In Tuesday night’s NBA Playoffs betting matchups, it was all about the faves – none of the longshots managed to pull out a victory.
The Dallas Mavericks rolled over the Trail Blazers, the Celtics fended off the Knicks, and the Magic evened the series against the Hawks. With these series now relocating to the lower seeds’ home courts, let’s examine how last night’s games competed out.
In the single Western Conference game played Tuesday in basketball wagering, the Mavericks wagers played a tight competition vs the Portland Trail Blazers through three quarters. But in the 4th, the Blazers simply scored 17 points to the Mavs’ 28, top to a 101-89 win. Dirk Nowitzki closed the game out with 11 points for Dallas in the final minutes of the match, sealing it for the Dallas Mavericks and giving them the 2-0 series lead.
In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics took until the final seconds of the competition to put it away vs the Knicks. With yet another match winning shot (this time from Kevin Garnett), the Celtics went up and went on to win 96-93. Carmelo Anthony had 42 points for New York, however the loss of Chauncey Billups genuinely hurt the team, as Boston’s offense was more fluid. A 30-point third quarter put the match only out of attain.
The Orlando Magic got another big game out of Dwight Howard, and this time it was enough to beat the Atlanta Hawks at the online sportsbook. Howard scored 33 points and got 19 rebounds as the Magic went on to win 88-82, evening the series at one competition each. The Hawks had no real answer following being played better than 32-20 in the 2nd quarter and putting up merely 12 points in the third. With the next match in Atlanta, the Hawks will try to bounce back and take the lead in the series.
So far, the 2011 NBA Playoffs are coming out only as anticipated, with only a couple of exceptions in Los Angeles and San Antonio. Whilst some of the leading teams are not competing too as expected, such as Chicago, the leading seeds are still winning their games at home. Following a handful of more 2nd games tonight, almost all of the series will get over it to Game Three by Thursday night and this weekend, where the long shots will attempt to use home-court edge to accomplish some upsets.
