Mavs rally to overtake Clippers
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12/02/2008 -
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Barea's three-pointer with 50.2 seconds
to play led the Dallas Mavericks to a comeback 100-98 victory over the
Los Angeles Clippers to open up a season-long seven-game homestand.
Dirk Nowitzki had a game-high 29 points and 10 rebounds for Dallas, which has
won seven of eight. Jason Terry contributed 26 points in the victory, while
Brandon Bass recorded 14 points. Barea finished with 15 points on the night.
"(The Clippers) were hitting shots all night long. It just feels like you're
never going to get a stop. But we put a little wrinkle in there. We went to
our zone defense and took them out of their isolations," Terry said. "We
started to get stops, we took the momentum and our fans went crazy. The
biggest difference in this game was home-court advantage. Our fans helped us
to this win tonight."
Zach Randolph scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Baron Davis added
22 points for the Clippers, who have lost eight of 10. Al Thornton had 23
points and nine rebounds, while rookie Eric Gordon had 13 points in the loss.
Marcus Camby recorded six points and 15 rebounds for Los Angeles.
"A really disappointing loss for us," said Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy.
"We played so well throughout the game, but in the fourth quarter we did a
terrible job defensively. We settled for quick, long three-point shots, (and)
they just weren't good shots. That allowed them to get out into the open court
and score easy buckets."
Heading into the fourth down 13, Nowitzki's three with nine minutes to play
brought the Mavs to within eight, but Randolph's layup put LA back up 12 a
couple minutes later.
Terry made it 96-89 with a three-pointer with four minutes to go, and Nowitzki
made a tip shot to get to within five. Terry's two consecutive buckets with
under two minutes left made it a 98-97 game in favor of LA, and Barea's three
gave Dallas its first lead of the game at 100-98 with 50.2 seconds left.
After both teams misfired, the Clippers called timeout with 9.1 seconds to
play. After the Mavs used their remaining foul, Davis hoisted a 25-foot three-
point attempt that was off the mark, handing the game to Dallas.
The Clippers jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the early stages of the game, and
they took a 27-21 edge into the second quarter behind 10 points from Randolph.
Randolph added seven more points in the second quarter, and Los Angeles held a
55-47 lead at halftime.
The Clippers used a 10-3 run in the middle of the third quarter to take a
72-58 lead. Gordon, LA's first-round pick this past draft, scored 10 in
the quarter to help the team to a 81-68 lead after the third.
Game Notes
Dallas will also take on Phoenix, Atlanta, San Antonio, Charlotte, Oklahoma
City and Denver in the homestand...Mavs forward Josh Howard did not play after
being listed as questionable with a sore left ankle...The season series is
tied, 1-1...Dallas has won 10 of the last 13 meetings...Davis finished with
six assists...The Mavs finished the game on an 18-4 run.
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<< Briere to return to lineup
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Daniel
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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
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Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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