Thank You Eddie House

Who knew Heat's last game of the season, a 97-79 win over Toronto, would be one of the most important games of the season.  House had a career high 35 points and Jamaal Magloire went into double digits on the boards for the first time this year, and was three off from his career high with 19 total.  I guess it is a little easier to perform under pressure when you don't know it exists.  With Dallas being up 2-0 in the regular season match ups they had the tie breaker, so the Heats win vs. Raptors is what ended up giving Miami home court in these Finals.

NBA Finals Prop Bets

Date placed: May 29, 2011 5:49p	Single #215611726 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Moneyline 2011 NBA Finals- Dirk Nowitzki - Shooting Percentage in the Series Must Play in Game #1 for action. NBA.com is used for grading purposes. (1555) Under 48.5% -120 Tue@9:00p Competitor:(1554) Over 48.5% Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33

Date placed: May 28, 2011 8:20a	Single #215496947 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks - Where will the Series be decided? (1020) American Airlines Arena, Miami -150 Thu@9:00p Competitor:(1021) American Airlines Center, Dallas Risk US$ 20.00 to win US$ 13.33
Date placed: May 28, 2011 8:19a	Single #215496937 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks - Exact Series Result (1006) Dallas Mavericks 4-2 29/4 Thu@9:00p Competitor:(1000) Miami Heat 4-0 Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 72.50
Date placed: May 28, 2011 8:19a	Single #215496936 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks - Exact Series Result (1007) Dallas Mavericks 4-3 6/1 Thu@9:00p Competitor:(1000) Miami Heat 4-0 Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 60.00
Date placed: May 28, 2011 8:16a	Single #215496852 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Total Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks - Total Games in Series (1008) Over vs. (1009) Under Over 5½ (-225) Thu@9:00p Risk US$ 20.00 to win US$ 8.89
Date placed: May 28, 2011 8:11a	Single #215496799 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Total Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks - How Manny games in the series will go to overtime? (1022) Over vs. (1023) Under Over ½ (+215) Thu@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 21.50
Date placed: May 28, 2011 8:05a	Single #215496723 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total 2011 NBA Finals- Dirk Nowitzki - Average Points per Game in the Series Must Play in Game #1 for action. NBA.com is used for grading purposes. (1550) Over vs. (1551) Under Over 25½ (-115) Thu@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70
Date placed: May 28, 2011 8:05a	Single #215496705 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total 2011 NBA Finals- Chris Bosh - Average rebounds per game in series Must Play in Game #1 for action. NBA.com is used for grading purposes. (1546) Over vs. (1547) Under Under 8½ (-120) Thu@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 27, 2011 1:31p	Single #215447851 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Total NBA PLAYOFFS - CHAMPIONSHIP - Game #1 Best of Seven (2-3-2) (701) Dallas Mavericks vs. (702) Miami Heat Over 186 (-115) Tue@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70
Date placed: May 23, 2011 10:29a	Single #215201123 (Placed by Web) Basketball - Futures (Game) Moneyline Odds to win 2011 NBA Championship All wagers have action. (1052) Dallas Mavericks +200 Mon@9:00p Competitor:(1051) Chicago Bulls Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 20.00
Date placed: Apr 15, 2011 10:58a	Single #212073383 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Moneyline Odds to Win the 2011 NBA Finals MVP (The Bill Russell Trophy) All Wagers Have Action (1524) Field (Any Other Player) 35/1 Sat@1:00p Competitor:(1500) Amare Stoudemire (NYK) Risk US$ 2.00 to win US$ 70.00

NBA Finals Preview: Miami Heat v. Dallas Mavericks

Here we go, the NBA Finals. The Miami Heat versus the Dallas Mavericks. In a few weeks, either LeBron James or Dirk Nowitzki will no longer have the "never won a championship" tagline attached to his name.

I do want to first make brief mention of the conference finals that we just witnessed. I can't remember two five game series that were more competitive. Seemingly every game came down to the very end, and could have gone either way. While the series were both short, they were still quite entertaining.

Now, however, we move on to the main event. The Heat were expected to be here this year. They never quite reached the (insane) heights predicted by Jeff Van Gundy in the pre-season, but after a regular season filled with ups and downs they appear to be gelling at the right time. The Mavs, on the other hand, were thought to be an old team past its prime. However, looking at the stats, both contestants are quite worthy. They were two of only three teams that finished in the top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. And the Mavs final record (and point differential) are somewhat misleading; when Dirk was out for a stretch of games mid-season, they went 2-7. When their best player is on the floor, they are a wholly different team.

The Heat are facing a team whose offense is drastically different from the one they just shut down. Yes, both the Bulls and Mavericks rely on a single superstar. But Miami's strategy against Chicago, which consisted of doubling or strongly hedging on Derrick Rose pick-and-rolls, forming a wall whenever Rose tried to drive, and forcing Bulls role players to shoot jumpers, won't cut it against the Mavs. The Bulls run simple offense sets, don't have a bevy of good shooters, and rely on Rose getting to the rim and on their bigs crashing the offensive glass. The Mavs run complex, and well executed, sets and have hardly anyone that can take their man off the dribble. Their offense centers around Dirk, and pushing the opponent into making difficult choices. If Dirk gets the ball one-on-one, do you double and allow the Mavs' shooters to take open jumpers? Or do you let him go to work and take his almost indefensible fall away? Similarly, if he's involved in a pick-and-roll, does his man stick to him like glue, allowing the man with the ball an easy path to the hoop? Or do you hedge, thereby giving Dirk the small bit of space he needs to get off a jumper? These are not easy decisions.

The Heat, however, are well built to defend the Mavs. They have a host of players who can cover Dirk: Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem, Joel Anthony, and even LeBron James. None of these players can or will shut Dirk down. However, they should be able to make him work for his points. I expect the Heat to attempt to avoid predictability, and thereby change up defenders and whether or not to double team. Doubling against Dirk is extremely dangerous. He's a very good decision maker and will not force a shot that isn't there. (Did you see the Mavs completely light up the Lakers in the final game of their sweep?) But the Heat are extremely good at rotating out to the perimeter, and the long arms of their wings mean that they can bother a shot without being right in a man's face. The Mavs offense has unbelievable in the playoffs and Dallas will score their points. But they haven't faced a defense as good as Miami's. Gone are the days of hyper-efficiency and scoring in the 110s and 120s.

How about on the other end of the floor? The first issue when it comes to defending the Heat is figuring out what to do about LeBron and Wade. I expect Shawn Marion will be the primary defender on LeBron. He isn't quite the defender of Luol Deng, who forced LeBron into taking very difficult shots for much of the Chicago series. Also, the Mavs help defense, and ability to block off the paint, is nowhere close to as good as the Bulls. Tyson Chandler will be very important in this respect, and he absolutely needs to stay out of foul trouble. Dwayne Wade will probably be covered initially by Deshawn Stevenson. Once Stevenson finds his way to the bench, Jason Kidd will likely get the assignment. Kidd will cover Wade much like he covered Kobe Bryant; he'll allow him space, and try to goad him into shooting long two pointers. Wade, however, is much better than Kobe right now at getting to the rim. He struggled mightily against Chicago. His jumper wasn't falling (to be honest, it often isn't) and he wasn't able to get to the rim. He resorted to trying to draw fouls and shooting tough mid-range shots. Wade should find the Mavs defense preferable, though if Chandler can stay in the game, he'll be a real obstacle. Nowitzki will probably likely cover Bosh. The Mavs want Chandler (and Brendan Haywood) to stay near the rim. It's a matchup that Bosh should be looking forward to. And if he can get Dirk into foul trouble, it would be huge. Because the Mavs don't matchup all that well on an individual basis against the Heat (few do), they may double frequently and try to force the Heat role players, who are quite inferior to the likes of Jason Terry and Peja Stojakovic, to shoot jumpers.

The Mavs hidden weapon in this series could be their zone defense. They play zone more often, and with better results, than any other team in the NBA. They also utilize hybrid defenses that are difficult to categorize, mixing man and zone coverage. Using zone against Miami will allow Dallas to hide their inability to cover the Heat stars one-on-one, and may force the Heat into becoming a jump shooting team. LeBron James has hit some huge three point shots this post-season, but any opponent would still far prefer that he keeps taking those long range bombs than have him get into the lane. If the Mavs do go this route, Chris Bosh becomes extremely important. He'll be counted on to catch the ball around the foul line and either hit jumpers or facilitate the offense. The Heat will also need Wade and LeBron to resist the instinct to fall in love with their jump shots. Instead, they need to be patient, drive, move off the ball, and only shoot jumpers when are truly open looks.

Substitution patterns will be yet another chess match within this series. James Jones didn't see the floor at all against the Bulls, but should see some time here as his lack of rebounding isn't as much of an issue, and he could be lethal against a Dallas zone. Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem will continue to see increased minuted as well. Haslem will be asked to hit open jumpers and if Miller can hit his three pointers, despite his unusable thumbs, it would be a big lift.

Will the Mavs be able to get away with having J.J. Barea, Jason Terry and Peja on the floor at the same time? The spacing they provide is great, but will it make up for their defense and lack of size and bulk? Will Corey Brewer get some run so he can cover LeBron or Wade?

Finally, while the Heat will almost assuredly go without a point guard at times and use a lineup consisting of the Big Three plus Miller and Haslem, will they spend any time with a small lineup that has LeBron at the 4? The spacing from such a lineup, as well as having LeBron be the one that catches the ball at the foul line as the point-forward, would make it nearly impossible for Dallas to play zone.

I expect a great series. In the end, however, the Heat are a slightly better team and also have a slightly better matchup. Heat in 7.

ECF Prop Bets

0-4 -40

Date placed: May 20, 2011 4:02p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:16p	Single #214952087 (Placed by Web) Basketball - Futures (Game) Moneyline NBA EAST CONFERENCE FINALS SERIES PRICES Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Series is tied 1-1 (792) Chicago Bulls (Series Prices) +175 Sun@8:30p Final Scores Miami Heat (Series Prices) 4 Chicago Bulls (Series Prices) 1	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 17.50
Date placed: May 20, 2011 4:00p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:16p	Single #214951946 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Point Spread Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls - Alternative Series Price All Wagers Have Action (3510) Chicago Bulls +1½ (-115) Sun@8:30p Final Scores Miami Heat 4 Chicago Bulls 1	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70
Date placed: May 17, 2011 10:17a Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:16p	Single #214748199 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls - Exact Series Result All Wagers Have Action (3506) Chicago Bulls 4-1 19/4 Wed@8:30p Final Scores Miami Heat 4-0 0 Miami Heat 4-1 1 Miami Heat 4-2 0 Miami Heat 4-3 0 Chicago Bulls 4-0 0 Chicago Bulls 4-1 0 Chicago Bulls 4-2 0 Chicago Bulls 4-3 0	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 47.50
Date placed: May 17, 2011 10:17a Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:16p	Single #214748198 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls - Exact Series Result All Wagers Have Action (3507) Chicago Bulls 4-2 6/1 Wed@8:30p Final Scores Miami Heat 4-0 0 Miami Heat 4-1 1 Miami Heat 4-2 0 Miami Heat 4-3 0 Chicago Bulls 4-0 0 Chicago Bulls 4-1 0 Chicago Bulls 4-2 0 Chicago Bulls 4-3 0	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 60.00

5/26 Results

8-3 +77

Date placed: May 26, 2011 10:18p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:28p	Bodog Live #215428061 (Placed by Web) Live Spread (Bulls -8.5) Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls (3rd Quarter 3:36) "Heat +8.5" -117 Thu@12:00a	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.55
Date placed: May 26, 2011 9:19p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:28p	Bodog Live #215424979 (Placed by Web) Live Spread (Bulls -7) Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls (2nd Quarter 7:04) "Heat +7" -114 Thu@12:00a	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.77
Date placed: May 26, 2011 9:05p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:28p	Bodog Live #215424463 (Placed by Web) Live Moneyline Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls (29th Quarter 12:00) "Heat" +206 Thu@12:00a	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 20.00 to win US$ 41.20
Date placed: May 26, 2011 8:16p Date settled: May 26, 2011 9:47p	Bodog Live #215420817 (Placed by Web) Which player will record more rebounds in the First Half? Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls (1st Quarter 12:00) "[#5] C. Boozer -0.5 Reb" -115 Thu@12:00a	Outcome: Loss
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Date placed: May 26, 2011 1:08p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:18p	Single #215395702 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (MIA vs CHI) - Joakim Noah - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5550) Over vs. (5551) Under Over 20 (-120) Thu@8:30p Final Scores Over 0 Under 13	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 26, 2011 1:07p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:17p	Single #215395643 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (MIA vs CHI) - Chris Bosh - Total Points Must Play for Action. (5534) Over vs. (5535) Under Over 17½ (-120) Thu@8:30p Final Scores Over 20 Under 0	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 26, 2011 1:05p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:17p	Single #215395550 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (MIA vs CHI) - Dwyane Wade - Total Points Must Play for Action. (5528) Over vs. (5529) Under Under 24½ (-120) Thu@8:30p Final Scores Over 0 Under 21	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 26, 2011 1:04p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:18p	Single #215395469 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (MIA vs CHI) - Carlos Boozer - Total Points Must Play for Action. (5544) Over vs. (5545) Under Over 15½ (-130) Thu@8:30p Final Scores Over 0 Under 5	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 7.69
Date placed: May 26, 2011 11:09a Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:15p	Single #215387914 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Point Spread NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Miami leads the series 3-1 (519) Miami Heat +3 Thu@8:30p Final Scores Miami Heat 83 Chicago Bulls 80	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 9.09
Date placed: May 26, 2011 11:09a Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:15p	Single #215387913 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Moneyline NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Miami leads the series 3-1 (519) Miami Heat +140 Thu@8:30p Final Scores Miami Heat 83 Chicago Bulls 80	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 14.00
Date placed: May 25, 2011 11:19p Date settled: May 26, 2011 12:01a	Bodog Live #215376264 (Placed by Web) Live Spread (Mavericks +4.5) Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (4th Quarter 6:00) "Mavericks +4.5" -110 Wed@12:00a	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 9.09
Date placed: May 25, 2011 8:47p Date settled: May 26, 2011 11:15p	Single #215366926 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Total NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Miami leads the series 3-1 (519) Miami Heat vs. (520) Chicago Bulls Under 180 (-115) Thu@8:30p Final Scores Miami Heat 83 Chicago Bulls 80	Outcome: Win
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5/26 Bets

Date placed: May 26, 2011 1:08p	Single #215395702 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (MIA vs CHI) - Joakim Noah - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5550) Over vs. (5551) Under Over 20 (-120) Thu@8:30p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 26, 2011 1:07p	Single #215395643 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (MIA vs CHI) - Chris Bosh - Total Points Must Play for Action. (5534) Over vs. (5535) Under Over 17½ (-120) Thu@8:30p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 26, 2011 1:05p	Single #215395550 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (MIA vs CHI) - Dwyane Wade - Total Points Must Play for Action. (5528) Over vs. (5529) Under Under 24½ (-120) Thu@8:30p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 26, 2011 1:04p	Single #215395469 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (MIA vs CHI) - Carlos Boozer - Total Points Must Play for Action. (5544) Over vs. (5545) Under Over 15½ (-130) Thu@8:30p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 7.69
Date placed: May 26, 2011 11:09a	Single #215387914 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Point Spread NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Miami leads the series 3-1 (519) Miami Heat +3 Thu@8:30p Competitor:(520) Chicago Bulls Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 9.09
Date placed: May 26, 2011 11:09a	Single #215387913 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Moneyline NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Miami leads the series 3-1 (519) Miami Heat +140 Thu@8:30p Competitor:(520) Chicago Bulls Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 14.00
Date placed: May 25, 2011 8:47p	Single #215366926 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Total NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Miami leads the series 3-1 (519) Miami Heat vs. (520) Chicago Bulls Under 180 (-115) Thu@8:30p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70

5/25 and WCF Prop Results

6-6-1 +34.20

Date placed: May 25, 2011 11:19p Date settled: May 26, 2011 12:01a	Bodog Live #215376264 (Placed by Web) Live Spread (Mavericks +4.5) Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks (4th Quarter 6:00) "Mavericks +4.5" -110 Wed@12:00a	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 9.09
Date placed: May 25, 2011 8:49p Date settled: May 25, 2011 11:47p	Single #215367112 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Point Spread NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Dallas leads series 3-1 (518) Dallas Mavericks -6 (-120) Wed@9:00p Bought 0.5 points Final Scores Oklahoma City Thunder 96 Dallas Mavericks 100	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 25, 2011 8:49p Date settled: May 25, 2011 11:47p	2 Team Parlay #215367111 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Point Spread NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Dallas leads series 3-1 (518) Dallas Mavericks -6 (-120) Wed@9:00p Bought 0.5 points Final Scores Oklahoma City Thunder 96 Dallas Mavericks 100 Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Total NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Dallas leads series 3-1 (517) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (518) Dallas Mavericks Over 199 (-115) Wed@9:00p Final Scores Oklahoma City Thunder 96 Dallas Mavericks 100	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 24.28
Date placed: May 25, 2011 8:49p Date settled: May 25, 2011 11:47p	Single #215367110 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Total NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Dallas leads series 3-1 (517) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (518) Dallas Mavericks Over 199 (-115) Wed@9:00p Final Scores Oklahoma City Thunder 96 Dallas Mavericks 100	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70
Date placed: May 25, 2011 1:58p Date settled: May 25, 2011 11:50p	Single #215336480 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (OKC vs DAL) - Kevin Durant - Total Rebounds and Assists Must Play for Action. (5466) Over vs. (5467) Under Over 11 (-115) Wed@9:00p Final Scores Over 11 Under 0	Outcome: Push
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70
Date placed: May 25, 2011 1:57p Date settled: May 25, 2011 11:50p	Single #215336466 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (OKC vs DAL) - Kendrick Perkins - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5478) Over vs. (5479) Under Under 11½ (-135) Wed@9:00p Final Scores Over 0 Under 8	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 7.41
Date placed: May 17, 2011 3:46p Date settled: May 25, 2011 11:53p	Single #214764188 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks - Exact Series Result All Wagers Have Action (3206) Dallas Mavericks 4-1 13/4 Tue@9:00p Final Scores Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 4-2 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 4-3 0 Dallas Mavericks 4-0 0 Dallas Mavericks 4-1 1 Dallas Mavericks 4-2 0 Dallas Mavericks 4-3 0	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 32.50
Date placed: May 17, 2011 3:46p Date settled: May 25, 2011 11:53p	Single #214764187 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks - Exact Series Result All Wagers Have Action (3207) Dallas Mavericks 4-2 5/1 Tue@9:00p Final Scores Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 4-2 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 4-3 0 Dallas Mavericks 4-0 0 Dallas Mavericks 4-1 1 Dallas Mavericks 4-2 0 Dallas Mavericks 4-3 0	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 50.00
Date placed: May 17, 2011 1:57p Date settled: May 25, 2011 11:53p	Single #214758091 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Point Spread Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks - Alternative Series Price All Wagers Have Action (3210) Dallas Mavericks -1½ (+105) Tue@9:00p Final Scores Oklahoma City Thunder 1 Dallas Mavericks 4	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 10.50
Date placed: May 16, 2011 11:24a Date settled: May 26, 2011 12:03a	Single #214703030 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks - 2011 Western Conference Finals James Harden - Average Points per Game in the Series Must play in Game 1 of the series for action. (4006) Over vs. (4007) Under Over 12½ (-115) Mon@11:00p Final Scores Over 14 Under 0	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70
Date placed: May 05, 2011 2:18p Date settled: May 26, 2011 12:21a	Single #213847365 (Placed by Web) Basketball - Futures (Game) Moneyline Odds to win 2011 Western Conference All wagers have action. The team that wins the conference final in the playoffs will be graded the winner. (1051) Memphis Grizzlies 13/2 Thu@7:05p Final Scores Dallas Mavericks 1 Denver Nuggets 0 Golden State Warriors 0 Houston Rockets 0 Los Angeles Clippers 0 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Memphis Grizzlies 0 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 New Orleans Hornets 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 Phoenix Suns 0 Portland Trailblazers 0 Sacramento Kings 0 San Antonio Spurs 0 Utah Jazz 0	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 5.00 to win US$ 32.50
Date placed: May 05, 2011 2:18p Date settled: May 26, 2011 12:21a	Single #213847364 (Placed by Web) Basketball - Futures (Game) Moneyline Odds to win 2011 Western Conference All wagers have action. The team that wins the conference final in the playoffs will be graded the winner. (1045) Dallas Mavericks 8/5 Thu@7:05p Final Scores Dallas Mavericks 1 Denver Nuggets 0 Golden State Warriors 0 Houston Rockets 0 Los Angeles Clippers 0 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Memphis Grizzlies 0 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 New Orleans Hornets 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 Phoenix Suns 0 Portland Trailblazers 0 Sacramento Kings 0 San Antonio Spurs 0 Utah Jazz 0	Outcome: Win
Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 16.00
Date placed: Apr 12, 2011 12:58p Date settled: May 26, 2011 12:22a	Single #211842690 (Placed by Web) Basketball - Futures (Game) Moneyline Odds to win 2011 Western Conference All wagers have action. The team that wins the conference final in the playoffs will be graded the winner. (1056) Portland Trailblazers 25/1 Tue@10:00p Final Scores Dallas Mavericks 1 Denver Nuggets 0 Golden State Warriors 0 Houston Rockets 0 Los Angeles Clippers 0 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Memphis Grizzlies 0 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 New Orleans Hornets 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 Phoenix Suns 0 Portland Trailblazers 0 Sacramento Kings 0 San Antonio Spurs 0 Utah Jazz 0	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 5.00 to win US$ 125.00
Date placed: Mar 28, 2011 6:51p Date settled: May 26, 2011 12:22a	Single #210458157 (Placed by Web) Basketball - Futures (Game) Moneyline Odds to win 2011 Western Conference All wagers have action. The team that wins the conference final in the playoffs will be graded the winner. (1054) Oklahoma City Thunder 9/1 Mon@7:30p Final Scores Dallas Mavericks 1 Denver Nuggets 0 Golden State Warriors 0 Houston Rockets 0 Los Angeles Clippers 0 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Memphis Grizzlies 0 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 New Orleans Hornets 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 Phoenix Suns 0 Portland Trailblazers 0 Sacramento Kings 0 San Antonio Spurs 0 Utah Jazz 0	Outcome: Loss
Risk US$ 5.00 to win US$ 45.00

Match Ups Not Taken Advantage Of

Here are the players and how they matched up at the end of the 4th in last night's OKC vs. Dallas game.

Dallas - OKC

C: Chandler - C: Collison
PF: Dirk - PG: Maynor
SF: Marion - PG: Westbrook
PG: Kidd - SF: Durant
PG: Terry - SG: Harden

With 38 year old 6'4 Jason Kidd covering the the scoring title king, 6'9 22 year old Kevin Durant, why didn't OKC go to and abuse this match up every single time down the court? It is time to stop praising Durant for being so humble and start criticizing him for it. He needs to demand the ball.

And I was wrong on a whole lot of predictions so far in the playoffs, but did I not call this one almost perfectly?

5/25 Bets

Date placed: May 25, 2011 1:58p	Single #215336480 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (OKC vs DAL) - Kevin Durant - Total Rebounds and Assists Must Play for Action. (5466) Over vs. (5467) Under Over 11 (-115) Wed@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70
Date placed: May 25, 2011 1:57p	Single #215336466 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (OKC vs DAL) - Kendrick Perkins - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5478) Over vs. (5479) Under Under 11½ (-135) Wed@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 7.41

Lebron James' Other Skills

When people talk about how great Lebron James is they usually, as with most other superstars, only talk about how great he is at scoring.  They usually miss the two points that actually make him the greatest basketball player in the NBA right now:

1) Lebron has to be one of the top 3 or 4 decision makers in the NBA on the offensive side of the ball. And if you exclude point-guards, no one can touch his decision making skills. Counting assist totals, while impressive, does not do him justice. It is not only the passes he makes, but the shots that he does NOT attempt that make him so great. For his career, Lebron is a 48% shooter. You will seldom see Lebron force low percentage circus shots, something that almost every other star loves to do (see Kobe, Rose, Ellis, Wade, Westbrook, Melo etc.), or not make the right pass when double teamed. The only ones who can rival Lebron in this department are Chris Paul, Steve Nash, and Deron Williams. The closest non-pg to Lebron in this category is Dirk Nowitzki. It is no coincidence that Lebron and Dirk are going to see each other in the Finals. If basketball had hockey assists, then Dirk would be top 10 in the league. Both of these players make extremely hard shots easy, high percentage shots by using their strength (Lebron) and their length and unorthodox shot (Nowtizki). Most other 'superstars' are considered superstars because they can make a circus shot at a higher rate then anybody else. It is good to be able to make those shots, but is not something that should be relied upon at all times (again, see Kobe, Rose, Melo, Ellis, etc).

2) This point is not so much underrated, as he is on the 1st all defensive team, but it is still not talked about enough.  This is the reason Rose, and countless others, are not even close to being in the same class as Lebron is.  At the end of a close game you can throw Lebron at the other team's best scorer every single time. Literally. There are maybe only 2 or 3 players (Howard, Bynum, ?) in all of the NBA he can not cover, and both of those players are not getting the ball in crunch time anyway. He showed last night he can cover one of, and perhaps the single, quickest players in the NBA, and he has the height and strength to bang with almost every big in the league. Although Bosh might be able to play good defense on Nowtizki due to Bosh's height/length and Nowitzki's non-physical style, it will be very interesting to see what happens if and when Lebron is asked to cover Dirk. I will not be surprised if Lebron is on Dirk in almost all close and late 4th quarter situations, especially considering Dallas does not have a great offensive minded wing player on the team.

LeBron James Shuts Down Derrick Rose and Related News...

The Chicago Bulls were a basket away last night from tying their series against the Miami Heat at 2 apiece and reclaiming home court advantage. Instead, Miami pulled the game out in overtime and is now in command with a 3-1 lead. Some thoughts:

• Watching LeBron James and Derrick Rose play against each over a span of four times has illustrated the still wide chasm that exists between the two. LeBron is a more efficient scorer, an exponentially better defender, and at least Rose's equal as a passer. And for all the talk about Derrick Rose taking over in the fourth quarter, he has shot under 25% in the final period in this series. LeBron, meanwhile, has taken over late in games. After Game 1, there was a knee-jerk reaction from a bunch of columnists proclaiming that Rose was the best player in the NBA. I don't hear anyone saying that now.
  
• Interesting switch by Erik Spoelstra to put LeBron on Rose in the 4th quarter. LeBron's defense was impressive, staying in front of the MVP while also getting a hand in Rose's face if he attempted a step back jumper. After the switch, Tom Thibodeau decided to go away from the pick-and-roll and had Rose isolate and go one-on-one. It didn't pay off. What I don't get is why, when Mike Bibby is covering Rose, Thibs continues to force the pick-and-roll? By sending over Boozer or Noah, the Bulls continually invite a double-team. If you're going to go away from that strategy with LeBron covering Rose, why not do the same thing when the slower-footed Bibby is the one playing defense? Or, conversely, if you don't think isolation is a good tactic against Bibby, what would make you think that it would work against LeBron?
  
• Omer Asik was missed. Joakim Noah looked great to start the third quarter, but with his non-stop energy he quickly became tired, but couldn't get his normal rest.
  
• Good to see Mike Miller finally getting some rhythm. Pretty crazy he can even shoot this well with his fingers all taped up.
• How many travels are going to be allowed during this post-season? LeBron had more than one clear violation, and Rose was a culprit as well. On the other hand, the late fourth quarter charge on LeBron was also a poor call; the refs appeared to believe he used his arm to clear Brewer out, but he did not.
  
• Rose continues to struggle to hit shots, but wow, those two dunks he had in succession in the second quarter were something to behold. Do you realize the guy is only 6'3? He's barely taller than Jason Terry.
• On a related note, the Bulls need to find a way to get out in transition more, especially in the fourth quarter. It's easier said than done, as the Heat have been very good at getting back on defense. But Rose has so far only been able to get to the rim when he catches the ball on the move and attacks the Heat defense before it is set.
  
• During the 4th quarter and overtime, the Heat finally went to the lineup that was supposed to be their crunchtime quintet all year: LeBron, Wade, Miller, Bosh, Haslem. Even while Miller and Haslem have been working themselves back into the rotation, Spoelstra had been slow to throw this unit onto the floor. We'll see if he keeps going to it as we go forward.
• Is Dwayne Wade hurt? He hasn't looked good at all the last two games. When Deng was on him for a short stretch, he was able to use his quickness to get to the hole with ease, but Bogans and Brewer kept him bottled up. Wade repeatedly tried to draw fouls with pump fakes and, when that didn't work, threw up off-balance mid-range jumpers.
• Mike Miller: +36 in 26 minutes. Sheesh.
• With Miller and Haslem getting increased minutes, the Bulls rebounding advantage has shrunk. The Heat basically played the Bulls even on the glass (42 for the Bulls, 41 for the Heat; 10 offensive boards for the Bulls, 8 for the Heat).
• Is Noah the best 7'0 passer in the league2? 6 assists for the second game in a row. And he has successfully run more than one fast break.
  
• The Heat are LeBron James' team. Sorry Dwayne Wade, but the transformation appears to be complete. Spoelstra has made a clear decision that he wants the ball in the hands of James, not Wade, late in the game.
  
• The Heat cannot let their guard down. With two games left in Chicago, the series could still quickly become a slugfest should Chicago hold serve at home and then come out fighting in Game 6.
  

Open Bets

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Date placed: May 17, 2011 3:46p	Single #214764188 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks - Exact Series Result All Wagers Have Action (3206) Dallas Mavericks 4-1 13/4 Tue@9:00p Competitor:(3201) Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0 Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 32.50
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Date placed: May 17, 2011 10:17a	Single #214748199 (Placed by Web) NBA Team Props (Prop) Moneyline Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls - Exact Series Result All Wagers Have Action (3506) Chicago Bulls 4-1 19/4 Wed@8:30p Competitor:(3501) Miami Heat 4-0 Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 47.50
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5/23 Results

6-5-1 -8.31

Date placed: May 23, 2011 10:25p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:18a	Bodog Live #215245463 (Placed by Web) Which player will score more points in the Second Half? Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder (3rd Quarter 12:00) "[#35] K. Durant ev Pts" -120 Mon@12:00a	Outcome: Loss
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 10:25p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:18a	Bodog Live #215245462 (Placed by Web) Which player will record more rebounds in the Second Half? Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder (3rd Quarter 12:00) "[#6] T. Chandler + Reb" -130 Mon@12:00a	Outcome: Win
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 10:25p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:18a	Bodog Live #215245461 (Placed by Web) Which player will record more assists in the Second Half? Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder (3rd Quarter 12:00) "[#2] J. Kidd +" -135 Mon@12:00a	Outcome: No Action
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 9:26p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:21a	Bodog Live #215242411 (Placed by Web) Live Spread (Thunder -9) Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder (1st Quarter 3:27) "Mavericks +9" -110 Mon@12:00a	Outcome: Win
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 8:55p Date settled: May 23, 2011 10:13p	Bodog Live #215240035 (Placed by Web) Which player will record more rebounds in the First Half? Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder (1st Quarter 12:00) "[#6] T. Chandler -0.5 Reb" -158 Mon@12:00a	Outcome: Loss
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 8:55p Date settled: May 23, 2011 10:13p	Bodog Live #215240034 (Placed by Web) Which player will record more assists in the First Half? Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder (1st Quarter 12:00) "[#2] J. Kidd -0.5" -145 Mon@12:00a	Outcome: Loss
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 1:09p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:15a	Single #215206083 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (DAL vs OKC) - Tyson Chandler - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5358) Over vs. (5359) Under Over 18½ (-120) Mon@9:00p Final Scores Over 0 Under 13	Outcome: Loss
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 1:08p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:16a	Single #215206000 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (DAL vs OKC) - Serge Ibaka - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5374) Over vs. (5375) Under Under 16½ (-110) Mon@9:00p Final Scores Over 28 Under 0	Outcome: Loss
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 1:07p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:16a	Single #215205949 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (DAL vs OKC) - Kendrick Perkins - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5378) Over vs. (5379) Under Under 11½ (-120) Mon@9:00p Final Scores Over 0 Under 9	Outcome: Win
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Date placed: May 23, 2011 1:02p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:16a	Single #215205737 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (DAL vs OKC) - Kevin Durant - Total Rebounds, Assists, and Blocks Must Play for Action. (5368) Over vs. (5369) Under Over 11½ (-115) Mon@9:00p Final Scores Over 20 Under 0	Outcome: Win
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Date placed: May 22, 2011 5:48p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:09a	Single #215171733 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Total NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Dallas leads series 2-1 (513) Dallas Mavericks vs. (514) Oklahoma City Thunder Over 195 (-115) Mon@9:00p Final Scores Dallas Mavericks 112 Oklahoma City Thunder 105	Outcome: Win
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Date placed: May 22, 2011 5:48p Date settled: May 24, 2011 12:09a	Single #215171707 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Point Spread NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Dallas leads series 2-1 (513) Dallas Mavericks +4 Mon@9:00p Final Scores Dallas Mavericks 112 Oklahoma City Thunder 105	Outcome: Win
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5/23 Bets

Date placed: May 22, 2011 5:48p	Single #215171733 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Total NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Dallas leads series 2-1 (513) Dallas Mavericks vs. (514) Oklahoma City Thunder Over 195 (-115) Mon@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70
Date placed: May 22, 2011 5:48p	Single #215171707 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Point Spread NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Dallas leads series 2-1 (513) Dallas Mavericks +4 Mon@9:00p Competitor:(514) Oklahoma City Thunder Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 9.09

Date placed: May 23, 2011 1:09p	Single #215206083 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (DAL vs OKC) - Tyson Chandler - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5358) Over vs. (5359) Under Over 18½ (-120) Mon@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 23, 2011 1:08p	Single #215206000 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (DAL vs OKC) - Serge Ibaka - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5374) Over vs. (5375) Under Under 16½ (-110) Mon@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 9.09
Date placed: May 23, 2011 1:07p	Single #215205949 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (DAL vs OKC) - Kendrick Perkins - Total Points and Rebounds Must Play for Action. (5378) Over vs. (5379) Under Under 11½ (-120) Mon@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.33
Date placed: May 23, 2011 1:02p	Single #215205737 (Placed by Web) NBA Player Props (Prop) Total (DAL vs OKC) - Kevin Durant - Total Rebounds, Assists, and Blocks Must Play for Action. (5368) Over vs. (5369) Under Over 11½ (-115) Mon@9:00p Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 8.70

5/21-5/22 Bets

0-2-1 -20

Date placed: May 21, 2011 10:20p Date settled: May 21, 2011 11:51p	Bodog Live #215116695 (Placed by Web) Which player will record more assists in the Second Half? Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder (3rd Quarter 12:00) "[#2] J. Kidd -1" -125 Sat@12:00a	Outcome: No Action
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Date placed: May 20, 2011 10:44a Date settled: May 21, 2011 11:45p	Single #214937267 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Total NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Series is tied 1-1 (509) Dallas Mavericks vs. (510) Oklahoma City Thunder Over 202 (-105) Sat@9:00p Final Scores Dallas Mavericks 93 Oklahoma City Thunder 87	Outcome: Loss
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Date placed: May 20, 2011 10:44a Date settled: May 22, 2011 11:03p	Single #214937258 (Placed by Web) Basketball - NBA Lines (Game) Point Spread NBA PLAYOFFS - CONFERENCE FINALS Best of Seven (2-2-1-1-1) Series is tied 1-1 (511) Chicago Bulls +5 Sun@8:30p Final Scores Chicago Bulls 85 Miami Heat 96	Outcome: Loss
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