Celtics try to stay hot against Golden State
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12/20/2006 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlantic Division-leading Boston Celtics will try to extend their winning streak tonight when they host the Golden State Warriors at TD Banknorth Garden.
Boston has won five in a row and kept the streak alive with Saturday's 106-100 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Paul Pierce posted 35 points and 11 rebounds at Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
Al Jefferson posted 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who lead the Atlantic by a half game over Toronto. Delonte West scored 14 points off the bench and Tony Allen added 11 points and seven boards.
The Celtics are 4-8 in Beantown this season.
Meanwhile, Golden State has lost three straight to open a six-game road trip. On Monday, the Warriors suffered a 105-97 loss to the New Jersey Nets at Continental Airlines Arena.
Baron Davis had 25 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, but also turned the ball over eight times for Golden State, which is just 1-8 on the road this season and will visit Orlando and Miami to close out the trip.
Boston and Golden State split a pair of meetings last season. The Celtics have won four of six and six of the last nine matchups with Golden State.
The Warriors have dropped three straight and four of five in Boston.
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southeast Division-leading Orlando Magic will host the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets this evening at TD Waterhouse Centre. Orlando ended a three-game losing streak with Saturday's 81-74 home win over the Clevelan
<< Jazz visit Atlanta
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Northwest Division-leading Utah Jazz resume their
road trip tonight when they visit the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena.
Utah is 1-1 so far on a five-game road trip and suffered a 97-96 overtime loss
to the New York K
<< Sixers try to get back to concentrating on basketball vs. Pacers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Allen Iverson era in Philadelphia is officially over
as the new-look Sixers take the court this evening against the Indiana Pacers
at the Wachovia Center.
Iverson and forward Ivan McFarlin were dealt to the Denver Nu
<< Stars, Ducks clash in Anaheim
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Stars will try to slow down the powerful Anaheim
Ducks, as the division rivals meet this evening at the Honda Center.
The Ducks lead the Pacific Division and the NHL with 58 points. They are
currently 10 points
<< Raiders' nightmare season continues
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With all the possible playoff scenarios catching
everybody's attention, let's not forget about the battle for the No. 1 overall
pick in next year's draft, the only race that currently involves the Oakland
Raiders.
The Rai
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Lakers play the second of a six-game road trip when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at the Target Center. This is the second meeting of the season between the squads. On November 7th, Andrew
Spurs host Grizzlies >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top team in the West meets the worst club in the
conference, as the San Antonio Spurs host Southwest Division-rival Memphis
tonight at the AT&T Center.
The Spurs are in first place in the Southwest Division, while the
Heat try to extend winning streak vs. Bucks >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat attempt to extend their winning streak to
three games, as they visit the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Bradley Center.
On Monday, All-Star Dwyane Wade banked in the game-winning jump shot with 1.3
seconds
Nuggets hope they have the answer against the red-hot Suns >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets are hopeful that they will have Allen
Iverson in uniform tonight, as they host the red-hot Phoenix Suns at the Pepsi
Center.
The Nuggets made a blockbuster move on Tuesday when they acquired
Iver
Clippers, Raptors meet at Staples Center >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers try to put the brakes on a four-
game losing streak when they welcome the Toronto Raptors tonight to the
Staples Center.
This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. The Rapto
Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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