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Nuggets go mining for a win at New YorkBasketball Betting Lines03/23/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Even though the Denver Nuggets are coming off their second loss in the past 10 games, they still need to get their act together starting with tonight's showdown against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Denver will kick off a five-game road trip and are slated to make stops in Boston, Toronto, Orlando and Dallas, and owns a 17-17 record away from the Rocky Mountains. The playoff-bound Nuggets are 10-13 in their previous 23 road tilts after opening the 2009-10 campaign with a decent 7-4 mark. The Nuggets just went 2-1 on a three-game homestand and suffered a 102-97 setback versus the surging Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday from the Pepsi Center. Carmelo Anthony, who is averaging 30.8 points and 10.8 rebounds in his last six games, scored 29 points and Chauncey Billups netted the same amount, as Denver saw its lead in the Northwest shrink to 1 1/2 games ahead of Utah. "We shot 37 percent as a team. I can't remember the last time we shot that," Nuggets acting head coach Adrian Dantley said. "We didn't do a good job finishing around the rim, transition defense. They had a lot of wide open shots." J.R. Smith contributed 11 points for Denver, which is a game ahead of Dallas for the No. 2 seed in the West and has a magic number of four to clinch a seventh straight postseason berth with 12 games left. The Nuggets haven't reached the century mark in points in three straight games, going 7-15 this season when scoring fewer than 100. The Knicks will wrap up a three-game homestand Tuesday and have lost two of three games since a quick two-game winning streak. In a 116-112 loss versus the Houston Rockets on Sunday, reigning double-double king David Lee returned to the lineup after missing Friday's win over Philadelphia with knee tendinitis, and had a huge performance with 27 points, 20 rebounds and six assists for New York, which is 15-22 in the Big Apple. Toney Douglas tied a team rookie record with six three-pointers and finished with 26 points, as New York failed to hold onto a 17-point advantage. "I think what really hurt us was our transition buckets. Our made baskets, our missed baskets. They got too many easy points off transition baskets," Douglas said. Lee, meanwhile, became the first Knicks player since Patrick Ewing (1992-94) to record back-to-back seasons with at least 45 double doubles. He posted 65 in 2008-09. In injury news guard Eddie House is questionable for tonight with a sore right Achilles tendon. Denver defeated New York, 128-125, earlier this season at the Pepsi Center thanks to a career-high 50 points from Anthony. The Nuggets have won four consecutive contests in the series, and a win Tuesday would give them their second-straight sweep of the Knicks, as well as the third in the previous five years. New York forward Al Harrington countered Anthony with 41 points in the last meeting between the teams.
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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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