Wednesday's best NBA bets
Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat
The Miami Heat don?t have much in their backcourt besides Dwyane Wade but the cupboard is even more bare since Rafer Alston jumped ship.
Carlos Arroyo is manning the point and he?s taking the job seriously. Arroyo has gotten in the face of some teammates (read Michael Beasley) for not being in the right place offensively.
Beasley doesn?t mind Arroyo's aggressive temperament though.
"There's no egos right now on this team," he told the Florida Sun-Sentinel. "With Carlos as the point guard, we understand that when I come back and get the ball, that he's going to get shots, as well, that a lot of guys are going to get shots.?
Beasley scored 22 points on Saturday, just as many as he totaled over his prior three games. Seems like he?s on the same page with Arroyo.
All you need to know about the Clippers is that Drew Gooden is their most productive player right now.
Pick: Heat
New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs (-8.5, 207)
If there?s one good thing for the Spurs about Tony Parker?s broken hand it?s that Manu Ginobili will get more touches. Ginobili, who?s been in a funk for most of the season, nearly willed San Antonio to a win over the LeBron James-less Cavs on Monday.
?Manu Ginobili is a bad boy,? Cavs coach Mike Brown told San Antonio Express-News after the game.
The Argentinean scored 38 points, dished out five assists and pulled down seven rebounds.
Without Parker running the show, the Spurs don?t push the tempo as much and usually get fewer points in the paint.
The Knicks still love to run ?n? gun but Mike D?Antoni is putting out a different starting five almost every game.
Pick: Under
Los Angeles Clippers at Miami Heat
The Miami Heat don?t have much in their backcourt besides Dwyane Wade but the cupboard is even more bare since Rafer Alston jumped ship.
Carlos Arroyo is manning the point and he?s taking the job seriously. Arroyo has gotten in the face of some teammates (read Michael Beasley) for not being in the right place offensively.
Beasley doesn?t mind Arroyo's aggressive temperament though.
"There's no egos right now on this team," he told the Florida Sun-Sentinel. "With Carlos as the point guard, we understand that when I come back and get the ball, that he's going to get shots, as well, that a lot of guys are going to get shots.?
Beasley scored 22 points on Saturday, just as many as he totaled over his prior three games. Seems like he?s on the same page with Arroyo.
All you need to know about the Clippers is that Drew Gooden is their most productive player right now.
Pick: Heat
New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs (-8.5, 207)
If there?s one good thing for the Spurs about Tony Parker?s broken hand it?s that Manu Ginobili will get more touches. Ginobili, who?s been in a funk for most of the season, nearly willed San Antonio to a win over the LeBron James-less Cavs on Monday.
?Manu Ginobili is a bad boy,? Cavs coach Mike Brown told San Antonio Express-News after the game.
The Argentinean scored 38 points, dished out five assists and pulled down seven rebounds.
Without Parker running the show, the Spurs don?t push the tempo as much and usually get fewer points in the paint.
The Knicks still love to run ?n? gun but Mike D?Antoni is putting out a different starting five almost every game.
Pick: Under
