Wiz's prognosis

[mickey]

I posted in my Bases thread that i recommend in the Laker game to play the "under",in which it cashed.. Tonight i recommend a play on a side (ML).

Orlando at Cleveland


Cleveland: It’s no secret that James is the focus of this team, and the Cavs will likely go as far as he takes them, but its not all LeBron this year, as he has a few guys that can really help out. I think its key that Mo Williams and Delonte West both have strong series for the Cavs, as the two have combined to score 28 points a game this postseason. It will be interesting to see how Zydrunas Ilgauskas handles Howard, and most importantly will he be able to stay out of foul trouble. Besides getting good play from Anderson Varejao, the Cavs are going to need very good bench play out of Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, and Daniel Gibson. Either way the Cavs have one of the best players in the world in James, and he alone can carry this team to the NBA Finals, but if he is off so likely will be the Cavs.


Orlando: I think everyone would be surprised, if the Magic don’t make a series out of this, and the big reason for that is they have arguably the most dominant big man in the game in Dwight Howard. The big man comes in averaging nearly 20 points a game, nearly 17 rebounds, and almost 3 blocks a game, and he has to continue to put up these type of numbers if the Magic are going to win this series. Rashard Lewis has also had a very good postseason, averaging 20 points per game, and they will need his scoring in this series. Besides the big two of Howard and Lewis, the Magic are going to need guys like Hedo Turkoglu and Rafer Alston to play solid throughout this series. That leaves key role players like Courtney Lee, Michael Pietrus, and J.J. Redick, and while they all don’t need to have a big series, its likely one of these guys will have to step up in every game for the Magic to win. Finally the main focus is on defense for this team, and I think they key for them is making LeBron James into a jump shooter only, as you can’t let him get easy looks inside. The Magic definitely have the talent to win this series, its just a matter of execution and LeBron James not scoring 50 points every night.

The Wiz's prognosis: I think the Cavs are going to win this game, but I think it is going to be much closer than the oddsmakers are predicting. I have a pretty good feeling the Cavs are going to come out a little rusty in game 1, and if they fall two far behind early, the Magic could steal this game and home court advantage.

recommend: Take the lumber with the Magic+9 (too many points here)
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[agent318]

agree mickey.

[the-moon]

Good analysis...I am on Orlando for tonight. GL Mickey!

[mickey]

Originally Posted by the-moon

Good analysis...I am on Orlando for tonight. GL Mickey!

thnx TM,Cleveland is much more rested than Orlando, and that can be very helpful in this series. However, lack of serious matches in the last month could hurt their form, and Orlando has a very good chance to exploit that.

[the-moon]

Any thought on the total???

[mickey]

cash It..