5/6 NBA San Antonio @ Phoenix 3:30est

[Spartacus]

The fans at US Airways Center will be treated to a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns when they take their seats on Sunday for Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-final series.

Oddsmakers currently have the Suns listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total is sitting at 201.

The Spurs advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a series-clinching 93-78 win over the Nuggets on Wednesday night in Game 5. The Spurs easily covered the 8-point spread at home, while the combined 171 points were well UNDER the posted total of 189.

Tim Duncan collected a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Michael Finley added a game-high 26 points.

The Suns eliminated the Lakers with a 119-110 win the last time out as 10.5-point favorites. The Suns failed to cover the spread, but the combined 229 points sailed OVER the posted total of 210.

Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 27 points and 16 boards, while Shawn Marion scored 26 points and nine rebounds in the win.

 

[Spartacus]

mid-afternoon

 

[H_T_]

wow. you guys know they're playing the Spurs, right? they won 58 games this year...

 

[blut wump]

Aww eeen

 

[gjohnson5]

man tracy McGrady and Houston choked hard last night...

The Suns wll get to the basket so I expect them to take it at home

Aww eeen

 

[Spartacus]

spartacus pullin' for the spurs

 

[blut wump]

Oh, dear. Bad start.

 

[gotmilk]

damn...how did I miss this one.

Atleast I made the series bet

 

[blut wump]

Time for a big push

 

[H_T_]

this ain't lookin' good for you guys...

 

[H_T_]

i figured it would be no further than a 2 possession game at the end. 4.5 makes it 3-4 possessions...

 

[H_T_]

hope for OT.

 

[blut wump]

At least someone won by 5.

At what point does one come to accept that one sucks at gambling?

 

[motodawg]

i think it was divine intervention i missed this one i would have bet the suns had i not been busy all day

 

[Spartacus]

pay attention to those spreads
not so much the number itself
but they clue you into the oddsmaker's thinking

 

[blut wump]

i think it was divine intervention i missed this one i would have bet the suns had i not been busy all day

Had I got to the machine 15 minutes earlier, I'd have gone a million on Buffalo instead.

 

[Spartacus]

Had I got to the machine 15 minutes earlier, I'd have gone a million on Buffalo instead.

I put that out there as I thought it was a high interest match and millioned it too