NBA WRITE-UP
Tuesday, November 2
Hot Teams
-- Hawks won first three games, by 15-3-4 points.
-- Celtics won two of first three games, but lost only road game.
-- Miami is 3-0 as favorite, winning last three games by 10-26-23 pts.
-- Trailblazers won three of their first four games.
-- Lakers won first three games, by 2-8-24 points. Grizzlies won their last two games, allowing 89.5 ppg.
Cold Teams
-- Cavaliers lost last two games, by 20-3 points, allowing 104 ppg.
-- 76ers lost first three games, by 10-3-13 points. Wizards lost first two games, by 29-4 points.
-- Pistons lost their first three games by 3-1-10 points.
-- Minnesota lost two of first three games, allowing 113 ppg in losses.
-- Knicks lost two of first three games, with all three decided by 5 or less points. Orlando split first two games (home team 2-0 vs spread).
-- Bucks lost two of first three games (home team 3-0 vs spread).
Totals
-- First two Atlanta road games went over the total.
-- Two of first three Philly games stayed under the total.
-- Two of three Boston games stayed under the total; two of first three Detroit games went over.
-- All four Miami games stayed under the total.
-- Two of first three New York games stayed under the total.
-- Three of first four Portland games stayed under the total.
-- Two of first three Laker games went over the total; last two Memphis games both stayed under.