my take on the game...
Game 1 , PHO got off too a perfect start , 7-0 up....and led deep into the 1st Q ...but the Lakers closed out the 1Q with an 18-4 run.....
if PHO were really up to the task..they would have been able to hang with the Lakers right then and there..instead they went from leading by 5 ...to trailing by 9 in the space of about 4 or 5 mins....
then from there on..LAL just tapped the accelerator 2 or 3 times jusy to keep PHO at bay....
i hate the LAL ,..i really do...just because they're heartless soulless fuckers in the regular season when they're -9.5 to -14.5 pt favs at home.....they always sleepwalk through the 4th....when they're up by 20...they let the opposition cover...but LAL win the M/L....
but...this being the playoffs..they're more likely to keep their foot on PHO's neck until 2 or 3 mins left in the game if it's a blowout....or ...they'll hury PHO in thelast 2 or 3 mins if the game is tight....
motivation and enthusiasm from an inferior team (PHO ) can occasionally triumph over a taller more skilful team ( LAL )....only when the superior team is disinterested..or has seriously low motivation and enthusiasm ..and perhaps even takes the win for granted.....
regular season...i would say PHO had a great chance to cover here...
but in the playoffs...with BOS ripping ORL a new asshole in games 1 and 2....i have to think LAL try to make a statement of their own vs PHO in G2......
i commend your balls for wanting to take PHO M/L at such an attractive price...but really...if you have that much of a hard on for PHO ..why not take the +6.5 ?
you said you also won with 2 M/L bets on the Celtics....in games 1 and 2...
funny how you saw BOS dominate ORL in game 1,.....and your thought process told you to then bet the same option again in game 2,..with success both times...
then in game1 of PHO @ LAL ,...you were selling the PHO M/L as the way to go............i don't know what you saw....but here your thought process is telling you to take PHO M/L again......??
why are you backing up on the PHO M/L again...despite what looked to be pretty daming evidence of LAL throttling PHO in G1 in almost every facet of the game...
what ever way you choose to play it....good luck....
Lakers won by 19, 20, and 21 at home this year. It's clear the homecourt in this series is big. Not to mention they won 3 qtrs. of game 1 by 9, 7, and 7. Where all these miraculous turn-around predictions come from I have no idea. Just as the Boston game, so many people mention all the great teams the losing team will do next time, assuming the winner will just sit back and allow it, as if it was a fluke.
If this happens and that happens, the Suns still lose this one in LA. Not a Lakers fan nor do I believe 7.5 points is a sure thing in this one, but I can't see the Suns taking this game. They're defense in LA has shown no signs of stopping the Lakers last 2 years.
If Pho can't cover 7, then they won't win the series. Not saying it's game 7, but their manhood took a hit in game 1. Pho needs a better performance to stay in the series. they can't get pasted by 15 and truly believe they can win this series down 0-2. If they play better defense and lose a close one, they can still have the confidence to stay in the series mentally. If the outcome is decided early, look for them to believe their critics.
I think Pho will play better. Do they win? Who knows. My money is on Pho+7. Pho ML is too risky IMO. I think LA cools off, but still wins.
LA 109
Pho 105
That's my opinion and where my bet lies. GL
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