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Rogers' 10* NBA Total DOMINATION >>> 36-22-1 NBA Run!
(NBA) Brooklyn vs. Philadelphia,
Total: 215.50 | -110.00 Over
Result: Win
Total: 215.50 | -110.00 Over
Result: Win
The set-up: The 7-18 Brooklyn Nets are in Philadelphia tonight to take on the 6-20 Sixers, as the two worst teams in the Eastern Conference square off for the first time this season. The Nets have dropped three of four, as well as their last eight on the road, while the 76ers have lost 10 of 12 overall and their last eight at home.
Brooklyn: The Nets fell in Orlando on Friday night, 118-111, despite 22 points from Brook Lopez (20.2 & 5.3) and 17 from Jeremy Lin. Lin (14.6 & 5.9 APG) was playing in only his seventh game of the season, and his second since Nov. 2, after missing 17 games because of a strained hamstring and another with back tightness. Sean Kilpatrick (16.2) and Bojan Bogdanovic (15.2) have also been steady scorers for the Nets but the real issue lies on the defensive end of the court, as the Nets allow a league-worst 114.6 PPG.
Philadelphia: The 76ers are tied with Dallas for the NBA's worst record but as most know, have stockpiled young talent in recent drafts but without much luck. Joel Embiid, the third overall pick in 2014, has finally established himself after missing two seasons following two foot surgeries, as he leads the 76ers, and NBA rookies, in scoring (17.5), rebounding (7.3) and blocked shots (2.5). In the meantime, Jahil Okafor, the third overall pick in 2015, is scoring at an 11.7 point-per-game clip in 22 games.
Then there is Nerlens Noel (the 6th pick of the 2013 draft), who underwent minor knee surgery late in October and missed the first 23 games. He's played just 18 minutes in two games with 10 points and five rebounds. "I just want to be on the court playing basketball," Noel said after the 100-89 loss. "I don't really care who I'm playing with. I'm not an eight-minute player, so I don't know what that's about."So I don't care where. ... I think I'm too good to be playing eight minutes. ... That's crazy. Need to figure this (crap) out." Of course, we can't forget Ben Simmons, the last draft's No. 1 pick, who is what else, hurt.
The pick: The teams split four meetings last season with the home team winning each time. That could be the story in this year's series as well but in this one, I say The Under is a 10* play.
Brooklyn: The Nets fell in Orlando on Friday night, 118-111, despite 22 points from Brook Lopez (20.2 & 5.3) and 17 from Jeremy Lin. Lin (14.6 & 5.9 APG) was playing in only his seventh game of the season, and his second since Nov. 2, after missing 17 games because of a strained hamstring and another with back tightness. Sean Kilpatrick (16.2) and Bojan Bogdanovic (15.2) have also been steady scorers for the Nets but the real issue lies on the defensive end of the court, as the Nets allow a league-worst 114.6 PPG.
Philadelphia: The 76ers are tied with Dallas for the NBA's worst record but as most know, have stockpiled young talent in recent drafts but without much luck. Joel Embiid, the third overall pick in 2014, has finally established himself after missing two seasons following two foot surgeries, as he leads the 76ers, and NBA rookies, in scoring (17.5), rebounding (7.3) and blocked shots (2.5). In the meantime, Jahil Okafor, the third overall pick in 2015, is scoring at an 11.7 point-per-game clip in 22 games.
Then there is Nerlens Noel (the 6th pick of the 2013 draft), who underwent minor knee surgery late in October and missed the first 23 games. He's played just 18 minutes in two games with 10 points and five rebounds. "I just want to be on the court playing basketball," Noel said after the 100-89 loss. "I don't really care who I'm playing with. I'm not an eight-minute player, so I don't know what that's about."So I don't care where. ... I think I'm too good to be playing eight minutes. ... That's crazy. Need to figure this (crap) out." Of course, we can't forget Ben Simmons, the last draft's No. 1 pick, who is what else, hurt.
The pick: The teams split four meetings last season with the home team winning each time. That could be the story in this year's series as well but in this one, I say The Under is a 10* play.
