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Charlotte 1st quarter scoring margin away -3.9
portland 1st quarter scoring margin home +0.8
Edge: Portland: 4.7
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charlotte 1st quarter scoring margin -6.7
portland 1st quarter scoring margin -1.3
Edge: Portland 5.4
-Portland has the statistical edge......looking at the current situation; stephen jackson, the bobcats swingman is out today, and charlotte is playing B2B.
-looking below at bobcats first quarters and the effect stephen jackson has on their success, they are able to win when jackson contributes. Looking at the recent results this becomes more apparant as they are missing crash (wallace), there offense works through stephen jackson. when, he becomes ineffective charlottes offense becomes stagnant (at least on the road).
-Portland is as a tough place to play as any; I would expect charlotte to be sluggish and ineffective without jackson and wallace, combined with a portland team hungry to get back on track after two home losses. portland is looking at the eight seed, while bobcats are an unmotivated bunch.
-In last years matchup portland owned the game from the get-go, and that was against a better charlotte team.
last meeting 19-29 por 02/01/10
going for 1 unit at -3.5
Recent Results Charlotte 1st quarters (On the Road)
L@Lakers 19-29 jackson 2 pts 2 assists (8 overall) W.O. Wallace
L@Denver 23-31 jackson 2 pts 1 assists (8 overall) W.O. Wallace
W@Orlando 28-30 jackson 12 pts 1 assists (35 overall) W.O Wallace
L@Chicago 23-29 B2B jackson 6 pts 4 assists
W@Atlanta 27-27 B2B jackson 7 pts 1 assist
W@Indiana 28-29 jackson 7 pts 0 assists
W@Detroit 25-21 jackson 9 pts 2 assists
L@Utah 18-24 jackson 4 pts 0 assists
W@ CLippers 23-24 B2B jackson 5 pts 0 assists (decided in last minute of quarter)
L@G State 22-28 jackson 12 pts
W@Phoenix 31-26 B2B jackson 7 pts 2 assists
@Sac 21-19 jackson 8 pts
@Philly 23-22 jackson 2pts 1 assist
@Boston
@Washington
earlier in season on road B2B
L@Philadelphia 16-32 B2B jackson 0 points, 1 assist
L@Milwaukee 16-29 B2B (4in 5) jackson played 4 min in first (0 points)
-3.5 is huge for the 1st quarter. stats can say 1 thing but big underdogs start off strong in the 1stq/half sometimes to give themselves a chance at the finish.
-3.5 is a lot but just looking at the lineup, makes you think there is gonna be an onslaught. I wudnt concern myself with other underdogs coming up big in the first half b/c charlotte is an horrible situation here. there a D league team against a tough talented, hungry portland team
theres a lack of experience, i dont wanna rely on players like kwame brown and diaw for "leadership" and to lead by example, not gonna happen. there also way mismatched downlow, gonna open up the shooters
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Portland 1st quarter -3.5 -110
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