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Grizzlies visit Hornets, try to stave off eliminationBasketball Betting Lines04/02/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A desperate Memphis Grizzlies team hoping to live for another day welcomes the lottery-bound New Orleans Hornets to FedEx Forum tonight. The Grizzlies' postseason chances are on life support, and the plug could get pulled tonight. Memphis is seven games behind San Antonio in the Western Conference playoff race with just eight games to play, meaning a Grizzlies loss tonight coupled with a San Antonio win over Orlando would officially eliminate them from the postseason party. The Grizz are coming off a very tough 106-102 overtime loss to Dallas on Wednesday, their second consecutive OT setback. Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 of his 28 points after halftime in that one to guide the Mavs to the win. O.J. Mayo led Memphis with 27 points, but missed a potential game-tying three- pointer in the final seconds of overtime. Mike Conley added 25 points while Zach Randolph ended with 24 points and 12 boards before fouling out for the Grizzlies, who dropped their third in a row and suffered their second straight overtime loss. "This year we progressed a lot as a team. Next year we wouldn't expect anything less than the playoffs," Memphis forward Rudy Gay said afterward. The Hornets, meanwhile, are coming off an awful loss to woeful Washington on Wednesday. Mike Miller scored 27 points with seven rebounds and Andray Blatche added 23 points as the Wizards snapped their franchise-record 16-game losing streak with a 96-91 victory over New Orleans. David West led the way for the Hornets with 18 points, but missed what would have been a game-tying three in the closing seconds. Marcus Thornton added 15 points and Chris Paul, still getting his legs under him in an injury-plagued season, settled for just eight points with nine assists. Darren Collison added 14 points and Aaron Gray donated 12 for the Hornets, who experienced a devastating low after an enormous high with a victory over the Lakers on Monday night. "This game was an opportunity to get a win and build on the Lakers game, but unfortunately was a setback," said Hornets head coach Jeff Bower. "The follow- up from the Lakers game wasn't there, and I give credit to the Wizards for creating that," Memphis snapped a three-game skid in the series with a 104-100 win in the Big Easy back on March 3.
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MySportsbook.com: NBA Championship Odds With the playoffs about two months away, the top two teams in the Western Conference are the clear cut leaders to win the NBA Championship. The Dallas Mavericks have the best record in the NBA (44-9) and have been absolutely scorching since the second week of the season. What makes the Mavs’ record more impressive is the fact that they dropped their first four games of the season. Currently they have won 17 out of their last 18 and are MySportsbook.com’s favorite (2-1) to win it all. Right behind the Mavs are the Pacific leading Phoenix Suns (39-13). Last season, the Suns lost in the Conference Finals to non-other then the Mavericks four games to two. Of course the Suns were without center Amare Stoudemire who has is averaging 19.9 PPG and 9.5 RPG since coming back from his knee injury. Unlike the Mavs, the Suns have struggled a bit lately having lost their last three and four out of their last seven. Of course the main reason for their three straight loses is due to the absence of two time MVP Steve Nash, who is out with a shoulder injury. Heads-up, the Mavs have beaten the Suns in both of their meetings this season. In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons (32-19) are the favorites to win it all at 6-1. The addition of Chris Webber seems to have been a good move for the Pistons. Since coming over from the 76ers, Webber has averaged 13.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG and the Pistons are 11-4. Even though the defending champion Heat are currently on the playoff making cusp, they are the Eastern Conference team that is getting the most action to win it all (9-1). The fact that Shaquille O’Neal is back in the starting lineup after missing 39 games probably has something to do with this. No doubt, Shaq makes a difference when in the lineup as their winning six out of their last seven would indicate. Just because it is the All-Star break doesn’t mean that you can’t bet on NBA hoops this weekend. Be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com to bet on who you think will cut down the nets this July. Also, be sure to check out all of the lines and props for All-Star weekend. With the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry, there are plenty of ways to cash in on the NBA this weekend. MySportsbook.com’s NBA Championship odds: Atlanta Hawks 1000-1 Boston Celtics 5000-1 Charlotte Bobcats 5000-1 Chicago Bulls 20-1 Cleveland Cavaliers 20-1 Dallas Mavericks 2-1 Denver Nuggets 25-1 Detroit Pistons 6-1 Golden State Warriors 250-1 Houston Rockets 12-1 Indiana Pacers 60-1 Los Angeles Clippers 45-1 Memphis Grizzlies 5000-1 Miami Heat 9-1 Milwaukee Bucks 1000-1 Minnesota T-Wolves 200-1 New Jersey Nets 50-1 New Orleans Hornets 150-1 New York Knicks 150-1 Orlando Magic 75-1 Philadelphia 76ers 1000-1 Phoenix Suns 5-2 Portland TrailBlazers 1000-1 Sacramento Kings 250-1 San Antonio Spurs 9-1 Seattle Sonics 5000-1 Toronto Raptors 35-1 Utah Jazz 20-1 Washington Wizards 25-1 About MySportsbook.com:
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