| Finn's NBA today - Tuesday, November 13 |
| By Tony Finn |
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11/13/2007
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Tony Finn
Managing Editor and
Director of Operations for Sports Grumblings LLC, is nationally
published covering the National Football League, Major League Baseball,
College Football and has been a FSWA Writer of the Year finalist.
Involved with Fantasy Sports since 1973, Tony has hosted radio and
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analyst D.J Boyer, 'Football Central', 'Finn on Sports', 'Gridiron
Gamblers', and is the Senior NFL analyst for the PBS broadcast of "NFL
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Boston running hot...
Finn's NBA today - Tuesday, November 13
GAMES ON TAP
Boston at Indiana +7 / 198 (7 PM EST)
Two weeks into the season, the new-look Boston Celtics are the top contender in the Eastern Conference. Boston (5-0) hasn't won six in a row to open a season since 1987-88, when Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parrish led the Celtics to the conference finals. With coach Doc Rivers back on the bench hours after attending his father's funeral in the Chicago area, Boston won 112-101 at New Jersey on Saturday.
Pierce scored 28 points, Allen added 27 and Garnett had 18 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double. While the Celtics shot 45.6 percent from the field and 52.6 percent (10-for-19) from 3-point range Saturday, the team got its biggest spark from having Rivers on the sideline.
The Pacers, who live and die by the three-point shot, will try to bounce back after blowing a 25-point second-quarter lead in a 113-106 home loss to Denver on Saturday. The Pacers have been outscored 62-32 in the fourth quarter of their last two games
PLAY: Both teams are fresh and healthy and will exceed the posted Vegas total of 198.
Seattle at Orlando -10 / 210.5 (7 PM EST)
Kevin Durant and the winless SuperSonics face the Southeast Division-leading Magic. The Sonics have opened the season with seven straight defeats, while the Magic are 5-2 which is their best start since 2002-03.
PLAY: UNDER the total of 210.5
Finn's NBA Season Record
5-3
AP NEWS AND NOTES
STARS
Monday
- Chris Paul, Hornets, made the tiebreaking layup with 2.6 seconds left and finished with a season-high 27 points, along with seven assists and six rebounds, in an 84-82 victory at New Jersey.
-Allen Iverson, Nuggets, scored a season-high 37 points and added eight assists as Denver won its third straight, 122-100 over Cleveland.
-Carlos Boozer, Jazz, had 32 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season as Utah routed Sacramento 117-93 for its fourth consecutive victory.
ONE-SIDED
Denver is 7-2 against Cleveland since Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James joined the league in 2003, following the Nuggets' 122-100 victory Monday night. The 122 points were the most Cleveland surrendered since allowing 120 to Philadelphia on Nov. 19, 2005, coach Mike Brown's first year.
SHORT-HANDED KINGS
Sacramento center and leading rebounder Brad Miller missed Monday night's 117-93 loss at Utah with a bruised right quadriceps. Forward Ron Artest served the final game of his seven-game league suspension after pleading no contest to a domestic violence charge. Guard Mike Bibby is out until at least mid-December with a thumb injury.
SIDELINED
Nets guard Vince Carter will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained right ankle. An MRI on Monday revealed Carter sustained a Grade 1 sprain on Saturday night against Boston. New Jersey is 0-4 without Carter since acquiring him in 2004, following Monday night's 84-82 loss to New Orleans.
SPEAKING
''I don't know how we won the game. These are the type of games last year we probably would have lost. It tells a lot about the resiliency we have on this team. Chris Paul wasn't having one of his best nights in terms of taking care of the ball, but man did he come up with a big steal after turning it over.'' - New Orleans coach Byron Scott after a last-second, 84-82 victory over New Jersey on Monday night.
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