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Rogers' 10* NBA TOP TOTAL TICKET >> 32-18-1 NBA Run!
(NBA) Brooklyn vs. Houston,
Total: 229.00 | -110.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 229.00 | -110.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 6-16 Brooklyn Nets travel to Houston to take on the 17-7 Rockets, who are on a six-game winning streak. The Nets last played Saturday night in San Antonio and dropped to 1-9 on the road this season with a 130-101 loss.
Brooklyn: The Nets continue to trudge on without PG Jeremy Lin (15.0 & 6.2 APG), who has been sidelined for 17 games with a left hamstring strain. It's been "one of those years" for the Nets this season, as they have missed 50 games due to injury this season. First-year Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson is trying to build a winning culture and found some positive in Saturday's drubbing. "They were running it down our throats," Atkinson told reporters. "But one thing that's great is seeing a team like that and watching how they move the ball and how they share the ball, how quick their decisions are. It was good for us as a coaching staff and good for our players to kind of feel what it's like. We hope one day we will try to imitate them." Frankly, I think he's delusional. The Nets rank last in points allowed (114.9 PPG) and opponents re shooting 47.1%, which ranks 28th of 30 teams.
Houston: The Rockets have made a habit of fast starts and pace the NBA in first-quarter scoring at 31.5 points per game, nearly a full point ahead of the Cavaliers who rank second averaging 30.8 points in the first quarter this season. Even on the second night of a back-to-back the Rockets found the energy to muster a 36-point first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, a surge strong enough to carry them through lulls in the second and third periods en route to a 109-87 home victory. Harden (27.8-7.6-11.6) leads a group of five double digits scorers (from 12.1-to-17.0 PPG) which score more points than any tgream not named Golden St, at 111.6 PPG 946.7% shooting ranks 3rd). The return of Patrick Beverley (7.7-5.5-4.5) has been huge, as his impact has always been greater than his numbers. He's the team's best perimeter defender and it's not by accident that the Rockets are 11-2 since he returned to the lineup.
The pick: The Nets not only limp in 1-9 on the road this season but also as losers of 11 of 13 overall, as well. Yes, they are an awful defensive team and the Rockets are one of the league's best scoring teams but the over/number is high enough here to make the Under a 10* play.
Brooklyn: The Nets continue to trudge on without PG Jeremy Lin (15.0 & 6.2 APG), who has been sidelined for 17 games with a left hamstring strain. It's been "one of those years" for the Nets this season, as they have missed 50 games due to injury this season. First-year Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson is trying to build a winning culture and found some positive in Saturday's drubbing. "They were running it down our throats," Atkinson told reporters. "But one thing that's great is seeing a team like that and watching how they move the ball and how they share the ball, how quick their decisions are. It was good for us as a coaching staff and good for our players to kind of feel what it's like. We hope one day we will try to imitate them." Frankly, I think he's delusional. The Nets rank last in points allowed (114.9 PPG) and opponents re shooting 47.1%, which ranks 28th of 30 teams.
Houston: The Rockets have made a habit of fast starts and pace the NBA in first-quarter scoring at 31.5 points per game, nearly a full point ahead of the Cavaliers who rank second averaging 30.8 points in the first quarter this season. Even on the second night of a back-to-back the Rockets found the energy to muster a 36-point first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, a surge strong enough to carry them through lulls in the second and third periods en route to a 109-87 home victory. Harden (27.8-7.6-11.6) leads a group of five double digits scorers (from 12.1-to-17.0 PPG) which score more points than any tgream not named Golden St, at 111.6 PPG 946.7% shooting ranks 3rd). The return of Patrick Beverley (7.7-5.5-4.5) has been huge, as his impact has always been greater than his numbers. He's the team's best perimeter defender and it's not by accident that the Rockets are 11-2 since he returned to the lineup.
The pick: The Nets not only limp in 1-9 on the road this season but also as losers of 11 of 13 overall, as well. Yes, they are an awful defensive team and the Rockets are one of the league's best scoring teams but the over/number is high enough here to make the Under a 10* play.
