******NBA PLAYOFFS 5/21******

[kris]

:05 pm (TNT) Time TBA NBA Playoffs Conference Finals
551 Los Angeles Lakers -1½ 182½ -130 92
552 Minnesota Timberwolves +110 91

Alrite guys, lets hear it. What does everyone like?? LETS GET EM 2MORROW GUYS!!!!

[HongKongphooey]

Lakers -2

good luck
Hongkong,,,

[kris]

Im hitting the lakers also,

Lakers -2, lakers will be well rested and they pull away in the 4th quarter!!

GooD LucK GuyS!!

[CRVTEC]

Gotta go with Lakers too

[littleogre]

I got la at -1.5 yesterday.

[Gary_Philly]

I don't like playing the obvious side Lakers, but they have a huge situational edge here. But I think it was already factored into the opening line at PK. Yet it still went up. Kris do you have any feeling on the total here?

Thanks
GLTA
GP

[kris]

Total in the 4 times they have played has gone UNDER the total.

LA LAKERS: HEAD 2 HEAD
Mar 26, 2004 MINNESOTA 90-73(W) -7 W(10.0) 194/U
Mar 12, 2004 at MINNESOTA 86-96(L) +2.5 L(7.5) 195/U
Jan 30, 2004 MINNESOTA 84-97(L) -1.5 L(14.5) 192/U
Jan 6, 2004 at MINNESOTA 90-106(L) +7 L(9.0) 201/U

Average total in the four games that they have played this year is 180.5. Both teams are 5-5 O/U in their last 10 games. Lakers are averaging at total of 90.6 pts per game in their last 10 games. They have won SU and ATS in their last 4 games. Minny is averaging a total of 91.5 pts per game in their last 10 games. Minny's last 5 games at home, they have a scoring average of 92.6. LA's last 5 away games they have a scoring average of 84 pts per game. My lean would be toward the UNDER guys, add that with Minnesota just playing a 7th game on wednesday, they may get tired and lakers could possibly come out flat in the early going because of their 5 day lay off!!

GP, I hope that helps buddy!!!

[SteveH]

LA @ MIN MIN +2


MIN tended to beat GT at home this year going 13-5 overall in regular season and 6-1 in playoffs They were 8-2 vs. GT with GD like LA shows currently.

MIN was 7-11 vs. GT OTR which is a very good result generally MIN was 20-3 vs. BT OTR


LA finished strong this year 25-7 in last 32 and 8-3 in playoffs.

OTR: LA stared 6-12 but then went 16-7 just 6 of those GT though, and they did not win big generally. 5-5 vs. best since game 41 and 3-3 vs. best since game 51 when they turned it back around.

So what we have is 2 GT's with both having better chance at home which is not unusual at this point.

So MIN 13-5 vs. GT and LA 5-5 considering home and road. Advantage MIN. LA a rested team and perhaps that helps but I would rather LA had shown more ability OTR. I recall a quote by Karl Malone early in the season talking about winning at home being their priority.

Also I have LA winning 3 game late season by 1 point and two in the playoffs so the 2 makes a difference here as LA wins by one with their flair for the dramatic


Totals
Hard to say. Both can score and both can defend. I think we will have over early but maybe not the first game. Game 2 and 3 perhaps. Game one might tell the tail and can go either way as far as the total. Low or high will not be a surprise.

Steve

[kris]

Thanx for the write up Steve!

[kris]

Good work 2nite guys, ATSWHATIMTALKINABOUT!!!