Rockets vs Trail Blazer Odds
The Portland Trail Blazers have shocked the Houston Rockets early in Round 1. Portland leads 2-0, but the Rockets are now the ones playing as underdogs in a pivotal Game 3.
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The Portland Trail Blazers have shocked the Houston Rockets early in Round 1. Portland leads 2-0, but the Rockets are now the ones playing as underdogs in a pivotal Game 3.
The Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Bobcats is one that comprises two different narratives for two very different franchises.
If you’re looking for an entertaining NBA playoff series, look no further than the Western Conference quarterfinals matchup between the fourth-seeded Houston Rockets and the fifth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers.
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The Portland Trail Blazers won their 50th game of the NBA season on April 6 against the New Orleans Pelicans, earning them a playoff berth for the first time since 2011.
The Portland Trail Blazers have gone through multiple phases throughout the 2013-14 NBA season. They started hot, got ice cold and have now won four straight in their chase toward home-court advantage.
The time has come for two teams to face off in the 2014 NIT championship. The game won’t get nearly the same coverage as the NCAA Tournament Final Four, but don’t tell that to the No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers and the No. 1 South Methodist Mustangs.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Florida State Seminoles, both No. 1 seeds in the 2014 NIT, have had the luxury of home-court advantage through the first three rounds of the tournament.
The Chicago Bulls have been one of the best teams in the NBA following the All-Star break, and the Boston Celtics—a team that once looked like a contender for home-court advantage in a historically bad Eastern Conference—are now 12th out East.
No team in the NBA needs a win as badly as the Portland Trail Blazers. Having lost eight of itheir last 11 games, the Blazers enter this matchup with the Atlanta Hawks as the fifth seed out West.
Lost in the glitz and glamour of the NCAA Tournament is the fact that there have been some very good games in the 2014 NIT. The third-seeded Clemson Tigers are coming off of a dramatic one-point win (50-49) over the No. 2 Illinois Fighting Illini, while the fifth-seeded Belmont Bruins are coming off of a solid 82-71 win over No. 8 Robert Morris.
The Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of their worst struggle of the season, but they have two things in their favor at this juncture: They’re coming off of a near-comeback win against the Miami Heat and they have the Orlando Magic up next—a franchise that wants nothing more than to tank and earn a top pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
With the NCAA Tournament taking a short hiatus before the Sweet 16 tips off Thursday, all eyes should be on the NIT. On Tuesday, the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles will face off against the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a trip to New York City on the line. The Winner will head to Maddison Square Garden for the Final Four in April.
The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat have been two of the best teams in the NBA throughout the 2013-14 season, but entering Monday’s faceoff, the two are struggling mightily with the playoffs around the corner.
The Baylor Bears entered their matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers as one team with momentum against another. The Cornhuskers were hungry for an NCAA Tournament victory, as their last appearance was in 1998.
The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines put together a strong performance in their second-round matchup against No. 15 Wofford, winning 57-40, and their prize is a matchup with the No. 7 Texas Longhorns in Round 3.