NBA PREVIEWS 11 MAY 09

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(1) Cleveland Cavaliers (3-0) at (4) Atlanta Hawks (0-3), 7 p.m.

The Cleveland Cavaliers may want to think about a trip to Sam's Club in order to stock up on brooms.

The Cavs are on the verge of their second straight postseason series sweep as they get ready for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals set against the overmatched Atlanta Hawks tonight.

The incomparable LeBron James poured in 47 points on Saturday as the Cavs shoved Atlanta to the brink of elimination with a 97-82 win.

James made half of his 10 three-point shots and also had 12 rebounds and eight assists. The league MVP finished just a point off his playoff career-best, set May 31, 2007 against the Pistons, and has scored 108 points in 108 minutes in this series, an incredibly efficient performance.

"When it's all said and done, and you think back on this game, there's three things that stand out," said Cavs coach Mike Brown. "It's our poise we kept throughout the game when they went on runs, the way we defended in the second half, and what an MVP-performance by LeBron James. We kind of threw our offense out of the window in the second half and said 'hey big fella take us home' and he did."

Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, while Delonte West tallied 12 points and Mo Williams 11 in the victory.

The Cavs have yet to lose in this year's playoffs, sweeping Detroit in the first round. Their seventh straight postseason win on Saturday also set a franchise record and all seven of those victories have come by double digits, which sets an NBA record, surpassing the 2004 Indiana Pacers.

"The important thing is we want to play well," said James. "We play well, we execute our game plan, give ourselves a good chance to win on Monday, if we do that and lose we can be satisfied with that. We don't want to do go down, lose not executing our game plan and not play the way we're capable of playing. We look forward to the challenge again on Monday."

Joe Johnson, who was a game-time decision following a sprained right ankle he suffered in Game 2's 105-85 loss, started and led the Hawks with 21 points. Josh Smith added 18 points, and Flip Murray scored 17.

"We did all we could, but I don't think we did enough in the second half in order to win," said Smith. "We have to play with a sense of urgency on Monday."

Forwards Al Horford and Marvin Williams also played for Atlanta despite injuries. Horford, who has been dealing with a sprained right ankle, started and was limited to six points. Williams, who has been bothered by a sprained right wrist, scored four in a reserve role.

Atlanta is clinging to the hope its home court can turn things around in the series. The Cavaliers went 39-2 as the host during the regular season and are now 43-2 at the "Q" this year, including the playoffs. On the road, Brown's team has been more mortal, compiling a 30-14 record as the visitor, including a pair of wins in Auburn Hills during the quarterfinals and the Game 3 win at Philips Arena on Saturday.

No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a seven-game series in NBA history, however.

The two teams have never met in the playoffs before.

If necessary, Game 5 of the best-of-seven series will be back in Cleveland on Wednesday.

 

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NBA Matchup - Atlanta vs. Cleveland

NBA Matchup - Atlanta vs. Cleveland

NBA Matchup - Atlanta vs. Cleveland

(4) Atlanta Hawks (47-35) vs. (1) Cleveland Cavaliers (66-16)
Game One Cleveland 99, Atlanta 72
Game Two Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85
Game Three Cleveland 97, Atlanta 82
Game Four Monday, May 11th - Cleveland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
*Game Five Wednesday, May 13th - Atlanta at Cleveland, TBA
*Game Six Friday, May 15th - Cleveland at Atlanta, TBA
*Game Seven Monday, May 18th - Atlanta at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Records
2008-09 Head-to-head record Cleveland 3-1
2007-08 Head-to-head record Cleveland 2-1
2006-07 Head-to-head record Cleveland 3-1
2005-06 Head-to-head record Cleveland 2-1
2004-05 Head-to-head record Cleveland 4-0
2003-04 Head-to-head record Cleveland 3-1
2002-03 Head-to-head record Atlanta 4-0
Overall Head-to-head record Atlanta 102-90
Home Record Atlanta 31-10; Cleveland 39-2
Away Record Atlanta 16-25; Cleveland 27-14
Record vs. Central Division Atlanta 13-5
Record vs. Southeast Division Cleveland 12-6
Record vs. Eastern Conference Atlanta 30-22; Cleveland 40-12
2008-2009 Meetings
11/22 - Cleveland, 110-96 (at Cle)
12/13 - Atlanta, 97-92 (at Atl)
03/01 - Cleveland, 88-87 (at Atl)
03/21 - Cleveland, 102-96 (at Cle)
2007-2008 Meetings
01/02 - Cleveland, 98-94 (at Cle)
01/09 - Atlanta, 90-81 (at Atl)
02/08 - Cleveland, 100-95 (at Atl)
2006-2007 Meetings
11/07 - Atlanta, 104-95 ot (at Cle)
12/01 - Cleveland, 106-95 (at Atl)
12/27 - Cleveland, 89-76 (at Atl)
04/14 - Cleveland, 110-76 (at Cle)
2005-2006 Meetings
12/13 - Atlanta, 100-94 (at Cle)
01/25 - Cleveland, 106-97 (at Atl)
04/19 - Cleveland, 100-99 (at Cle)
2004-2005 Meetings
11/09 - Cleveland, 93-79 (at Atl)
12/28 - Cleveland, 111-102 (at Atl)
01/05 - Cleveland, 101-85 (at Cle)
02/16 - Cleveland, 111-89 (at Cle)
2003-2004 Meetings
11/22 - Atlanta, 92-83 (at Atl)
12/06 - Cleveland, 95-85 (at Cle)
03/03 - Cleveland, 112-80 (at Cle)
03/08 - Cleveland, 108-102 (at Atl)
2002-2003 Meetings
01/25 - Atlanta, 102-101 ot (at Cle)
01/31 - Atlanta, 96-91 (at Atl)
03/05 - Atlanta, 111-105 (at Cle)
04/11 - Atlanta, 109-89 (at Atl)
Game Notes
Note - Cleveland has won two straight meetings.
Note - Cleveland has won four of five and eight of the last 10 meetings.
Note - Cleveland has won 10 of 13 and 17 of the last 21 meetings.
Note - Cleveland has won 18 of 28 and 20 of the last 34 meetings.
Note - Atlanta has lost four straight and five of its last six at Cleveland.
Note - Atlanta has lost nine of 11 and 10 of its last 14 at Cleveland.
Note - Atlanta has lost 11 of 17 and 12 of its last 19 at Cleveland.
Note - Cleveland has won two of three and eight of its last 10 at Atlanta.
Note - These two teams have split the last 16 meetings at Atlanta.
Atlanta last 13 games Cleveland last 13 games
04/10 - W vs. Indiana, 122-118 04/05 - W vs. San Antonio, 101-81
04/14 - W vs. Miami, 81-79 04/08 - W vs. Washington, 98-86
04/15 - L at Memphis, 90-98 04/10 - W at Philadelphia, 102-92
04/19 - W vs. Miami, 90-64 (POFF) 04/12 - W vs. Boston, 107-76
04/22 - L vs. Miami, 93-108 (POFF) 04/13 - W at Indiana, 117-109
04/25 - L at Miami, 78-107 (POFF) 04/15 - L vs. Philadelphia, 110-111 OT
04/27 - W at Miami, 81-71 (POFF) 04/18 - W vs. Detroit, 102-84 (POFF)
04/29 - W vs. Miami, 106-91 (POFF) 04/21 - W vs. Detroit, 94-82 (POFF)
05/01 - L at Miami, 72-98 (POFF) 04/24 - W at Detroit, 79-68 (POFF)
05/03 - W vs. Miami, 91-78 (POFF) 04/26 - W at Detroit, 99-78 (POFF)
05/05 - L at Cleveland, 72-99 (POFF) 05/05 - W vs. Atlanta, 99-72 (POFF)
05/07 - L at Cleveland, 85-105 (POFF) 05/07 - W vs. Atlanta, 105-85 (POFF)
05/09 - L vs. Cleveland, 82-97 (POFF) 05/09 - W at Atlanta, 97-82 (POFF)
Game Notes
Note - All statistics are regular season except where noted.
* - If necessary.

• 
  Probable Starting Lineup: Cleveland at Atlanta
  
  
  Cleveland Atlanta
  Pos Player PPG RPG APG Pos Player PPG RPG APG
  F LeBron James 33.7 10.0 6.6 F Maurice Evans 6.8 1.6 1.0
  F Anderson Varejao 6.1 6.7 0.6 F Josh Smith 16.2 7.4 2.3
  C Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.3 6.1 1.6 C Al Horford 7.8 6.1 2.3
  G Delonte West 12.1 3.9 4.1 G Joe Johnson 16.2 4.3 3.2
  G Mo Williams 15.1 2.3 4.4 G Mike Bibby 14.2 3.3 4.5
  
  Officials: Scott Foster, James Capers, Ron Garretson

 

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Cleveland @ Atlanta

Cleveland @ Atlanta

Cleveland @ Atlanta
Monday May 11
7:00 PM EDT

Cleveland -11.0, Total 180.5





RECORD ANALYSIS:
Straight Up Against The Spread
Cleveland Home Away Total Home Away Total
Year to Date 4 - 0 3 - 0 7 - 0 3 - 0 3 - 0 6 - 0
Last 10 Games 4 - 0 3 - 0 7 - 0 3 - 0 3 - 0 7 - 0
Straight Up Against The Spread
Atlanta Home Away Total Home Away Total
Year to Date 3 - 2 1 - 4 4 - 6 3 - 2 1 - 4 4 - 6
Last 10 Games 3 - 2 1 - 4 4 - 6 3 - 2 1 - 4 5 - 6

PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/09/09 Cleveland 97 @ Atlanta 82 CLE -9.5 182.0 CLE/U
05/07/09 Atlanta 85 @ Cleveland 105 CLE -13.5 182.0 CLE/O
05/05/09 Atlanta 72 @ Cleveland 99 CLE -12.0 180.5 CLE/U
03/21/09 Atlanta 96 @ Cleveland 102 CLE -8.0 185.0 ATL/O
03/01/09 Cleveland 88 @ Atlanta 87 CLE -4 189.5 ATL/U
12/13/08 Cleveland 92 @ Atlanta 97 CLE -5 187.0 ATL/O
11/22/08 Atlanta 96 @ Cleveland 110 CLE -11.5 197.0 CLE/O
02/08/08 Cleveland 100 @ Atlanta 95 ATL -4.0 187.0 CLE/O
01/09/08 Cleveland 81 @ Atlanta 90 ATL -2.5 188.5 ATL/U
01/02/08 Atlanta 94 @ Cleveland 98 CLE -5.0 184.5 ATL/O


Cleveland Last 10 Games
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/09/09 CLE 97 @ATL 82 -9.5 182.0 W/U
05/07/09 ATL 85 @ CLE 105 -13.5 182.0 W/O
05/05/09 ATL 72 @ CLE 99 -12.0 180.5 W/U
04/26/09 CLE 99 @DET 78 -9.0 178.5 W/U
04/24/09 CLE 79 @DET 68 -6.0 178.0 W/U
04/21/09 DET 82 @ CLE 94 -12.0 179.0 P/U
04/18/09 DET 84 @ CLE 102 -12.0 176.0 W/O
04/15/09 PHI 111 @CLE 110 +3 185.0 W/O
04/13/09 CLE 117 @IND 109 -4.0 208.0 W/O
04/12/09 BOS 76 @ CLE 107 -8.0 185.0 W/U


Cleveland Last 5 Home Games
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/07/09 ATL 85 @ CLE 105 -13.5 182.0 W/O
05/05/09 ATL 72 @ CLE 99 -12.0 180.5 W/U
04/21/09 DET 82 @ CLE 94 -12.0 179.0 P/U
04/18/09 DET 84 @ CLE 102 -12.0 176.0 W/O
04/15/09 PHI 111 @ CLE 110 +3 185.0 W/O
04/10/09 CLE 102 @ PHI 92 -6.5 185.0 W/U


Atlanta Last 10 Games
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/09/09 CLE 97 @ATL 82 +9.5 182.0 L/U
05/07/09 ATL 85 @ CLE 105 +13.5 182.0 L/O
05/05/09 ATL 72 @ CLE 99 +12 180.5 L/U
05/03/09 MIA 78 @ ATL 91 -5.5 181.0 W/U
05/01/09 ATL 72 @ MIA 98 +5 182.0 L/U
04/29/09 MIA 91 @ ATL 106 -6.5 179.5 W/O
04/27/09 ATL 81 @MIA 71 +5 186.0 W/U
04/25/09 ATL 78 @ MIA 107 +4 186.5 L/U
04/22/09 MIA 108 @ATL 93 -5.5 183.5 L/O
04/19/09 MIA 64 @ ATL 90 -4.5 186.5 W/U


Atlanta Last 5 Home Games
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/09/09 CLE 97 @ ATL 82 +9.5 182.0 L/U
05/03/09 MIA 78 @ ATL 91 -5.5 181.0 W/U
04/29/09 MIA 91 @ ATL 106 -6.5 179.5 W/O
04/22/09 MIA 108 @ ATL 93 -5.5 183.5 L/O
04/19/09 MIA 64 @ ATL 90 -4.5 186.5 W/U


Over / Under
Overall Home Away
Cleveland 8-11 4-7 4-4
Atlanta 8-12 4-6 4-6

 

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Preview: Cavaliers (66-16) at Hawks (47-35)

Preview: Cavaliers (66-16) at Hawks (47-35)

Preview: Cavaliers (66-16) at Hawks (47-35)

Date: May 11, 2009 7:00 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) - When LeBron James has one of those nights, everyone else turns into fans.

His teammates? Yep. Even his coach.

``I try as much as possible,' Cleveland's Mike Brown said Sunday, ``to stay out of the way.'

With one of his best performances ever, James carried the Cavaliers to the brink of another playoff sweep. The Atlanta Hawks sure know what they're up against, having watched their most inspired showing of the series turned into just another loss by the MVP's 47 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists.

``Right now, he's playing at such a high level,' said Hawks coach Mike Woodson, sounding a bit disheartened as his team heads into Game 4 Monday night. ``Man, it's crazy how good he's playing. It really is.'






James has that look Michael Jordan used to bring out at playoff time, a steely eyed determination to win a championship no matter what's in the way. If that means taking every big shot, so be it. If that means turning the game into me against them, well, that's the way it has to be.

James has played 108 minutes in this series - and scored 108 points.

As Brown said, stay out of the way.

``He is making so many special plays,' teammate Mo Williams said, meeting with the media on a patio at the team's luxury hotel on warm, sunny off day. ``We just try to give him some space.'

While James' performance in a 97-82 victory Saturday night didn't quite reach the level of his 48-point effort against Detroit in the 2007 Eastern Conference finals - that was the one where he scored his team's last 25 points in a double-overtime victory, on the way to Cleveland's first appearance in the NBA championship series - it certainly ranked in the top five.

James made 15 of 25 shots, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range. He drew one foul after another, going 12 of 16 at the free-throw line (compared with Atlanta's 7-of-11 showing as a team). He led all rebounders with 12, leading the Cavaliers to a mammoth 46-23 edge on the boards. On those rare occasions when he couldn't create a shot of his own, he dished out eight assists. He also had a steal, as well as a blocked shot.

It sure looked like fun.

``I'm always having fun,' James said. ``I love the game with a passion.'

Amazingly for someone who had the ball in his hands so much, he turned it over all of one time.

``Our guys did the best they could to guard him,' Atlanta's Flip Murray said. ``But when you're hitting shots like that, it's hard for anyone to guard.'

Murray is a former teammate, but this isn't the King James he remembers.

``He's matured a lot since I was there with him. He's more vocal. He's the leader of their team,' Murray said. ``He's definitely matured into the superstar he is today.'

The Hawks tried to guard James with two or three players, but it really didn't matter. Once he pulled up at the top of the key, a good five feet shy of the 3-point line, and hoisted a shot before Atlanta even had time to react.

Swish.

A couple of times, he dribbled past all five players on the home team, weaving this way and that as though he were a catch-me-if-you-can point guard - not a 6-foot-8, 250-pounder. The result was the same.

Swish.

``When he's really got it going,' Williams said, ``it doesn't matter how many players are on him.'

While Brown complained that his team was a bit stagnant offensively, it was certainly easy to understand the way James was playing. After the Hawks went on a 13-0 run that gave them their first second-half lead of the series, the Cavaliers turned to their star to bale them out.

Boy, did he ever.

James scored five points in a 10-2 spurt that closed the third, sending Cleveland to the final period with a still tenuous 72-65 lead. Not to worry. He skipped his usual break at the start of the fourth and turned the quarter into his personal showcase, scoring 13 of Cleveland's final 25 points before he left with 44 seconds remaining to chants of ``MVP! MVP! MVP!' from what was left of the sellout crowd.

``I knew how important this game was,' James said. ``I didn't want the momentum to shift again. I asked coach to leave me in, so he left me in, and we did what we had to do to win the game.'

Added Brown, ``I knew we were not really running anything out there. But whatever we were doing, it was working, so we just let it go.'

The Cavaliers have yet to be seriously challenged in this postseason, setting an NBA record with seven straight double-digit victories. The Hawks know they have little chance of winning this series. At this point, they'd be satisfied with a 48-minute effort.

``They came out and hit us, and we just backed down,' Atlanta star Joe Johnson said. ``There's no way you can tell us this team is 20 to 30 points better than we are. It's not possible.'

 

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Trends - Cleveland at Atlanta

Trends - Cleveland at Atlanta

Trends - Cleveland at Atlanta

ATS Trends

Cleveland

?Cavaliers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
?Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite.
?Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games.
?Cavaliers are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
?Cavaliers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
?Cavaliers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road favorite of 5.0-10.5.
?Cavaliers are 11-0 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
?Cavaliers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
?Cavaliers are 11-0 ATS in their last 11 vs. Eastern Conference.
?Cavaliers are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a S.U. win.
?Cavaliers are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a ATS win.
?Cavaliers are 18-4 ATS in their last 22 playoff games as a favorite.
?Cavaliers are 17-5 ATS in their last 22 Conference Semifinals games.
?Cavaliers are 27-11 ATS in their last 38 games following a SU win of more than 10 points.
?Cavaliers are 36-16 ATS in their last 52 Monday games.
?Cavaliers are 54-26 ATS in their last 80 games as a favorite.
?Cavaliers are 41-20-1 ATS in their last 62 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.


Atlanta

?Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home underdog of 5.0-10.5.
?Hawks are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games as a home underdog.
?Hawks are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5.
?Hawks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
?Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
?Hawks are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games following a double-digit loss at home.
?Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
?Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
?Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
?Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
?Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
?Hawks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 playoff games as an underdog.
?Hawks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. NBA Central.
?Hawks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
?Hawks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog.


OU Trends

Cleveland

?Under is 4-0 in Cavaliers last 4 games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
?Under is 7-0 in Cavaliers last 7 playoff games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
?Over is 6-1 in Cavaliers last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
?Under is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 games following a S.U. win.
?Under is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 playoff games as a favorite.
?Under is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 games as a favorite.
?Under is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 overall.
?Under is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
?Under is 16-5 in Cavaliers last 21 Conference Semifinals games.
?Over is 6-2 in Cavaliers last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
?Under is 20-8 in Cavaliers last 28 games following a SU win of more than 10 points.
?Under is 36-15 in Cavaliers last 51 games following a ATS win.
?Under is 27-12-1 in Cavaliers last 40 games playing on 1 days rest.


Atlanta

?Under is 4-0 in Hawks last 4 games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5.
?Under is 7-1 in Hawks last 8 games as an underdog.
?Under is 7-1 in Hawks last 8 games following a ATS loss.
?Under is 6-1 in Hawks last 7 Monday games.
?Under is 6-1 in Hawks last 7 games as a home underdog.
?Under is 6-1 in Hawks last 7 playoff games as an underdog.
?Over is 5-1 in Hawks last 6 games as a home underdog of 5.0-10.5.
?Under is 5-1 in Hawks last 6 games following a S.U. loss.
?Under is 5-1 in Hawks last 6 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
?Under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
?Under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 overall.
?Under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
?Under is 7-2 in Hawks last 9 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
?Over is 5-2-1 in Hawks last 8 games following a double-digit loss at home.
?Over is 14-6-1 in Hawks last 21 vs. NBA Central.


Head to Head

?Cavaliers are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Atlanta.
?Home team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
?Favorite is 19-8 ATS in the last 27 meetings.

 

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Today's Refs - Cleveland at Atlanta

Today's Refs - Cleveland at Atlanta

Today's Refs - Cleveland at Atlanta

James Capers - Profile
GeneralJersey Number 19 Avg. Home Score 100.0
Games Officiated 73 Avg. Road Score 94.9
Home Team ATS 35-38-0 Home Avg. Margin 5.1
Home Team W/L 49-24 Avg. Total Score 194.9

Over/Under vs. the TotalOverall 29-44
184.5 or less 5-5
185-194.5 9-14
195-204.5 6-16
205+ 9-9
Favorite or UnderdogSpread Home Fav Home Dog
0-4.5 13-14 7-4
5-9.5 7-9 3-4
10+ 4-7 1-0
Recent Games with ClevelandDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar CLE FG Opp FG Reb
04/02/09 @WAS L 101-109 L -9.5 O 197.5 -17.5 39/83 41/81 40-42
03/04/09 MIL W 91-73 W -13 U 198.0 5.0 31/74 28/75 41-41
01/30/09 LAC W 112-95 W -15 O 189.0 2.0 42/85 35/87 45-35
01/15/09 @CHI L 93-102 (OT) L -7.5 U 196.5 -16.5 33/79 38/85 44-43
12/28/08 MIA W 93-86 L -10.5 U 185.0 -3.5 31/76 35/81 46-43
12/12/08 PHI W 88-72 W -10.5 U 189.5 5.5 32/78 30/69 39-40
11/25/08 @NY W 119-101 W -8 O 211.5 10.0 48/91 36/87 48-43
10/28/08 @BOS L 85-90 W 6 U 182.5 1.0 29/68 33/74 41-36
04/30/08 WAS L 87-88 L -5.5 U 191.0 -6.5 27/75 31/76 40-39
04/11/08 @CHI L 95-100 L -5.5 U 196.0 -10.5 35/82 35/77 41-44

Recent Games with AtlantaDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar ATL FG Opp FG Reb
04/25/09 @MIA L 78-107 L 4 U 186.5 -25.0 29/79 38/81 35-48
01/31/09 @MIL L 107-110 L 1.5 O 192.5 -1.5 37/84 38/73 41-37
03/25/08 @CHI L 94-103 L 4 U 206.5 -5.0 35/84 41/93 42-48
12/29/07 @DAL L 84-97 L 8.5 U 189.5 -4.5 30/72 32/73 39-44
04/08/07 @PHI L 104-109 (OT) W 9.5 O 186.0 4.5 42/87 36/82 41-41
03/19/07 SAC W 99-76 W 3.5 U 200.5 26.5 43/89 28/74 45-39
03/05/07 @MIA L 81-88 L 6.5 U 185.5 -0.5 31/76 29/67 40-40
02/07/07 NJ L 85-87 L 1 U 185.0 -1.0 28/76 35/76 46-41
12/15/06 @MEM W 97-88 W 8 O 180.0 17.0 38/71 24/65 37-29
12/01/06 CLE L 95-106 L 3.5 O 187.0 -7.5 32/71 41/78 32-42

Scott Foster - Profile
GeneralJersey Number 48 Avg. Home Score 102.3
Games Officiated 74 Avg. Road Score 99.9
Home Team ATS 33-39-2 Home Avg. Margin 2.4
Home Team W/L 45-29 Avg. Total Score 202.2

Over/Under vs. the TotalOverall 47-26
184.5 or less 6-2
185-194.5 14-9
195-204.5 11-10
205+ 16-5
Favorite or UnderdogSpread Home Fav Home Dog
0-4.5 9-13 7-4
5-9.5 9-12 5-1
10+ 3-7 0-2
Recent Games with ClevelandDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar CLE FG Opp FG Reb
04/12/09 BOS W 107-76 W -6.5 U 185.0 24.5 38/69 29/81 46-28
02/27/09 @SA W 97-86 W -4 O 177.0 7.0 36/83 33/79 46-40
12/23/08 HOU W 99-90 W -7.5 O 186.5 1.5 38/78 31/72 41-32
11/11/08 MIL W 99-93 L -12 O 189.5 -6.0 35/72 30/79 36-45
05/06/08 @BOS L 72-76 W 10 U 181.5 6.0 23/75 29/68 41-43
04/19/08 WAS W 93-86 W -4 U 187.5 3.0 30/76 33/82 43-42
03/22/08 @MIL L 98-108 L -4 O 203.0 -14.0 34/91 42/81 51-39
03/13/08 @WAS L 99-101 W 3.5 O 193.0 1.5 34/81 36/74 51-36
01/09/08 @ATL L 81-90 L 2.5 U 188.0 -6.5 32/88 33/72 49-47
05/27/07 DET W 88-82 W -4 U 173.0 2.0 33/67 30/67 34-34

Recent Games with AtlantaDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar ATL FG Opp FG Reb
04/19/09 MIA W 90-64 W -4.5 U 186.5 21.5 36/78 26/71 50-35
03/07/09 DET W 87-83 W -2.5 U 184.5 1.5 33/77 32/79 43-45
01/07/09 ORL L 102-106 L -2 O 191.0 -6.0 40/84 36/72 39-43
12/06/08 @DAL L 98-100 W 6.5 U 199.5 4.5 34/75 40/84 39-48
04/05/08 @PHI W 92-85 W 5 U 204.5 12.0 34/71 31/74 42-33
03/08/08 MIA W 97-94 L -8.5 U 200.5 -5.5 35/80 37/81 40-40
01/09/08 CLE W 90-81 W -2.5 U 188.0 6.5 33/72 32/88 47-49
11/16/07 OKC L 123-126 (OT) L -6 O 204.5 -9.0 45/99 47/99 47-43
03/21/07 MIA L 83-91 L 4.5 U 184.0 -3.5 33/82 36/72 45-40
01/05/07 @TOR L 92-105 L 7.5 O 195.5 -5.5 31/64 40/73 28-36

Ron Garretson - Profile
GeneralJersey Number 10 Avg. Home Score 100.7
Games Officiated 75 Avg. Road Score 97.4
Home Team ATS 32-41-2 Home Avg. Margin 3.3
Home Team W/L 46-29 Avg. Total Score 198.2

Over/Under vs. the TotalOverall 35-40
184.5 or less 3-6
185-194.5 9-8
195-204.5 11-12
205+ 12-14
Favorite or UnderdogSpread Home Fav Home Dog
0-4.5 6-9 3-10
5-9.5 12-14 3-2
10+ 6-5 2-1
Recent Games with ClevelandDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar CLE FG Opp FG Reb
04/18/09 DET W 102-84 W -11.5 O 176.5 6.5 37/70 36/78 34-31
04/10/09 @PHI W 102-92 W -6.5 O 185.5 3.5 37/79 33/72 38-35
03/10/09 @LAC W 87-83 L -11 U 196.0 -7.0 32/82 30/77 46-41
03/04/09 MIL W 91-73 W -13 U 198.0 5.0 31/74 28/75 41-41
01/24/09 @UTA W 102-97 W 3 O 196.0 8.0 40/79 40/84 39-43
01/09/09 BOS W 98-83 W -4 U 182.5 11.0 33/65 33/80 30-42
11/29/08 @MIL W 97-85 W -7 U 195.0 5.0 39/94 29/74 53-38
05/14/08 @BOS L 89-96 W 9 O 176.0 2.0 29/65 37/77 30-38
02/27/08 @BOS L 87-92 W 9.5 U 191.5 4.5 31/81 34/65 44-37
02/19/08 HOU L 85-93 L 1 U 184.5 -7.0 31/80 32/79 45-47

Recent Games with AtlantaDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar ATL FG Opp FG Reb
05/03/09 MIA W 91-78 W -5.5 U 181.0 7.5 29/71 26/63 30-39
12/03/08 MEM W 105-95 W -8.5 O 199.0 1.5 40/71 35/77 33-30
11/05/08 @NO W 87-79 W 8.5 U 192.5 16.5 34/79 30/71 45-35
03/30/08 NY W 114-109 L -13.5 O 204.0 -8.5 44/85 41/88 49-39
01/27/08 @POR L 93-94 W 6 O 183.5 5.0 41/78 37/74 36-31
03/09/07 MEM W 106-105 W 1.5 O 195.5 2.5 40/84 43/86 39-45
01/19/07 CHAR L 75-96 L -5.5 U 190.5 -26.5 30/74 39/81 31-47
12/29/06 @HOU L 68-94 L 8.5 U 177.0 -17.5 25/72 36/71 37-46
11/03/06 NY W 102-92 W -2.5 U 204.0 7.5 39/82 33/72 38-40
04/12/06 CHI L 90-96 L 3.5 U 197.5 -2.5 30/78 38/91 45-46

 

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(2) Denver Nuggets (3-0) at (6) Dallas Mavericks (0-3), 9:30 p.m.

(2) Denver Nuggets (3-0) at (6) Dallas Mavericks (0-3), 9:30 p.m.

(2) Denver Nuggets (3-0) at (6) Dallas Mavericks (0-3), 9:30 p.m.

The Dallas Mavericks were a hair away from getting back into their Western Conference semifinals series with the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.

Now, they are a hair away from elimination.

Carmelo Anthony drained a game-winning three- pointer with one second left in a controversial finish, helping the Nuggets steal Game 3 against Dallas, 106-105, at American Airlines Center and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the set.

Anthony, who was just 9-of-24 from the field, recorded a dunk with 28.5 seconds left to cut Denver's deficit to 105-103. Dirk Nowitzki, who logged game-highs of 33 points and 16 rebounds for the Mavs, was short on a turnaround in the lane and Denver corralled the rebound before calling timeout with 6.5 ticks left.

Anthony mishandled the inbounds pass but recovered and, despite taking a bump from Antoine Wright before rising for the shot, hit an off-balanced three from the right wing with just one second showing.

The Mavericks were irate about the lack of a foul call, considering they had a foul to give, and displayed their emotions to the officials after Nowitzki's last-ditch heave from behind the three-point line fell well off the mark.

"I was positive a whistle was coming, just like everybody else was positive the whistle was coming and the only reason why it didn't come sooner is because [Anthony] lost the ball," said Wright, recalling Denver's last possession. "I tried to hit him before he got into the shooting motion, I felt like I did, and the whistle wasn't blowing."

Hours after the game, the NBA agreed with Wright, issuing the following statement:

"At the end of the Dallas-Denver game this evening (Saturday), the officials missed an intentional foul committed by Antoine Wright on Carmelo Anthony, just prior to Anthony's three-point basket," stated Joel Litvin, president of league and basketball operations.

Anthony finished with 31 points and eight rebounds, while Chauncey Billups posted 32 points for Denver, which had won the first two games of the series at home by double digits.

Jason Terry and Brandon Bass helped the Mavericks off the bench, logging 17 and 16 points, respectively, but it wasn't enough, as the Mavs lost their seventh straight affair against Denver this season.

No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a seven-game series in NBA history.

"We don't play a lot of mind games with the playoffs," Nuggets head coach George Karl said. "We respect that the playoffs are tough...I don't think we have played our best basketball in this series. We have played winning basketball, but I don't think we have played polished basketball."

The Mavs have played well at times in this series but haven't been able to put together a 48-minute effort, falling apart in the fourth quarter during both contests in Denver and faltering in the waning seconds of Game 3. Similarly, while the Nuggets did dominate the win column in their series with Dallas in the regular season, most of the games were very close. Denver beat the Mavs by three, 10, two and two points in the four contests.

The teams have met just one time in the postseason, a 4-2 Dallas win in the West semis in 1988.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series will be back in Denver on Wednesday if necessary.

 

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NBA Matchup - Dallas vs. Denver

NBA Matchup - Dallas vs. Denver

NBA Matchup - Dallas vs. Denver

(6) Dallas Mavericks (50-32) vs. (2) Denver Nuggets (54-28)
Game One Denver 109, Dallas 95
Game Two Denver 117, Dallas 105
Game Three Denver 106, Dallas 105
Game Four Monday, May 11th - Denver at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
*Game Five Wednesday, May 13th - Dallas at Denver, TBA
*Game Six Friday, May 15th - Denver at Dallas, TBA
*Game Seven Sunday, May 17th - Dallas at Denver, TBA
Records
2008-09 Head-to-head record Denver 4-0
2007-08 Head-to-head record Denver 2-1
2006-07 Head-to-head record Dallas 3-1
2005-06 Head-to-head record Dallas 3-1
2004-05 Head-to-head record Dallas 2-1
2003-04 Head-to-head record Tied 2-2
2002-03 Head-to-head record Dallas 4-0
Overall Head-to-head record Dallas 72-65
Home Record Dallas 32-9; Denver 33-8
Away Record Dallas 18-23; Denver 21-20
Record vs. Northwest Division Dallas 11-7
Record vs. Southwest Division Denver 12-6
Record vs. Western Conference Dallas 29-23; Denver 35-17
2008-2009 Meetings
11/07 - Denver, 108-105 (at Den)
12/15 - Denver, 98-88 (at Dal)
01/13 - Denver, 99-97 (at Den)
03/27 - Denver, 103-101 (at Dal)
2007-2008 Meetings
12/06 - Denver, 122-109 (at Dal)
01/27 - Dallas, 90-85 (at Dal)
03/27 - Denver, 118-105 (at Den)
2006-2007 Meetings
12/09 - Dallas, 105-90 (at Dal)
12/31 - Dallas, 89-85 (at Den)
02/24 - Dallas, 115-95 (at Dal)
04/06 - Denver, 75-71 (at Den)
2005-2006 Meetings
11/15 - Dallas, 83-80 (at Dal)
01/06 - Dallas, 114-112 ot (at Den)
02/10 - Denver, 113-104 (at Den)
04/02 - Dallas, 103-79 (at Dal)
2004-2005 Meetings
11/21 - Denver, 110-82 (at Den)
12/26 - Dallas, 102-88 (at Den)
01/23 - Dallas, 95-93 (at Dal)
2003-2004 Meetings
11/22 - Dallas, 115-101 (at Dal)
11/28 - Denver, 113-103 (at Den)
01/16 - Dallas, 91-88 (at Den)
01/31 - Denver, 107-102 (at Dal)
2002-2003 Meetings
12/18 - Dallas, 80-75 (at Den)
01/06 - Dallas, 86-71 (at Dal)
02/01 - Dallas, 122-100 (at Dal)
03/24 - Dallas, 108-96 (at Den)
Game Notes
Note - Denver has won five straight and seven of the last eight meetings.
Note - Denver has won eight of the last 13 meetings.
Note - Dallas has won nine of the last 17 meetings.
Note - Denver has won 10 of 19 and 11 of the last 21 meetings.
Note - Dallas has won 19 of 30 and 25 of the last 37 meetings.
Note - Dallas has lost four straight and five of its last six at Denver.
Note - Dallas has lost six of nine and seven of its last 11 at Denver.
Note - Dallas has won eight of 15 and 10 of its last 18 at Denver.
Note - Denver has won two straight and three of its last four at Dallas.
Note - Denver has lost six of nine and 19 of its last 23 at Dallas.
Dallas last 13 games Denver last 13 games
04/08 - W vs. Utah, 130-101 04/05 - W at Minnesota, 110-87
04/10 - W vs. New Orleans, 100-92 04/08 - W vs. Oklahoma City, 122-112
04/12 - L at New Orleans, 92-102 04/09 - L at LA Lakers, 102-116
04/13 - W vs. Minnesota, 96-94 04/13 - W vs. Sacramento, 118-98
04/15 - W vs. Houston, 95-84 04/15 - L at Portland, 76-104
04/18 - W at San Antonio, 105-97 POFF 04/19 - W vs. New Orleans, 113-84 POFF
04/20 - L at San Antonio, 84-105 POFF 04/22 - W vs. New Orleans, 108-93 POFF
04/23 - W vs. San Antonio, 88-67 POFF 04/25 - L at New Orleans, 93-95 POFF
04/25 - W vs. San Antonio, 99-90 POFF 04/27 - W at New Orleans, 121-63 POFF
04/28 - W at San Antonio, 106-93 POFF 04/29 - W vs. New Orleans, 107-86 POFF
05/03 - L at Denver, 95-109 POFF 05/03 - W vs. Dallas, 109-95 POFF
05/05 - L at Denver, 105-117 POFF 05/05 - W vs. Dallas, 117-105 POFF
05/09 - L vs. Denver, 105-106 POFF 05/09 - W at Dallas, 106-105 POFF
Game Notes
Note - All statistics are regular season except where noted.
* - If necessary.

 

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Probable Starting Lineup: Denver at Dallas

Probable Starting Lineup: Denver at Dallas

Probable Starting Lineup: Denver at Dallas


Denver Dallas
Pos Player PPG RPG APG Pos Player PPG RPG APG
F Carmelo Anthony 24.9 6.0 4.6 F Josh Howard 15.4 4.6 1.3
F Kenyon Martin 10.3 5.9 2.6 F Dirk Nowitzki 24.0 9.8 2.6
C Nene Hilario 12.4 7.3 2.6 C Erick Dampier 6.4 6.9 0.8
G Dahntay Jones 7.3 2.1 0.3 G Antoine Wright 5.9 1.3 0.8
G Chauncey Billups 21.1 3.6 6.8 G Jason Kidd 10.3 5.6 5.5

Officials: Steve Javie, Marc Davis, Joe DeRosa

 

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Denver @ Dallas

Denver @ Dallas

Denver @ Dallas
Monday May 11
9:30 PM EDT

Dallas -1.0, Total 210.0





RECORD ANALYSIS:
Straight Up Against The Spread
Denver Home Away Total Home Away Total
Year to Date 5 - 0 2 - 1 7 - 1 5 - 0 3 - 0 8 - 0
Last 10 Games 5 - 0 2 - 1 7 - 1 5 - 0 3 - 0 9 - 0
Straight Up Against The Spread
Dallas Home Away Total Home Away Total
Year to Date 2 - 1 2 - 3 4 - 4 2 - 1 2 - 3 4 - 4
Last 10 Games 2 - 1 2 - 3 4 - 4 2 - 1 2 - 3 4 - 4

PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/09/09 Denver 106 @ Dallas 105 DAL -4.0 209.5 DEN/O
05/05/09 Dallas 105 @ Denver 117 DEN -7.0 208.0 DEN/O
05/03/09 Dallas 95 @ Denver 109 DEN -7.0 207.5 DEN/U
03/27/09 Denver 103 @ Dallas 101 DAL -3.5 205.5 DEN/U
01/13/09 Dallas 97 @ Denver 99 DEN -6.0 206.5 DAL/U
12/15/08 Denver 98 @ Dallas 88 DAL -2.5 210.0 DEN/U
11/07/08 Dallas 105 @ Denver 108 NA HOME 206.0 NA/O
03/27/08 Dallas 105 @ Denver 118 DEN -9.0 215.0 DEN/O
01/27/08 Denver 85 @ Dallas 90 DAL -11.0 208.0 DEN/U
12/06/07 Denver 122 @ Dallas 109 DAL -8.5 215.0 DEN/O


Denver Last 10 Games
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/09/09 DEN 106 @DAL 105 +4 209.5 W/O
05/05/09 DAL 105 @ DEN 117 -7.0 208.0 W/O
05/03/09 DAL 95 @ DEN 109 -7.0 207.5 W/U
04/29/09 NOR 86 @ DEN 107 -11.0 198.0 W/U
04/27/09 DEN 121 @NOR 63 +1.5 194.0 W/U
04/25/09 DEN 93 @ NOR 95 +4.5 196.0 W/U
04/22/09 NOR 93 @ DEN 108 -7.0 200.0 W/O
04/19/09 NOR 84 @ DEN 113 -7.0 195.5 W/O
04/15/09 DEN 76 @ POR 104 +8.5 199.0 L/U
04/13/09 SAC 98 @ DEN 118 -17.0 223.5 W/U


Denver Last 5 Home Games
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/05/09 DAL 105 @ DEN 117 -7.0 208.0 W/O
05/03/09 DAL 95 @ DEN 109 -7.0 207.5 W/U
04/29/09 NOR 86 @ DEN 107 -11.0 198.0 W/U
04/22/09 NOR 93 @ DEN 108 -7.0 200.0 W/O
04/19/09 NOR 84 @ DEN 113 -7.0 195.5 W/O
04/09/09 DEN 102 @ LAL 116 +8.5 211.0 L/U


Dallas Last 10 Games
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/09/09 DEN 106 @DAL 105 -4.0 209.5 L/O
05/05/09 DAL 105 @ DEN 117 +7 208.0 L/O
05/03/09 DAL 95 @ DEN 109 +7 207.5 L/U
04/28/09 DAL 106 @SAS 93 +5 188.0 W/O
04/25/09 SAS 90 @ DAL 99 -5.0 188.0 W/O
04/23/09 SAS 67 @ DAL 88 -4.5 190.0 W/U
04/20/09 DAL 84 @ SAS 105 +6.5 189.5 L/U
04/18/09 DAL 105 @SAS 97 +4 187.5 W/O
04/15/09 HOU 84 @ DAL 95 +1 189.5 W/U
04/13/09 MIN 94 @ DAL 96 -11.0 201.0 L/U


Dallas Last 5 Home Games
Date Matchup Line Total ATS Result
05/09/09 DEN 106 @ DAL 105 -4.0 209.5 L/O
04/25/09 SAS 90 @ DAL 99 -5.0 188.0 W/O
04/23/09 SAS 67 @ DAL 88 -4.5 190.0 W/U
04/15/09 HOU 84 @ DAL 95 +1 189.5 W/U
04/13/09 MIN 94 @ DAL 96 -11.0 201.0 L/U


Over / Under
Overall Home Away
Denver 9-11 7-4 2-7
Dallas 10-10 5-6 5-4

 

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Preview: Nuggets (54-28) at Mavericks (50-32)

Preview: Nuggets (54-28) at Mavericks (50-32)

Preview: Nuggets (54-28) at Mavericks (50-32)

Date: May 11, 2009 9:30 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) - Still grumpy about how Game 3 finished, and groggy from the practically sleepless night that followed, the Dallas Mavericks got together Sunday to watch some film.

Guess what clip coach Rick Carlisle didn't show?

Hint: It's one the league isn't proud of, either.

As much as they don't want to see the play, it's one they'll all remember: Antoine Wright bumping Carmelo Anthony in an obvious attempt to draw a foul, then bumping him again, yet failing to get rung up either time at the end of a game during which the officials had no trouble blowing their whistles. Anthony wound up swishing a 3-pointer with 1 second left, taking the Denver Nuggets from two points down to one point ahead and a commanding 3-0 lead in this second-round series.


``We're not going to get that last play back, so just by watching it doesn't do us any good,' Mavs star Dirk Nowitzki said.

Nowitzki and his teammates admittedly had trouble letting go of what happened. The difference in being down 2-1 and 3-0 is a big part of it, but so is the fact that two hours after the game ended NBA president Joel Litvin essentially said, ``Oops,' acknowledging that a foul should've been called.

``If I was the league, I wouldn't say that,' Nowitzki said. ``I don't think it makes anybody feel better. We don't get the last seven seconds back to kind of play it over again. More than anything, I think it made it worse.'

NBA spokesman Tim Frank said Sunday that the league was still reviewing the postgame scene on the court, when Dallas' Josh Howard and team owner Mark Cuban were among those visibly upset.

The Mavericks are in enough trouble already. No NBA team has overcome a 3-0 deficit and they're unlikely to be the first considering they're also 0-7 against the Nuggets this season. Denver also is the only team to win in Dallas since mid-February and the Nuggets have done it twice.

So perhaps the question going into Game 4 on Monday night isn't whether Denver will be headed to the conference finals for the first time since 1985, but ``When?'

Although the Nuggets have seen their margin of victory dip from 14 points to 12 to one, the key, of course, is that they're still winning.

In fact, knowing that Dallas has gotten closer each game should help keep Denver players from taking anything for granted.

``We're going to be aggressive and we're going to fight extremely hard,' said Chauncey Billups, the veteran point guard who is likely doing all he can to remind his younger teammates that this series isn't over. ``They're facing elimination. That's always the toughest game to win, especially in a sweep situation. They're going to fight really hard and do everything they can possibly do to keep their season alive.'

With the non-call still a hot topic, Billups brought up a point that could get overlooked: ``People fail to realize that you still have to make a tough shot. It was an unbelievable shot that Melo hit. So no matter what happens, that was an unbelievable shot.'

Denver coach George Karl said he would not have gone for a foul in that situation.

``It's a very difficult play for the defender to make,' he said. ``You don't know how hard to hit him. You don't know if the shooter is going to go up and take a 3. If we are going to take the foul, we definitely tell the referees. We try to tell all three of the referees. And then usually the defense is front of us at the end of the game, we yell ``foul, foul, foul.'

The Mavericks spent Sunday still crying foul, all right. But Nowitzki vowed that by a shootaround Monday morning ``everybody's spirits are going to be up.'

It's worth noting that Dallas has never been swept in a four-game series. And, this season, the Mavs have bounced back every time they've been counted out.

``These guys have met adversity with unity, with a collective will,' Carlisle said. ``It happened in November; we got off to a 2-7 start. It happened in January; we lost four games in a row and everybody said we wouldn't be a playoff team. It happened after we lost to Oklahoma City ... and it's obviously going to happen now. But, hey, that's what this is about. When it gets tough, you've got to stick together and keep fighting.'

 

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Trends - Denver at Dallas

Trends - Denver at Dallas

Trends - Denver at Dallas

ATS Trends

Denver

?Nuggets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Nuggets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Monday games.
?Nuggets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. win.
?Nuggets are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win.
?Nuggets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Nuggets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
?Nuggets are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest.
?Nuggets are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
?Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as a road underdog.
?Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as an underdog.
?Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games.
?Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
?Nuggets are 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games overall.
?Nuggets are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
?Nuggets are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games as a road underdog of 0.5-4.5.
?Nuggets are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 vs. Western Conference.
?Nuggets are 24-9 ATS in their last 33 vs. NBA Southwest.
?Nuggets are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Nuggets are 5-13 ATS in their last 18 playoff games as an underdog.


Dallas

?Mavericks are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games.
?Mavericks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5.
?Mavericks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite.
?Mavericks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite.
?Mavericks are 17-7 ATS in their last 24 games following a ATS loss.
?Mavericks are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games following a S.U. loss.
?Mavericks are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 playoff games as a favorite.
?Mavericks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Monday games.
?Mavericks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Conference Semifinals games.
?Mavericks are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 playoff games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
?Mavericks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Mavericks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. NBA Northwest.
?Mavericks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.


OU Trends

Denver

?Under is 7-1 in Nuggets last 8 playoff games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
?Under is 5-1 in Nuggets last 6 games as a road underdog of 0.5-4.5.
?Under is 5-1 in Nuggets last 6 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
?Under is 5-1 in Nuggets last 6 Monday games.
?Under is 17-4 in Nuggets last 21 playoff games as an underdog.
?Under is 8-2 in Nuggets last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
?Under is 11-3 in Nuggets last 14 games as an underdog.
?Under is 7-2 in Nuggets last 9 games as a road underdog.
?Under is 7-2 in Nuggets last 9 road games.
?Under is 19-7 in Nuggets last 26 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
?Over is 5-2 in Nuggets last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Over is 5-2 in Nuggets last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Under is 15-7 in Nuggets last 22 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.


Dallas

?Over is 4-0 in Mavericks last 4 games as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5.
?Over is 4-0 in Mavericks last 4 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
?Under is 8-1 in Mavericks last 9 Monday games.
?Under is 9-2 in Mavericks last 11 playoff games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
?Over is 17-4 in Mavericks last 21 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Over is 4-1 in Mavericks last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
?Over is 4-1 in Mavericks last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
?Over is 4-1 in Mavericks last 5 overall.
?Over is 4-1 in Mavericks last 5 vs. Western Conference.
?Over is 7-2 in Mavericks last 9 Conference Semifinals games.
?Under is 14-5 in Mavericks last 19 playoff games as a favorite.
?Over is 15-6 in Mavericks last 21 games as a home favorite.
?Over is 5-2 in Mavericks last 7 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
?Under is 9-4 in Mavericks last 13 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
?Over is 18-8 in Mavericks last 26 games as a favorite.


Head to Head

?Nuggets are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Dallas.
?Nuggets are 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
?Under is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in Dallas.
?Underdog is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

 

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Today's Refs - Denver at Dallas

Today's Refs - Denver at Dallas

Today's Refs - Denver at Dallas

Marc Davis - Profile
GeneralJersey Number 34 Avg. Home Score 100.2
Games Officiated 69 Avg. Road Score 96.0
Home Team ATS 36-31-2 Home Avg. Margin 4.2
Home Team W/L 44-25 Avg. Total Score 196.1
Over/Under vs. the TotalOverall 22-46
184.5 or less 3-4
185-194.5 8-12
195-204.5 6-9
205+ 5-21
Favorite or UnderdogSpread Home Fav Home Dog
0-4.5 9-9 4-4
5-9.5 16-6 3-4
10+ 4-6 0-2

Recent Games with DenverDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar DEN FG Opp FG Reb
04/19/09 NO W 113-84 W -6.5 O 195.5 22.5 38/75 29/78 49-35
02/10/09 @MIA W 99-82 W -1.5 U 205.0 15.5 41/81 32/73 35-37
01/20/09 SAC W 118-99 W -9 U 220.5 10.0 40/71 35/82 41-33
12/15/08 @DAL W 98-88 W 2.5 U 211.0 12.5 36/78 29/83 45-48
04/20/08 @LAL L 114-128 L 8.5 O 224.5 -5.5 43/96 46/92 47-45
04/01/08 PHO W 126-120 W -5 O 236.0 1.0 40/78 47/89 45-45
02/23/08 @MIL L 109-115 L -3.5 O 213.5 -9.5 38/86 40/92 40-53
01/15/08 @ATL L 93-104 L 3 U 209.0 -8.0 34/85 40/77 41-35
01/03/08 SA W 80-77 W -2.5 U 198.0 0.5 32/80 27/73 48-35
04/04/07 SAC W 120-115 L -8.5 O 214.5 -3.5 41/83 43/95 48-44
Recent Games with DallasDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar DAL FG Opp FG Reb
03/29/09 @CLE L 74-102 L 8.5 U 191.5 -19.5 29/80 40/94 43-53
01/25/09 @BOS L 100-124 L 9 O 192.5 -15.0 32/76 50/93 40-37
01/04/09 @MEM L 82-102 L -6 U 188.5 -26.0 32/76 39/82 34-43
12/15/08 DEN L 88-98 L -2.5 U 211.0 -12.5 29/83 36/78 48-45
11/18/08 @CHAR W 100-83 W -5.5 U 187.0 11.5 38/76 31/80 50-34
04/08/08 OKC W 99-83 L -18 U 204.0 -2.0 39/77 32/84 43-43
02/29/08 SAC W 115-106 P -9 O 202.5 0.0 46/94 39/83 49-43
02/11/08 @PHI L 76-84 L -3 U 187.0 -11.0 27/77 36/81 46-43
12/27/07 CLE L 81-88 L -7 U 193.5 -14.0 27/74 32/88 45-56
11/20/07 TOR W 105-99 L -8.5 O 197.0 -2.5 37/75 36/80 41-40

Joe DeRosa - Profile
GeneralJersey Number 14 Avg. Home Score 99.7
Games Officiated 69 Avg. Road Score 98.5
Home Team ATS 28-40-1 Home Avg. Margin 1.1
Home Team W/L 37-32 Avg. Total Score 198.2
Over/Under vs. the TotalOverall 31-38
184.5 or less 0-3
185-194.5 8-17
195-204.5 10-9
205+ 13-9
Favorite or UnderdogSpread Home Fav Home Dog
0-4.5 7-10 4-8
5-9.5 4-13 5-5
10+ 8-3 0-1

Recent Games with DenverDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar DEN FG Opp FG Reb
04/22/09 NO W 108-93 W -6.5 O 200.5 8.5 43/86 34/74 36-43
03/14/09 LAC W 107-94 W -12.5 U 207.0 0.5 36/78 30/77 56-30
02/20/09 @CHI L 99-116 L -1.5 O 209.0 -18.5 39/86 40/79 36-45
01/30/09 CHAR W 110-99 W -10 O 193.0 1.0 40/73 35/77 39-30
01/09/09 DET L 90-93 L -4.5 U 193.0 -7.5 30/72 31/73 38-46
12/15/08 @DAL W 98-88 W 2.5 U 211.0 12.5 36/78 29/83 45-48
11/23/08 CHI W 114-101 W -8.5 O 207.5 4.5 40/74 37/89 41-39
04/12/08 @UTA L 97-124 L 6 U 225.0 -21.0 35/73 50/87 36-44
03/16/08 OKC W 168-116 W -15.5 O 227.0 36.5 61/101 46/107 51-45
02/19/08 BOS W 124-118 W -1 O 208.0 5.0 41/80 44/99 45-47
Recent Games with DallasDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar DAL FG Opp FG Reb
03/20/09 @IND W 94-92 W 1.5 U 212.0 3.5 35/83 34/84 43-46
01/11/09 @SAC L 95-102 L -2.5 U 201.5 -9.5 39/86 41/81 40-40
12/15/08 DEN L 88-98 L -2.5 U 211.0 -12.5 29/83 36/78 48-45
11/16/08 @NY W 124-114 (OT) W -1.5 O 214.5 8.5 47/107 45/104 58-54
04/25/08 NO W 97-87 W -6 U 196.5 4.0 32/75 33/87 52-43
04/13/08 @OKC L 95-99 L -11.5 U 199.5 -15.5 36/89 36/88 47-46
03/14/08 IND W 116-97 W -14 P 213.0 5.0 47/81 34/89 44-39
12/01/07 @NO L 108-112 (OT) L -3 O 192.5 -7.0 39/90 38/87 45-46
11/24/07 @MIL L 95-97 L -3.5 U 201.5 -5.5 38/84 33/65 38-42
04/29/07 @GS L 99-103 L -3.5 U 206.0 -7.5 35/80 34/74 49-34

Steve Javie - Profile
GeneralJersey Number 29 Avg. Home Score 100.0
Games Officiated 70 Avg. Road Score 95.4
Home Team ATS 37-32-1 Home Avg. Margin 4.7
Home Team W/L 47-23 Avg. Total Score 195.4
Over/Under vs. the TotalOverall 31-39
184.5 or less 4-5
185-194.5 13-11
195-204.5 6-15
205+ 8-8
Favorite or UnderdogSpread Home Fav Home Dog
0-4.5 14-9 0-4
5-9.5 15-8 2-5
10+ 6-6 0-0

Recent Games with DenverDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar DEN FG Opp FG Reb
04/29/09 NO W 107-86 W -10 U 197.5 11.0 37/72 29/76 39-35
04/09/09 @LAL L 102-116 L 8.5 O 210.0 -5.5 36/81 37/87 46-51
02/25/09 ATL W 110-109 L -9.5 O 202.5 -8.5 39/77 40/80 43-34
02/06/09 @WAS W 124-103 W -8 O 206.0 13.0 49/87 35/82 43-38
02/04/08 @POR W 105-103 (OT) W 2 O 201.5 4.0 41/99 38/92 53-51
01/27/08 @DAL L 85-90 W 10.5 U 208.0 5.5 29/76 35/77 40-45
11/17/07 NY W 115-83 W -14 U 215.0 18.0 43/88 32/84 51-46
04/16/07 MIN W 122-107 W -13.5 O 219.5 1.5 42/84 43/90 44-37
03/30/07 @PHO L 108-125 L 8 O 224.0 -9.0 40/84 49/89 37-40
01/02/07 PHI L 97-108 L -7 P 205.0 -18.0 33/85 41/90 48-45
Recent Games with DallasDate vs. Score Line O/U Mar DAL FG Opp FG Reb
03/29/09 @CLE L 74-102 L 8.5 U 191.5 -19.5 29/80 40/94 43-53
02/20/09 @HOU L 86-93 L 4 U 196.5 -3.0 34/86 33/75 38-50
02/10/09 SAC W 118-100 W -10.5 O 212.5 7.5 47/85 35/79 47-28
01/04/09 @MEM L 82-102 L -6 U 188.5 -26.0 32/76 39/82 34-43
11/28/08 @LAL L 107-114 W 10.5 O 205.0 3.5 43/84 47/96 36-45
11/03/08 CLE L 81-100 L -4 U 194.5 -23.0 29/71 35/79 35-52
04/27/08 NO L 84-97 L -4.5 U 195.5 -17.5 32/89 38/76 47-42
04/10/08 UTA W 97-94 L -6 U 198.5 -3.0 33/74 37/80 35-41
03/20/08 BOS L 90-94 L -3.5 U 188.5 -7.5 33/84 30/87 51-49
01/27/08 DEN W 90-85 L -10.5 U 208.0 -5.5 35/77 29/76 45-40