The odds the books put out on this series and Nba championships futures were outrageous. No way should Orlando be such a high dog like this. The Books had 39-2 on the brain plus Clev won every game so far this year in the playoffs and covered.They basically gambled with these lines cuz they were being burned by the Cavs in earlier rounds. There is no way you could bet Clev, so they forced action and made Orlando enticing. Regaurdless if your on Orlando , win or lose , the odds are great value accepting them.
Lebron limping off the court don,t look good. I just wonder if he would of limped off the court had Clev hit the game winning shot with once second left ?
Orlando has to double team Lebron and make him kicked out to be succesfull. . Clev will take game 2 , but they will be in real tough in Orlando. Orlando is no slouch like Det and Atl were. There legit.
Lebron limping off the court don,t look good. I just wonder if he would of limped off the court had Clev hit the game winning shot with once second left ?
Orlando has to double team Lebron and make him kicked out to be succesfull. . Clev will take game 2 , but they will be in real tough in Orlando. Orlando is no slouch like Det and Atl were. There legit.
The odds the books put out on this series and Nba championships futures were outrageous. No way should Orlando be such a high dog like this.
That remains to be seen. I think people are making way too much out of one game in the series. I know winning Game 1 on the road is a big deal, but ask the Bulls, Rockets and Sixers how much it ultimately helped them this year.
The Cavs were off for nine days...which is by far their longest break of the season. Even the All-Star break isn't that long. They rode the home crowd adrenaline out to a huge lead, but I think they got a little tired at the end from not having been in "game shape." There's just no kind of practice that can substitute for real game situations...and the Cavs had no second wind. That'll come back for them.
Besides, the Magic are known for choking away at least one home game per round that they shouldn't. The hardest thing for a young and inexperienced playoff team to do is drive that final nail in the coffin and close a team out, and the Magic still have to beat the Cavs two more times to even have a shot. I have no idea why everyone is acting like this series is over...very, very far from it. LBJ is not the type to just roll over and die. Or if you think he is, I think I saw the Magic still at +220 for the series on Wsex...
That remains to be seen. I think people are making way too much out of one game in the series. I know winning Game 1 on the road is a big deal, but ask the Bulls, Rockets and Sixers how much it ultimately helped them this year.
The Cavs were off for nine days...which is by far their longest break of the season. Even the All-Star break isn't that long. They rode the home crowd adrenaline out to a huge lead, but I think they got a little tired at the end from not having been in "game shape." There's just no kind of practice that can substitute for real game situations...and the Cavs had no second wind. That'll come back for them.
Besides, the Magic are known for choking away at least one home game per round that they shouldn't. The hardest thing for a young and inexperienced playoff team to do is drive that final nail in the coffin and close a team out, and the Magic still have to beat the Cavs two more times to even have a shot. I have no idea why everyone is acting like this series is over...very, very far from it. LBJ is not the type to just roll over and die. Or if you think he is, I think I saw the Magic still at +220 for the series on Wsex...
For What it is worth:
Everyone looks at Cleveland from a singular standpoint, so 43-2 at home, can't imagine them losing again. The fact is they are 1-1 at home vs Orlando, and 1-3 on the season. There are matchup problems in this series, and Cleveland can't get it done against teams that score in the paint with competent, offensive interior players.
So let's back that statement up. The Cavs have trouble vs Boston, Orlando, and LAL for that very reason. Orlando has won 3 of the 4 played this yr. and 9 of the last 12 vs Cleveland. WHY? Look at game 1 50 points in the paint! The 4 games played against Cleveland, Orlando had the in the paint scoring advantage by at least 8 every game! Give me a team getting 9 points, and I'll take my chances. Against LAL they lost at home, WHY? LAL 62 points in the paint, Cleveland 24. They lost at LA too, WHY? LAL 42-28 in the paint. They lost to Boston with Garnett, WHY? 58-22 BOSTON in the paint!
This is a solid team, with one weakness, their interior defense is very soft, so BOS,ORL,LAL shoot 50% against them. Everyone thinks the 55% by Orlando was a fluke. They averaged 50% this season against the Cavs. The Cavs give up a max of 85 in 8 playoff games. no more than 87 in their last 12, but Orlando hangs a 107 on them. THE PAINT! Cleveland has the number 1 scoring defense, but allowed 104ppg to Orlando, and 103ppg to LAL. The last 30 games they have had against Orl,Bos,LAL the top 3 teams, all with interior scoring, they have won 2 games by double-digits, and 3 by 9 or more, so 3-27 ATS to a line of 9, 2-28 ATS to a line of 9.5. By the same token they have lost 11 games to these same teams by double-digits. Their largest winning margin against Orlando is 7, and the Magic has outscored the Cavs by 104 points total in the last 12 games. Cleveland favored by 9.5? Are you kidding me!
It's one game, anything can happen, but I know where my money is going.
Everyone looks at Cleveland from a singular standpoint, so 43-2 at home, can't imagine them losing again. The fact is they are 1-1 at home vs Orlando, and 1-3 on the season. There are matchup problems in this series, and Cleveland can't get it done against teams that score in the paint with competent, offensive interior players.
So let's back that statement up. The Cavs have trouble vs Boston, Orlando, and LAL for that very reason. Orlando has won 3 of the 4 played this yr. and 9 of the last 12 vs Cleveland. WHY? Look at game 1 50 points in the paint! The 4 games played against Cleveland, Orlando had the in the paint scoring advantage by at least 8 every game! Give me a team getting 9 points, and I'll take my chances. Against LAL they lost at home, WHY? LAL 62 points in the paint, Cleveland 24. They lost at LA too, WHY? LAL 42-28 in the paint. They lost to Boston with Garnett, WHY? 58-22 BOSTON in the paint!
This is a solid team, with one weakness, their interior defense is very soft, so BOS,ORL,LAL shoot 50% against them. Everyone thinks the 55% by Orlando was a fluke. They averaged 50% this season against the Cavs. The Cavs give up a max of 85 in 8 playoff games. no more than 87 in their last 12, but Orlando hangs a 107 on them. THE PAINT! Cleveland has the number 1 scoring defense, but allowed 104ppg to Orlando, and 103ppg to LAL. The last 30 games they have had against Orl,Bos,LAL the top 3 teams, all with interior scoring, they have won 2 games by double-digits, and 3 by 9 or more, so 3-27 ATS to a line of 9, 2-28 ATS to a line of 9.5. By the same token they have lost 11 games to these same teams by double-digits. Their largest winning margin against Orlando is 7, and the Magic has outscored the Cavs by 104 points total in the last 12 games. Cleveland favored by 9.5? Are you kidding me!
It's one game, anything can happen, but I know where my money is going.
