Ness’s Notes (May 15)

TNT will air both NBA games tonight (Detroit / Cleveland at 7:05 ET and San Antonio / Dallas at 9:35 ET), as all series will have completed four games after tonight’s game. The Heat currently lead the Nets 3-1 after a 102-92 win Sunday afternoon, while the Clippers and Suns are tied at 2, following Los Angeles’ 114-107 win last night.

My free game for Monday is in the Hou Astros over the SF Giants at 8:05 ET. I’ll be spending tonight in MLB, but I’m 22 * ​​in the NBA playoffs as I hope to extend my current four-game postseason winning streak (I won with the Clippers last night). Regulars know that my 22 * ​​s are my highest star rated plays and my top-level playoff pitches (20 and 22 * ​​s plus LEGENDS) are 9-3 75% ATS in the postseason! of this year!

The Pistons lead their series with the Cavs 2-1 and are favored by six points in Game 4 tonight with a total of 183 1/2. The Mavs are also up 2-1 in their series with the Spurs and are favorites tonight by 2 1/2 points with a total of 190 1/2.

Local teams got off to a great start to this year’s postseason, winning 30 of the first 39 games played. However, they finished the first round in a 1-5 SU and ATS run and their struggles have continued into the second round. Home teams are 8-6 SU and only 5-9 ATS after 14 games in this round. That means home teams have gone 9-11 (6-14 ATS) in the last 20 playoff games.

Overs have dominated this second round so far, with 10 of the 14 games topping the total on record. That continues a trend that saw nine of the last 10 games in the first round surpass the total, meaning that 19 of the last 25 playoff games have been passed. And the defense is supposed to win championships?

The famous or infamous “Zig-Zag” theory has had many streaks during the postseason. He started with an impressive 19-8-2 ATS to start the first round, but ended the round with an eight-game losing streak. However, the “zig-zaggers” have won eight of the first 10 games of the second round, taking the overall record to 27-18-2 or more-7.2 points.

Monday games

What about the Pistons? Losing Game 3 wasn’t much of a surprise, as Detroit has now lost 10 of its last 11 Game 3s on the road. However, what is surprising is the team’s offensive blackout. The Pistons scored 113 points in Game 1, fell to 97 in Game 2 and as many as 77 points in Game 3. The Cavs were able to win Game 3 with a good quarter.

Cleveland entered the fourth quarter with just 17 of 56 shots (30.4 percent) and scored 53 points. However, they outscored the Pistons 33-21 in the fourth, making 11 of 15 shots from the field and 9 of 9 free throws. James scored 15 points in the fourth, ending with his second playoff triple-double (21-10-10). Detroit should bounce back, but Piston sponsors will have to pay a heavy price, as Detroit is currently a six-point option.

For Cleveland to tie the series, you’d think James would need more help. Hughes is likely to miss again (maybe not bad news, as he has shot just 31.8 percent in the postseason) and neither Ilgauskas nor Gooden have played well. Ilgauskas is averaging just 8.8-5.8 in his last five games, while Gooden has scored in double digits just once in seven games (averaging 7.3 PPG) since going 24-16 in Game 2 of the Washington series.

Is this really the year of the Mavs? Dallas has taken a 2-1 lead in their series with San Antonio and history tells us that in 23 previous playoff series with Duncan, the Spurs have been losing after three games only four times, eventually losing the series each time! ! Duncan has been brilliant, averaging 31.3 PPG and 11.3 RPG (he averaged just 18.3 PPG against Sacramento) but like James, he will need help.

Perhaps most surprising has been San Antonio’s inability to prevent Dallas from scoring. The Spurs were second behind the Grizzlies in PPG allowed this year (88.8 to 88.5), but have allowed Dallas to average 108.5 PPG while reaching the free throw line 93 times in Games 2 and 3. Nowitzki set a franchise record in the playoffs for FT. He tries (24) and scores (21) in Game 3. However, he sprained his ankle late in Game 3 and may not be at 100 percent tonight.

MLB Ratings

Heading into a new week (interleague play is coming this weekend!), The Padres have the longest active winning streak in the majors with five in a row, with the Tigers and Phillies each having four straight wins. The Padres were 5-0 behind the Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth on April 30, but they rallied to win that game and have won 14 of 16 since then. The Phillies also started their trade on the same day, having won 13 of 14.

The Indians have the longest active losing streak with six straight losses and are now just 17-21 after opening the season 6-1. The Cubs are next with four straight losses, but that’s not even half! The Cubbies have lost 12 of their last 13 games, being outscored 75-28 in the process.

I spoke last week about all the high-scoring games and it should be noted that only six of the 30 MLB teams have played more “less” than “more” in Sunday’s games. Four of those six teams have played just one lower than the other, with only the Rockies (15-21-2) and Tigers (11-23-3) as actual “minor” teams to date. The ‘over’ team roster includes Florida (24-9-2), Toronto (23-11-2), Minnesota (23-12-2), Baltimore (23-13-2) and Cleveland (23-13- 2).

The Royals may have the worst record in MLB at 10-25, but five other teams have been more “money-spenders” during Sunday’s action. The Royals cost less than $ 857 (at 100 per game), but the five worst teams in MLB are the Indians 17-21 (minus $ 888), the 11-24 Marlins (minus $ 928), the 13-25 Nationals (minus $ 888). – $ 1085) and the Pirates 11-27 (under- $ 1605). The monetary leaders are the Tigers 24-13 (plus $ 1,170) and the Reds 23-15 (plus $ 979).

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