 10 3s

Lebron isn't going to go 16/23

Rose didn't play good for all you that think he did

Hinrich has been in a slump

Lebron will come out as a facilitator tonight. If he gets the ball with around 10 on the SC the bulls will quickly double him tonight to force him to give it up and he won't have enough time to get the ball back.

The Bulls are definitely capable of being the Cavs tonight if they stay disciplined on Lebron and not dare him to take jumpers like fools

The Cavs are better when LeBron is being instantly doubled. Many teams have gotten killed like this because it is so hard to double LeBron. He is such a good passer and the Cavs have so many weapons whether it is West and Williams sitting at the 3pt line or Jamison and Big Z in the mid-range. You can't double LeBron or eveyone else will kill you.

[shoebox]

Cavs will still hit around 10 3s

Lebron isn't going to go 16/23

Rose didn't play good for all you that think he did

Hinrich has been in a slump

Lebron will come out as a facilitator tonight. If he gets the ball with around 10 on the SC the bulls will quickly double him tonight to force him to give it up and he won't have enough time to get the ball back.

The Bulls are definitely capable of being the Cavs tonight if they stay disciplined on Lebron and not dare him to take jumpers like fools

this is the guy you need to ask an opinion on he knows everything

[I am Happy]

Do you think the cavs sweep the series? If you do then cavs are the play

Glad to see you say that Shoe. I agree, and in fact do feel the Cavs are the play because of that. This series will be a sweep.

[million2one]

I would wait until halftime to get a better line if you like the Cavs
Bulls are desperate and will give it their all right from the opening tip.
I think Bulls 1st half is the best play.

But Lebron will take over in the end

[Jasonal_98]

The only thing that scares me about this bet is how easy it looks. I really can't see the Cavs winning by less than 5. But, if it looks too easy. . .

[Grind House]

Can't out think a linesmaker!!!!

[Goat Milk]

The Cavs are better when LeBron is being instantly doubled. Many teams have gotten killed like this because it is so hard to double LeBron. He is such a good passer and the Cavs have so many weapons whether it is West and Williams sitting at the 3pt line or Jamison and Big Z in the mid-range. You can't double LeBron or eveyone else will kill you.

It's not about doubling. It's doubling with 10 secs left on the Shot Clot so you force the ball outa his hands and try and minimize the chance he gets the ball back and even if he does it decreases his chances to get a good look

[Grind House]

Shaq sucks!!! Old ass missing so many layups it ain't even funny. West just gave him a layup to make his fat ass feel better. Can't wait to play these over hyped front runners.

[infospy]

Game is not over, but it ain't pretty!

[PAULYPOKER]

If you would have read my thread you would've had plenty of reasons not to pound the Cavs

[shoebox]

bulls by 12

[Tsonga]

well it really hurts to lose all my sbr points....thankfully i placed a 2nd half wager on the cavs -6 with real $ so it makes me feel a little better.....but all my hard earned sbr points are gone. crap.

[Tsonga]

here's my 2nd half bet on the cavs....

17 5:11pm 22-Apr-10 22-Apr-10 Basketball
Spread Cleveland Cavaliers (-6) vs Chicago Bulls for 2nd Half -101 130.00 128.71 --

but i am really bummed about my 400 sbr points down the drain with the cavs ML.

[williams22]

If you would have read my thread you would've had plenty of reasons not to pound the Cavs

"Reasons" being you picked the Bulls? Don't flatter yourself.

Tough loss but I can handle it. The charge call on Lebron was a game-changer. Also the no-call on Noah grabbing Lebron's face could have helped.

[PAULYPOKER]

"Reasons" being you picked the Bulls? Don't flatter yourself. Tough loss but I can handle it. The charge call on Lebron was a game-changer. Also the no-call on Noah grabbing Lebron's face could have helped.

Go check my 3 NBA picks for tonight thread and you will see my nearly flawless playoff record