Bulls host Celtics in pivotal Game 3
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The scene shifts to the Windy City tonight for a pivotal
Game 3 as the Chicago Bulls try and get a leg up on the defending NBA champion
Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series.
The Celtics evened the set on Monday in Boston when Ray Allen's three-pointer
over Joakim Noah with two seconds remaining lifted the C's to a 118-115 win
over the Bulls in Game 2.
Allen outdueled fellow UConn product Ben Gordon to help save the series for
Boston, which had lost Saturday's Game 1 in overtime and risked going in a 2-0
hole with the series moving to the Second City.
Allen finished with 30 points, shooting 6-for-10 from three-point range, as
well as five assists and no turnovers. It was a remarkable performance
considering he shot 1-for-12 in Game 1, ended with four points, and missed the
potential game-saving shot at the end of overtime.
"Basically all I said at halftime, I need one volunteer to score for us,"
Boston head coach Doc Rivers said after the game. "And it was Ray Allen. I'm
really, really happy for him because he struggled in the first game."
Allen's performance came alongside that of Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo,
who had a triple-double despite suffering a right ankle sprain. Rondo briefly
left the game near the end of the second quarter, but returned for the second
half and finished with 19 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds.
Glen Davis, starting in place of an injured Kevin Garnett, recorded 26 points
and nine rebounds for Boston.
The news wasn't all good for Boston, however. Rivers' club lost another key
component of their frontcourt in the game when forward Leon Powe went down.
Powe suffered an ACL tear and a meniscus tear in his left knee, and will
undergo surgery soon. Garnett, meanwhile, is already expected to be
sidelined
for the entire postseason with lingering knee problems.
Chicago, seeded seventh in the East, nearly pulled off the huge coup of taking
both games in Boston thanks to a 42-point effort from Gordon. The sharp-
shooting guard shot 14-of-24 overall, including a 6-of-11 mark from three-
point range, and sank a contested jumper with 12.3 seconds left to tie the
game at 115.
Bulls rookie guard Derrick Rose, who had 36 points and 11 assists in Game 1,
ended with 10 points, seven assists and six boards Monday.
"We left everything out there on the floor," Gordon said. "We could have won
the game, but Ray hit a big shot and that's how it went. But I'm happy with
our overall effort."
Rose got some better news on Wednesday when he was tabbed as the NBA's Rookie
of the Year, A Chicago native, Rose was drafted first overall by the Bulls
after playing just one season at the University of Memphis. He averaged
16.8 points, 6.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds while missing just one regular
season game for the Bulls.
His first postseason game was even better as Rose matched Kareem Abdul-
Jabbar's rookie record for points in a playoff debut and became just the
second player to record 35-plus points and 10-plus assists in his first
playoff game, joining New Orleans' Chris Paul, who accomplished the feat last
season.
Game 4 in the series is set for Sunday in Chicago.
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the Tampa Bay Rays will be striving to carry that momentum into this
afternoon's finale of a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners from
Safeco Field.
The def
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Palmer makes his Angels debut this evening when Los
Angeles closes out its three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Angel
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dea
<< White Sox bring road trip to an end in Baltimore
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago White Sox will wrap up a rain-shortened yet
still lengthy road trip tonight in the finale of a three-game series against
the Baltimore Orioles from Camden Yards.
Chicago departed the Windy City for a 10-game tr
<< Zambrano goes for Cubs in finale with Reds
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fiery right-hander Carlos Zambrano tries to stay undefeated
for 2009 today when the Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of
a three-game series at Wrigley Field.
The 27-year-old Venezuelan, who'll make nearl
<< Dodgers try to avoid sweep in Houston
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Billingsley can make it four wins in four starts
tonight, as the Los Angeles Dodgers try to avoid a three-game sweep at the
hands of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
The 24-year-old Billingsley defeated San Die
Spurs, Mavs series shifts to "Big D" >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Spurs and Mavericks take their Texas-sized Western
Conference quarterfinals series to Dallas on Thursday for a pivotal Game 3.
The Spurs evened the set at a game apiece on Monday when Tony Parker exploded,
scoring 27 o
Lakers hope to take commanding 3-0 series lead in Utah >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Lakers hope to place a stranglehold on
their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Utah Jazz Thursday when
they series shifts to Salt Lake City for Game 3.
Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 26 points
Hamels hoping to get on track in Phils' finale with Brewers >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cole Hamels' stellar 2008 postseason began with a home win
over Milwaukee. Off to a slow start this year, the Philadelphia Phillies hope
Hamels can recapture some of that magic this afternoon in the finale of a
three-game ser
Mets try to avoid sweep in St. Louis >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Lohse will make his fourth start of the season this
afternoon for the St. Louis Cardinals, who will shoot for a three-game sweep
of the New York Mets at Busch Stadium.
Lohse is 2-0 with a 2.57 earned run average in th
Royals to wrap up trek with matinee in Cleveland >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first-place Kansas City Royals will close out a six-
game road trip this afternoon with the finale of a three-game series against
the last-place Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field.
Kansas City is tied atop the American
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The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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a pair of runs, and Barry Bonds nearly hit homer No. 751 as San Francisco beat
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