Bulls Miami, Game one spread

[chibob]

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Bulls -1.5

slam dunk

[whodi]

Usually if the road team is going to steal a game it's game 1 not 2.

[Romanowski]

think bulls win game one, lose series in 6

[whodi]

So the Bulls bet the Heat 3-0. 2 wins by 1 point with 1 game winning shot by the bulls and a game winning shot missed by Miami and LJ didn't play in one of the games and the biggest lost was I think 3-4 points. This is not even close to the same Heat team the bulls have played. Heat win series 4-1 IMO 4-2 tops.

[profman]

think this series goes seven. bulls in seven.

[cook county capper]

Originally Posted by whodi

So the Bulls bet the Heat 3-0. 2 wins by 1 point with 1 game winning shot by the bulls and a game winning shot missed by Miami and LJ didn't play in one of the games and the biggest lost was I think 3-4 points. This is not even close to the same Heat team the bulls have played. Heat win series 4-1 IMO 4-2 tops.

You can also write it this way.


The Bulls bet the Heat 3-0. 2 wins by 1 point with 1 game winning shot by the bulls. The Bulls have found ways to close out teams this season, while the Heat haven't found a way to put the Bulls away, blowing a 9 point halftime lead at home in their last regular season match-up. This is not even close to the same Bulls team the Heat have played. When you've lost only 5 games since 3/6, I'd say you are an even better team than before. I cannot see the Heat beating us 4 times in 2 weeks. Bulls win series 4-3.

You really think the Heat will win 2-3 games in Chicago?
That's a strong opinion. Very Strong.

[chibob]

Or, one might add in the two games in Chicago, the Bulls won by 3 and by 4.

Seems Thibs can make some nice second half adjustments. In the 3 games, the Bulls outscored the NBA Chumps by 28 pts in the 3rd quarter, 7, 13 and 8

If the team that won game 6 in Atlanta shows up for Miami, get the Kleenix ready

[xxxFTWxxx]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

think bulls win game one, lose series in 6

agree with this

thats what the lines say too. don't remember ever seeing a team that was favored this big in a series that didn't have home court.. but still an underdog in the first game?

you would think if the heat are that big of a fav for series that means they are expected to win some road games and would start off at least a small favorite on the road. i guess oddsmakers see chicago coming out winning 1st game and then heat taking game 2 and all their home games

[xxxFTWxxx]

so after chicago wins game 1 you better believe heat will be a few point favorite game 2. heat will prob be fav game 2 regardless

[sundance]

James crys once again Da Bulls in 7 .

[Dr. Jack]

I'll go the other way. I think Miami has to win game one or Chicago's mental edge just goes through the roof. With the Bulls sweeping the series and thinking they own Miami, a game one win would just add to that.

Think Miami has to find away to win game one.

As far as the line - I don't think Miami is a big favorite in game two unless they blow out the Bulls in game one (don't think it will happen).

It worries me that Bulls still not getting respect, considering they No. 1 seed.

On the other hand, the Bulls faced arguably the two worst teams in the playoffs (Pacers & Hawks) and struggled which surprised me.

Think Miami in game one

[sundance]

Good Luck Doc it s/b a great series as for the Bulls struggles in prior series they were just sleep walking thru ithem. Miami is the team they been waiting for to show Lebron that he made a mistake not signing with them. Hopefully this is a start to fill our left hand up with rings.

[chibob]

If Miami blows out Bulls in game one, past oddsmakers performance would make Bulls at least a half point bigger fav in game 2.

Spread now -2

The two worst teams in the playoffs, maybe, but one of them beat Orlando (who many had beating the Bulls in round 2). IMO, Boston was over rated. I don't care what they did in past years, but in the last 3 weeks of the regular season, money time, they lost 5 games to playoff teams..Memphis, Indiana, Atlanta Bulls and Miami. Harly worth breaking out the tissue paper for.

Lets not forget that Rose had 2 sprains in the first 2 rounds and Boozer had an injured toe which is now way better than it was earlier.

Bulls in 5 @ better than 10-1 looks juicey to me

[Romanowski]

no way bulls win this series, dont care if it takes 7, no chance for bulls

gl

[Dr. Jack]

Boston was definitely overrated. They were coming off a sweep of the Knicks where they were seconds from being 0-2. But Miami knew Boston is the team they said they couldn't get past.

I do think it's going to be a good series and wouldn't surprise me if it went 6 or 7. I would be shocked if Bulls won in 5 chibob. Save the $

Atlanta did step up and I thought myself that Orlando would have knocked off Chicago. Atlanta I thought was a pretty weak team but they deserve some credit.

The thing that I think Chicago fans should be concerned with is that all of the things that were said about them being a regular season team seemed to come true in early rounds. I know regular season means squat but the Pacers were not even a .500 team.

Anyway agree with sundance - think Bulls did do some sleep walking and got what they wanted in facing Miami. Lets see how Mr Boozer performs in this series, I think that matchup is huge.

I have all the respect for D Rose and slowing him down will be a challenge.

All the pressure on Miami. They win and they were supposed to. They lose and "we told you so". Chicago has nothing to lose. Should be fun