Spurs vs. Pistons Finals Game 1 -- Game Blog

[Jimcs50]

Antonio McDyess (Pistons) 75-1


Ben Wallace (Pistons) 20-1


Brent Barry (Spurs) 100-1


Bruce Bowen (Spurs) 50-1


Chauncey Billups (Pistons) 12-1


Lindsey Hunter (Pistons) 100-1


Manu Ginobili (Spurs) 3-1


Nazr Mohammed (Spurs) 150-1


Rasheed Wallace (Pistons) 12-1


Richard Hamilton (Pistons) 8-1


Robert Horry (Spurs) 75-1


Tayshaun Prince (Pistons) 15-1


Tim Duncan (Spurs) 6-5


Tony Parker (Spurs) 7-1


xx Field (Any Other Player) 25-1


Interesting that the top 3 favs are all Spurs.

[Spurminator]

I've got a feeling about Tony, for some reason.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Man, no love for Nazr. I think he'll take this as motivation and really come out firing. And given Horry's propensity for coming up big I kind of figured that his odds might be a little better, coming off the bench or not.

[Jimcs50]

Here are some prop bets for tonight:

Player Props for the Pistons vs Heat Game 2
06/09/05 100 Pistons vs Heat OFF OFF OFF
21:05 ET Pistons vs Heat OFF OFF OFF

Rasheed Wallace (Pistons) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists
06/09/05 105 Points+Rebs+Ast OFF OFF Over 23.5 (-110)
21:05 ET Must Start OFF OFF Under 23.5 (-120)

Ben Wallace (Pistons) Total Points+Rebounds - Must Start
06/09/05 110 Points+Rebounds OFF OFF Over 19.5 (-120)
21:05 ET Points+Rebounds OFF OFF Under 19.5 (-110)

Ben Wallace (Pistons) What will he Do First - Must Start
06/09/05 115 Make Free Throw +135 OFF OFF
21:05 ET Miss Free Throw -165 OFF OFF

Richard Hamilton (Pistons) Total Points+Assists - Must Start
06/09/05 120 Points+Assists OFF OFF Over 24.5 (-115)
21:05 ET Points+Assists OFF OFF Under 24.5 (-115)

Richard Hamilton (Pistons) Total Made Free Throws - Must Start
06/09/05 125 Made Free Throws OFF OFF Over 4 (-115)
21:05 ET Made Free Throws OFF OFF Under 4 (-115)

Chauncey Billups (Pistons) Total Points - Must Start
06/09/05 130 Points OFF OFF Over 18 (-115)
21:05 ET Points OFF OFF Under 18 (-115)

C Billups (Pistons) Will he Make a 3 Point FG in 1st HALF
06/09/05 135 Yes (Must Start) -160 OFF OFF
21:05 ET No (Must Start) +130 OFF OFF

Tayshaun Prince (Pistons) Total Points+Assists - Must Start
06/09/05 140 Points+Assists OFF OFF Over 18 (-115)
21:05 ET Points+Assists OFF OFF Under 18 (-115)

Antonio McDyess (Pistons) Total Points - Must Play
06/09/05 145 Points OFF OFF Over 6.5 (-145)
21:05 ET Points OFF OFF Under 6.5 (+115)

Manu Ginobili (Spurs) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists
06/09/05 150 Points+Rebs+Ast OFF OFF Over 29 (-110)
21:05 ET Must Play OFF OFF Under 29 (-120)

Manu Ginobili (Spurs) Total Made Free Throws - Must Play
06/09/05 155 Made Free Throws OFF OFF Over 5.5 (+105)
21:05 ET Made Free Throws OFF OFF Under 5.5 (-135)

Tony Parker (Spurs) Total Points+Assists - Must Start
06/09/05 160 Points+Assists OFF OFF Over 22.5 (-115)
21:05 ET Points+Assists OFF OFF Under 22.5 (-115)

Tim Duncan (Spurs) Total Points+Rebounds - Must Start
06/09/05 165 Points+Rebounds OFF OFF Over 35 (-130)
21:05 ET Points+Rebounds OFF OFF Under 35 (Even)

Tim Duncan (Spurs) What will he Do First - Must Start
06/09/05 170 Make Two Free Throws -110 OFF OFF
21:05 ET Miss Free Throw -120 OFF OFF

Nazr Mohammed (Spurs) Total Points - Must Start
06/09/05 175 Points OFF OFF Over 7.5 (-115)
21:05 ET Points OFF OFF Under 7.5 (-115)

Bruce Bowen (Spurs) Total Points+Rebounds - Must Start
06/09/05 180 Points+Rebounds OFF OFF Over 9.5 (-115)
21:05 ET Points+Rebounds OFF OFF Under 9.5 (-115)

Robert Horry (Spurs) Total Points+Rebounds - Must Play
06/09/05 185 Points+Rebounds OFF OFF Over 13.5 (-115)
21:05 ET Points+Rebounds OFF OFF Under 13.5 (-115)

Brent Barry (Spurs) Total Points - Must Play
06/09/05 190 Points OFF OFF Over 5.5 (-105)
21:05 ET Points OFF OFF Under 5.5 (-125)

Player to Record More Blocked Shots - Both Must Start
06/09/05 195 Ben Wallace (Pistons) OFF +0.5 (-110) OFF
21:05 ET Tim Duncan (Spurs) OFF -0.5 (-120) OFF

[Jimcs50]

I am thinking about betting on the UNDER on Rip Hamilton.

I think Bruce will shut him down tonight.

[Jimcs50]

I am betting the farm on the OVER on Nazr though....he will get some dunks tonight because of all the attention on TD.

[Jimcs50]

Here are my wagers tonight.

Root for all these to occur for me, ok?



1) BET ID=29978927
Straight Wager 06/09/05 17:14 ET
50.00/45.45 Result: Pending
Pistons(Detroit)
Spurs(SanAntonio) 06/09/05 (21:10 ET)
Spurs(SanAntonio) -6.5


2) BET ID=29978907
Straight Wager 06/09/05 17:14 ET
40.00/34.78 Result: Pending
Bruce Bowen (Spurs) Total Points+Rebounds - Must Start
Points+Rebounds
Points+Rebounds 06/09/05 (21:05 ET)
Over 9.5 (-115)


3) BET ID=29978894
Straight Wager 06/09/05 17:13 ET
60.00/78.00 Result: Pending
C Billups (Pistons) Will he Make a 3 Point FG in 1st HALF
Yes (Must Start)
No (Must Start) 06/09/05 (21:05 ET)
No (Must Start) +130


4) BET ID=29978858
Straight Wager 06/09/05 17:11 ET
100.00/90.90 Result: Pending
Manu Ginobili (Spurs) Total Points+Rebounds+Assists
Points+Rebs+Ast
Must Play 06/09/05 (21:05 ET)
Over 29 (-110)


5) BET ID=29978829
Straight Wager 06/09/05 17:10 ET
100.00/86.45 Result: Pending
Nazr Mohammed (Spurs) Total Points - Must Start
Points
Points 06/09/05 (21:05 ET)
Over 7.5 (-115)


6) BET ID=29978531
Future Wager 06/09/05 16:54 ET
100.00/280.00 Result: Pending
Pistons vs Spurs - Exact Games (Best of 7 Games)
Spurs Win in 6 Games 06/20/05 (19:00 ET)
14-5



Spurs in 6, baby!!! That will bag me not only $280, but also a ton in vBookie.

[timvp]

Let's Do Dis.

[ObiwanGinobili]

me 1st.

[OnlyOneGinobili]

second?

[OnlyOneGinobili]

what to do to kill time...smoke?..nah, drink? too early... making sequ look smaller than he is (is this even possible) yes.

[ALVAREZ6]

NBA FINALS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spurs win game 1, gonna go down to the wire...

[NZHayden]

not that long to go is it!?

tooo excited, go spurs

[ObiwanGinobili]

KSAT:
"unfortunatly if your at home you won't be able to hear Brian Adams performance tonight ...."

Unfortunatly????????

more like Thank God!

[pooh]

Go pistons

[midgetonadonkey]

I'm ready to drink some beer and eat some wings. This is gonna be a great series.

GO SPURS GO!

[SLOVENIAN 8]

Live in Slovenia Lets kicks Detroit asses

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just coz I bothered to write it for posterity, here's my take on-the-fly:

I have been following the Spurs since 1990, through the era of the great philanthropist-Renaissance Man-athlete David Robinson, One-Kidney Sean Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_, and the Little General Avery Johnson, and now into the era of the best power forward ever to play the game, Mr Consistency Tim Duncan, the French Terror Tony Parker, and Leftie Magic Manuuuuuu Ginobili.

I put my whole life aside and saw 13 games in San Antonio late in the 2003 Championship run. I plan to suspend my whole life again and go back again next year or the one after.

I bleed black and silver.

I am a Spur.

And they are back in the finals once again, a sight that will become monotonous until the end of the decade, to face the wrecking ball defending champion Detroit Pistons with their all-for-one, team-ball ethic and monster defence. It should be a fascinating, if gruesome, series.

Billups v Parker - even. Speed v strength. Parker having his best season yet. Billups a big-play maker. Maybe the key to the series.

Rip v Manu - slight edge Spurs. Jumpshooter extraordinaire v slasher lightning-rod. Rip is excellent at what he does, but somewhat one-dimensional and not half the defender Manu is. Manu is on a mission from God, averaging 21/6/5 for the playoffs. He is now the preferred last-shot option over TD. If Manu continues to be unstoppable, the Spurs win the series, whatever Rip does.

Prince v Bowen - edge Pistons. Both excellent defenders, these guys will guard Manu and Rip for a lot of the time. Prince is a better offensive player, but Bowen can stick the corner three.

Rasheed v Timmah - edge Spurs. Not flashy, but simply the best big man in the game, Duncan always does what needs to be done to win. Sometimes fragile at the line, that might cost the Spurs a win during the series, but so will Shees's volatile temper. Sheed defends TD better than anyone. SHould be an excellent matchup.

Wallace v Mohammed - edge Pistons. Ben Wallace is an excellent defender and rebounder, but he will be surprised by Nazr's physical presence (averageing 8/7 in only 23 mins in the playoffs). Ben must have an excellent series for the Pistons to win.

BENCH. McDyess/Campbell/Hunter/Arroyo v Horry/Nesterovic/Massenberg/GRobinson/Barry/Udrih - edge Spurs. Brown hardly uses his bench, while the Spurs have consistently had the best bench in the league (along with Memphis) all year. McDyess is solid but can't stop TD, Campbell is there for 6 fouls. Hunter is a stopper, and Arroyo there for energy. Horry has been in killer form, nailing daggers and doing the intangibles. Nesterovic is a good team defender. Massenburg might be used to rough up Sheed for a few minutes. Glenn Robinson could see more minutes as a shooter/spacer for TD, and to push Prince around. Barry hit 11/20 from 3 against the Suns. Udrih is an up-and-down rookie.

Coaching and intangibles - even. Both great coaches, both have the faith of their players and make adjustments well. Both squads are battle-tested.

Summary - the frontcourts basically cancel out, leaving the backcourts the key to this series. If the Spurs can make their FTs they should edge the Pistons in a tightly fought 6 games.

So there's my take.

To finish...

GOOOOOOOOOOOOO SPUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRSSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[Jimcs50]

LET'S ROLL!!!!

[Tobias]

A televised moment of silence. Way to go.

[Tobias]

The SBC sounds like a ghost town during Horr..Will Smith's performance

[IX_Equilibrium]

WHat the hell is up with the Spurs' announcer's voice?? It's horrible. Voice cracking and all.

[Tobias]

Conspiracy! ABC wants SA to look bad!!

jk

[kolko]

Go Spurs Go!

[50 cent]

He sounded just like Will Smith.....wait, or is Will Smith in SA for some reason?

[Tobias]

Nazr opens up the game!