Rockets vs Trail Blazer Odds
The Houston Rockets needed a win in Game 3, and they got it on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers. Now it’s time for one team to show it wants it more before heading back to Clutch City for Game 5.
The Houston Rockets needed a win in Game 3, and they got it on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers. Now it’s time for one team to show it wants it more before heading back to Clutch City for Game 5.
The media have been swirling like a pack of hungry sharks around the offensive discord of the Oklahoma City Thunder in this series. Is Russell Westbrook dissatisfied sharing the limelight with Kevin Durant? Is he too “me-first”? Has head coach Scott Brooks lost all conceptions of offensive game-planning?
After a promising performance in game 2 the Pacers were disappointing again on Thursday night losing game three and falling behind in the series, again.
The Boston Bruins look to take a third consecutive game from the Detroit Red Wings when the series continues at Joe Louis Arena on Thursday night. The Bruins claimed a shutout victory in Game 3 on Tuesday, bringing home a 3-0 win.
Wild Look to Even it Up – Host Avalanche in Pivotal Game 4 Thursday Night
The Minnesota Wild look to carry the momentum gained off a 1-0 overtime win in Game 3 when they try to hold serve and even their series with the Colorado Avalanche. The Wild looked good throughout Game 3 – they were clearly the better team.
Stars Look to Even It Up – Host Ducks in Game 4 Wednesday
The heat was turned up a notch between the Anaheim Ducks and the Dallas Stars as soon as the series shifted venues – the added heat helped the Dallas Stars get back in their opening round series with the Anaheim Ducks.
Bruins Look For Stranglehold in Cup Final
Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night was by far the least competitive game of the series so far – it was the only game that hasn’t needed extra time to determine a winner. The Chicago Blackhawks will be looking for a strong bounce back effort on Wednesday night when they try to even the Cup Final on the heels of a sound beating in Game 3 in every aspect of the game.
The Heat regained home court advantage in this series with their Game 3 blowout win in Indiana where they almost played a perfect first half scoring 70 points.
It is hard to believe that it was just over a week ago that the New York Rangers were celebrating a convincing Game 7 win against Washington and the optimism was palpable in the Big Apple.
A couple of weeks ago it seemed unimaginable that the Chicago Blackhawks could be outworked, outhustled and yes, even outclassed by any team in the NHL. But that’s precisely what is happening as the Detroit Red Wings prepare to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series with the Chicago Blackhawks.
For the Pittsburgh Penguins Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semi-final was “the one they let slip away” but for the Ottawa Senators it was a reward for all of the good work that they did in the first two games against the heavily favored Penguins.
The San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings get back at it Tuesday night after a thrilling Game 3 at the Shark Tank saw the home team win yet again in the series. The home teams have won all three games so far this series and both teams are undefeated at home in the postseason this year.
If the Indiana Pacers hold serve at home tonight in Game 4 of their Eastern semifinals series against the New York Knicks and go on to face Miami in the conference finals, they will have survived despite playing perhaps the worst stretch of NBA playoff history.
That gnashing of teeth you hear comes from the NBA offices in New York, where they are crunching numbers and figuring on lower TV revenue if the low-profile Memphis Grizzlies seal the deal in this series and take out Kevin Durant and the Thunder.
Larry Bird, who knows a thing or two about NBA playoff basketball, used to tell anyone who would listen that the key to winning a series is to get the job done in Game 4.
The Spurs beat the Warriors in Game 3 on the road and with the win they took back home court advantage in this series. The Warriors did not shoot the rock well in Game 3 and the big concern for them is the injury that Stephen Curry sustained in the game.