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Looking ahead in the Western Conf. (Plus WNBA)
by: Andre Gomes
If in the Eastern conference we know that Detroit will be in the conference final and that we will probably know what to expect from the series between Boston and Cleveland after tonight's Game 4, the Western conference semi finals are on-fire with both series being tied at 2-2 right now, with the home team winning all eight games and covering the spread at the same time. And with so very little separating the quality of Lakers/Utah and Hornets/Spurs, we can't predict even just one of the finalists of this conference this season. But let's start with the series between the Spurs and the Hornets today and tomorrow I will talk about the series between the Lakers and Utah.
Everybody is considering the Hornets as the favorites to win the series, as they just need to win all their four home games in this series. And the crutial word in here is "just". Do you think defeating at home the Spurs by four times in a row in a playoffs series is easy? In the past three seasons, the Spurs have lost their first two road games in a series for four times. Do you what happened in their third road game of those series? They won it in all four series.
2004/2005 Season:
Western Conference Semi Finals:
# Game 3 @ Seattle: Seattle 92, San Antonio 91
# Game 4 @ Seattle: Seattle 101, San Antonio 89
# Game 6 @ Seattle: San Antonio 98, Seattle 96
NBA Final:
# Game 3 @ Detroit: Detroit 96, San Antonio 79
# Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 102, San Antonio 71
# Game 5 @ Detroit: San Antonio 96, Detroit 95 (OT)
2005/2006 Season:
Western Conference First Round:
# Game 3 @ Sacramento: Sacramento 94, San Antonio 93
# Game 4 @ Sacramento: Sacramento 102, San Antonio 84
# Game 6 @ Sacramento: Sacramento 83, San Antonio 105
Western Conference Semi Finals:
# Game 3 @ Dallas: Dallas 104, San Antonio 103
# Game 4 @ Dallas: Dallas 123, San Antonio 118
# Game 6 @ Dallas: Dallas 86, San Antonio 91
These aren't certainly good news for the Hornets, as they don't if they lose the next game at home, the series will be over in the Game 6 at San Antonio. It's true that the Hornets have easily defeated the Spurs in the first two home games, but three major things have changed since that: First of all, Bowen is now defending Peja and not Paul. Since that change was made in the Game 3, Peja has just scored a combined of 14 points in two games, after scoring 22 points in the Game 1 and 25 points in the Game 2. Also Duncan doesn't have fever and flu-like symptoms anymore. That was shown where he shot 10-13 FG, while scoring 22 points and grabing 15 boards. The third factor has to go with the change in the starting lineup, with Ginobili now not coming from the bench anymore, which is helping the defense of the Spurs in stopping the backcourt players of the Hornets.
If there is a team in the league who has a coach that can solve any problem between games, that coach is Popovich. After the changes he has made in the team, the Spurs have been dismantling the Hornets pretty easily, while alternating two tactics: using Parker and Ginobili to make penetrations to the basket and being aggressive in the defense, using Duncan who has now more space as the Hornets need to be concerned to what Parker and Ginobili can do if they aren't double teamed. With the series being so close and putting face to face the reigning champions and the team with most post season games in the last decade against a team with almost no experience at this level, it's hard not to think that experience will either give the Spurs a road win in the Game 5 or 7. But the Hornets have been underrated hundreds of times this season and they have already proved that they can beat anyone, anytime. Right now the series is pretty much 50/50, as the Spurs have the experience and a coach who is a genious, but the Hornets still have the home court advantage and it won't be easy to defeat them, as they are extremely good in close games, even against teams so experienced like the Spurs.
WNBA Preview: Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is the new team in the league and with this new entry both conferences have now again seven teams each. Surprisingly or not the city seems to like the new challenge and in the first preseason game of the team at home against the LA Sparks, 8000 fans watched the game in the crowd. Wow! But the truth is that this team won't be able to do much in their first season in the league than do what their name exactly says: dream! With Atlanta being a new team, they wanted in the expansion draft new players who have potential to help the team in the future and not in the present. So Atlanta won't have any superstar this season who will be able to solve some games on her own and the scenario isn't the best for them in 2008. Just remember that when Chicago entered the league they went 5-29 in their first season.
The only players who are known by the public and have some ability in order to help raising the team to a competitive level are the guards Betty Lennox and the Brazilian Castro Marques, who are coming from good seasons in 2007. With the competitiveness which will exist in this season, it will be hard for Atlanta to even reach 10 wins this season, but they will be a team that with some momentum will be capable of becoming a moneymaker for us.
For today I have one premium pick! TOTAL PLAY on Cavs vs Boston today! The two games at Boston were extremely defensive, with both games easily going under the total posted. But the first game in Cleveland was completely different with the game going over the total posted by a margin of 14 points! What will happen today in the second game at Cleveland?
Will we have a repeat of the games at Boston or a repeat of the first game in Cleveland? I know the answer, thanks to a great angle I've found for this game! 7-1 POD record in the last 8 days! Don't miss another one today!
Andre Gomes Past Articles
MLB Daily Preview
Houston (54-59) at Cincinnati (52-63)Thursday, 8/7/2008 7:10 PM ROY OSWALT (R) vs. JOSH FOGG (R)The Reds and the Astros begin a series between each other ... read more
MLB Daily Preview
Atlanta (51-61) at San Francisco (47-64)Tuesday, 8/5/2008 10:15 PM MIKE HAMPTON (L) vs. JONATHAN SANCHEZ (L)The Giants won yesterday in Atlanta by 4-2 ... read more
MLB Daily Preview
COLORADO (49 - 60) at FLORIDA (56 - 52)Thursday, 7/31/2008 7:10 PM JORGE DE LA ROSA vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ COLORADO (49 - 60) at FLORIDA (56 - 52)The Marlins ... read more
MLB Daily Preview
COLORADO (48 - 60) at PITTSBURGH (50 - 57)Wednesday, 7/30/2008 7:05 PM AARON COOK (R) vs. ZACH DUKE (L) Colorado has managed for the second time in a ... read more
MLB Daily Preview
Colorado Rockies @ Pittsburgh Pirates Rusch (4-3, 5.74 ERA) is 3-1 since he was traded to Colorado (from the Cubs) and he has won his three last starts ... read more
