DALLAS +7
The Spurs come off their best performance of the season
in Game 6 of the second round against the Lakers. In that
game, San Antonio beat the spread by 33.5 points.
Mathematically speaking, they have no place to go but
down. How far? Generally, off a performance that strong,
a team sinks sharply right away. They shot the lights out
in Game 6, while the Lakers were ice cold. Everything
fell into place for the blowout. Plus, they were
motivated by the fear of going to L.A. for a Game 7.
If anyone is going to have a letdown off their prior
series, it should be the Spurs. Dallas can get hot from
the outside and trade 3s for San Antonio's inside
2 points per pop.