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Sixers shock Bucks behind Holiday, GreenBasketball Betting Lines03/24/2010 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jrue Holiday had 15 points and seven assists and one of the coldest teams in the league upended one of the hottest, as the Philadelphia 76ers overwhelmed the Milwaukee Bucks, 101-86, at the Bradley Center. The Sixers had lost 13 of 15 coming into the game and were facing a Bucks team that won 15 of 17 since the All-Star break. Milwaukee had also won eight straight at home but watched the visitors shoot 52.6 percent from the floor in the surprising result. Willie Green and Andre Iguodala netted 16 and 14 points, respectively, while Samuel Dalembert contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Jerry Stackhouse posted a team-high 15 points for Milwaukee, which still holds a 2 1/2-game lead over Miami for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks and Heat play at the Bradley Center on Friday. John Salmons, the catalyst during Milwaukee's recent stretch, hit just 2-of-12 from the field for four points in defeat. Brandon Jennings scored 12 points and opened the game with a three, though the Sixers answered with 11 straight, eight coming from Jason Kapono. Stackhouse ended the first-quarter scoring with two free throws and a dunk to cut Milwaukee's deficit to 28-23. Philly extended a four-point lead with a nine-point run in the second, as Jason Smith's bucket yielded a 52-39 cushion with 2:51 to play before halftime, which ended with the visitors on top, 58-45. Midway through the third, Dalembert scored six straight points on the inside in a little over a minute, the latter a dunk that put Philadelphia in front, 71-54, with five minutes left in the frame. Milwaukee, which defeated playoff-bound Atlanta and Northwest Division-leading Denver in its previous two tilts, trailed 81-63 with a quarter to play and never made it a single-digit game in the final 12 minutes. Game Notes The Bucks haven't won nine consecutive games on their home floor since a 10- game run from Dec. 10, 2003-Jan. 15, 2004...Smith and Kapono had 11 and 10 points, respectively, for Philadelphia, which held the Bucks to 40.5 percent shooting...Carlos Delfino scored 10 points for Milwaukee.
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El Duque expected to throw Tuesday PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday. Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine. El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year. MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds. Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle. New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele. Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.'' Additional baseball lines and World Series odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. |
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