Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets (-3.5, 210.5)
For now at least, Steve Nash is a Phoenix Sun and he’s doing everything he can to get this club into the playoffs after a terrible start to the year.
Nash hit a jumper with 1.7 seconds left to lift the Suns to a 107-105 victory at Utah Wednesday, helping his club to improve to 5-2 both straight up and against the spread in its last seven.
The win also moved Phoenix into ninth place in the West, a half-game ahead of the Jazz and a game behind Denver and Houston ahead of Thursday’s action.
"I think to be over .500 right now, we've overachieved," Nash told reporters. "We are gaining confidence, and we believe that we can keep winning. The spirit is good. Guys are sticking together and playing hard. When we were 12-19, it could have gone the other way. Obviously we hung together.”
Meanwhile, Denver is just 3-6 straight up and against the spread in its last nine. Nash and the Suns are coming hard for eighth spot.
Pick: Suns ---
Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers (3.5, 200)
A lot of teams in the Association say they try not to pay too much attention to schedules and standings. The Indiana Pacers aren’t one of them.
Indiana has won three straight to move into third place in the Eastern Conference, but they know how crowded those standings could be by the end of the regular season.
The Pacers have this big game against the Thunder Friday before the Boston Celtics come to town Saturday.
"Back-to-back games are less about rest, but more about lack of preparation," coach Frank Vogel told reporters. "Oklahoma City may be the best team in the NBA, right up there with Miami and Chicago. We're looking forward to using that as a barometer to see where we're at. It's a big challenge this weekend."
We like the way Vogel is handling the Pacers right now.
Pick: Pacers +++
SBRforum: By: John Ryan
OKLAHOMA CITY-INDIANA Take the Pacers +3,5 +++
PHOENIX-DENVERm PHOENIX +3 ---
For now at least, Steve Nash is a Phoenix Sun and he’s doing everything he can to get this club into the playoffs after a terrible start to the year.
Nash hit a jumper with 1.7 seconds left to lift the Suns to a 107-105 victory at Utah Wednesday, helping his club to improve to 5-2 both straight up and against the spread in its last seven.
The win also moved Phoenix into ninth place in the West, a half-game ahead of the Jazz and a game behind Denver and Houston ahead of Thursday’s action.
"I think to be over .500 right now, we've overachieved," Nash told reporters. "We are gaining confidence, and we believe that we can keep winning. The spirit is good. Guys are sticking together and playing hard. When we were 12-19, it could have gone the other way. Obviously we hung together.”
Meanwhile, Denver is just 3-6 straight up and against the spread in its last nine. Nash and the Suns are coming hard for eighth spot.
Pick: Suns ---
Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers (3.5, 200)
A lot of teams in the Association say they try not to pay too much attention to schedules and standings. The Indiana Pacers aren’t one of them.
Indiana has won three straight to move into third place in the Eastern Conference, but they know how crowded those standings could be by the end of the regular season.
The Pacers have this big game against the Thunder Friday before the Boston Celtics come to town Saturday.
"Back-to-back games are less about rest, but more about lack of preparation," coach Frank Vogel told reporters. "Oklahoma City may be the best team in the NBA, right up there with Miami and Chicago. We're looking forward to using that as a barometer to see where we're at. It's a big challenge this weekend."
We like the way Vogel is handling the Pacers right now.
Pick: Pacers +++
SBRforum: By: John Ryan
OKLAHOMA CITY-INDIANA Take the Pacers +3,5 +++
PHOENIX-DENVERm PHOENIX +3 ---
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