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San Antonio Spurs against Chicago Bulls NBA 2012

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET odds San Antonio Spurs against Chicago Bulls NBA 2012 3/1 10AM GMT+8



The Bulls (27-8 SU, 8-1 SU last 10) are first in the Central division and will be on the second-half of a back-to-back as they hosted the New Orleans Hornets Tuesday. Before the NBA All-Star break, Chicago beat the Milwaukee Bucks 110-91 last Wednesday and covered the spread as a 10.5-point home favorite. The score was over the total of 189.The Spurs (24-10 SU, 9-1 SU last 10) will be playing their first game since the break. Last Thursday, San Antonio beat the Denver Nuggets 114-99 and covered as a 4-point road favorite. The score was over the total of 202.



The recent head-to-head series is pretty even, with San Antonio at 6-4 SU and ATS in the past 10 meetings. This is the first meeting of the season. The teams split their two meetings last season, each winning and covering the spread at home.Chicago is second in rebounds in the NBA at 45.5, and has the No. 2 defense, allowing 87.9 points per game. The Bulls give up the second lowest free-throw percentage at 71.9 per cent, and lead the league in three-points made allowed with 4.5 per game.



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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics 2/29 8AM GMT+8


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The Boston Celtics are going through some of their toughest times since teaming Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett with Paul Pierce prior to the 2007-08 season. With each member of the aging trio missing time this season, the team is struggling to meet expectations. The Celtics (15-17) stumbled into the All-Star break with their seventh defeat in eight games Wednesday, falling 119-104 at Oklahoma City despite 23 points each from Pierce and Garnett and 21 from Allen.


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A loss in Cleveland would be Boston's 17th in 23 road games -- including playoffs -- dating back to last season, though it won 93-90 there Jan. 31, its most recent victory away from home before five straight defeats. Cavs rookie Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 21 points in that contest, though he's coming off perhaps his worst game as a pro. Irving scored only six points -- his fewest since his NBA debut -- and shot 2 of 13 in Wednesday's 89-84 loss to lowly New Orleans. Cleveland (13-18) fell to 4-4 on its longest homestand of the season, which ends Tuesday.


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Derrick Rose lands potential $200M shoe deal

Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose has secured one of the richest shoe endorsement deals in history, a package that could pay him more than $200 million across the remainder of his career, a source told Yahoo! Sports.



Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, agreed to a 13-year deal to stay with Adidas that guarantees him $185 million. The deal includes incentives that could push the deal to more than $200 million, a source said.Rose signed the deal on Friday in Orlando, Fla., where he will play in Sunday’s NBA All-Star game as a starter for the Eastern Conference.

Yahoo! Sports had reported in December that Adidas and Rose were working on a “lifetime” deal, and that’s what this could turn into for Rose. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft and became the youngest player in history to be voted an MVP at 22 years old in 2011. Rose is expected to be a part of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team that will compete in the London.

Rose has missed 10 of the Bulls’ 35 games this season with a combination of back and toe injuries. He’s averaging 21.8 points and 7.7 assists for the Bulls, who hold the East’s second-best record at 27-8.Before the season, Rose signed a five-year, $94.8 million maximum contract extension with the Bulls. - http://sports.yahoo.com/

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Ex-NBA player Crittenton freed from jail

RIVERDALE, Ga. (AP)—Former NBA player Javaris (jah-VAHR’-is) Crittenton has been freed from jail following his arrest on charges of obstructing a police officer and speeding.



Crittenton has been out on bond on charges that he killed a woman in south Atlanta. He faces a murder charge after police accused him of killing 23-year-old Jullian Jones during an August drive-by shooting. A message left for Crittenton’s attorney Thursday was not immediately returned.

Crittenton was jailed Wednesday after being pulled over by police, who say he was speeding and refused to get out of his Porsche. Riverdale police Maj. Greg Barney says he was going more than 60 mph in a 45-mph zone.Clayton County Jail records show that the former Washington Wizards player was released on bond on the latest charges Wednesday evening. - http://sports.yahoo.com/



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Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors 2/23 10AM GMT 8

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET tips Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors 2/23 10AM GMT+8



Phoenix won two in a row after losing five of their last six. They are coming off wins at home against the Lakers and the Wizards. Golden State on the other hand is coming off a win over the Clippers at home. Before that, they lost three in a row. On the road they are much weaker, posting a 3-8 record so far this season. The defence is also struggling on the road, allowing 103.6 points per game. Phoenix won eight of the last 10 meetings against Golden State, but the Warriors won the most recent one nearly a week ago at home with 102-96. Note that the Suns blew a huge lead in the fourth quarter.






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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons 2/22 8AM GMT 8

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET odds Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons 2/22 8AM GMT+8



In the Cavaliers-Pistons playoff series, we'll see the Eastern Conference's best defensive team against one of the conference's worst offensive teams. Cleveland ranks first in the Eastern Conference in points allowed (91.1), while Detroit is 14th out of 15 teams in points scored (94.2). The Cavs rank sixth in the East in scoring average (100.2), while the Pistons are fourth in defensive scoring average (94.6).



LeBron James leads Cleveland in four statistical categories: Scoring (28.4), rebounding (7.6), assists (7.2), and steals (1.69). He's second in blocks (1.15). Mo Williams adds 17.8 points and 4.1 assists per game, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas adds 12.9 points and 7.5 rebounds. Detroit has six players with double figure scoring averages, led by Richard Hamilton's 18.3 points. Allen Iverson adds 17.4 points per game, while Antonio McDyess averages 9.6 points and 9.8 rebounds.

The Cavaliers and Pistons last met in the playoffs during the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals, where Cleveland rallied from a two-game deficit to win the series, 4-games-to-2. Cleveland then lost in the NBA Finals to San Antonio, 4-0. - http://www.playbyplayinc.com/





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Utah Jazz San vs Antonio Spurs 2/21 10AM GMT 8

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET preview Utah Jazz San vs Antonio Spurs 2/21 10AM GMT+8



The Spurs continue a nine-game trip seeking an 11th consecutive win Monday night against the scuffling Utah Jazz.With seven straight wins in opposing arenas, San Antonio (22-9) is two away from matching the longest road winning streak in franchise history set Jan. 16-Feb. 12, 2006. The Spurs inched closer to matching that run Saturday thanks in large part to Neal.After committing what appeared to be an extremely costly turnover with 9.5 seconds left in regulation, Neal came up with a steal and forced overtime on a game-tying 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left. Neal later made a go-ahead 3 with 25 seconds to go in OT and the Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 103-100.San Antonio, holding teams to 90.5 points per game during its overall winning streak, last won 11 in a row during a 12-game run Nov. 1-24, 2010.



Parker is averaging 22.8 points on 56.0 percent shooting in his last five visits to Utah (15-15). He had 14 points and eight assists as San Antonio posted its fourth consecutive victory over the Jazz, winning 104-89 at home Dec. 31 behind Ginobili's 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting.Utah enters this matchup loser of six of eight after falling 101-85 at Houston on Sunday. The Jazz led by one at the break but were outscored 56-39 in the second half.Jefferson, who scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Friday's 114-100 win over Washington, posted 23 and 11 on Sunday. Jefferson has only been on the winning side once in 20 career matchups versus San Antonio.



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Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic 2/20 4:30AM GMT 8

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET odds Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic 2/20 4:30AM GMT+8


The Heat lost the first meeting 102-89 at the Amway Center at the start of their just completed six-game road trip, a loss that came on the second night of a back-to-back set and featured 25 points and 24 rebounds from Magic center Dwight Howard and 17-of-42 3-point shooting by Orlando. Heat point guard Mario Chalmers missed that game with a sprained left hand but has since returned with some of his best play of the season.


The Heat have lost five of the past seven meetings and have lost at least once at home to the Magic in each of the previous three seasons . The Heat enter having won 16 of their last 19, on a five-game winning streak since that loss in Orlando . The Magic enter having won eight of their last 10, after losing their previous four, coming off Friday's 94-85 home victory over Milwaukee . Center Dexter Pittman (shoulder) is questionable for the Heat . The game begins a four-game trip for the Magic that carries them into the All-Star break, with the Amway Center the site of All-Star Weekend.





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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat 2/18 8:30AM GMT 8





LeBron James and the Miami Heat return to enemy territory to face theCleveland Cavaliers with the hopes of once again crushing the hopes of the city and team of which he was once the king.

King James, welcome back to your former kingdom.Get used to this folks. This storyline is going to be brought up anytime the Heat and Cavaliers meet up from now until the end of time—especially when they are back in Cleveland.The town that once adored LeBron will get another chance to shower their hate on him, and this time they have his failed NBA championship run from last season as fuel to the fire.



They also have a new hope in young point guard Kyrie Irving, and they will undoubtedly look to rub the fact that they are okay without him in the king's face.It's sure to be another intense matchup, even though the game on the court will most likely be incredibly uneven.LeBron went off the last time he was in this building as a member of the Heat, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the same this time around. - http://bleacherreport.com/







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Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/16 8AM GMT 8

NBA BASKETBALL:  12BET odds Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/16 8AM GMT+8



The Philadelphia 76ers take a different approach, using a team-first mentality while relying on a balanced attack, and that system seems to be working well for the Atlantic Division leaders.Howard's Magic look to avenge last month's loss to the 76ers when they meet Wednesday night at the Amway Center.Howard drew headlines following Saturday's 99-94 win in Milwaukee, telling Fox Sports Wisconsin that he wants to be the closer for Orlando (18-11) and that coach Stan Van Gundy needs to have confidence in him to finish off opponents.

Neither team had much luck offensively, with the Sixers (20-9) finishing with season lows in points and field-goal percentage (37.5), while Orlando shot 33.3 percent and had just nine third-quarter points. Opponents typically have some trouble putting up points against Philadelphia, which has one of the league's top scoring defenses at 86.8 per game.That defense is complemented by a balanced offense. Philadelphia has six players averaging double figures in points and another two with at least 9.0 per game.



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Toronto Raptors VS New York Knicks 2/15 8AM GMT 8

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET odds Toronto Raptors VS New York Knicks 2/15 8AM GMT+8

Perhaps you’ve heard of this Lin fellow? Had a rather good start to his Knicks career, averaging more than 20 points a game as a starter. Accomplished at running high screen-roll, Raptors have to keep him in check.



WMedia ranks will swell to about three times the norm thanks to Linsanity, with about a dozen visiting writers expected here to chronicle the game, New York gets Stoudemire back after he missed a week following the death of his brother. Raptors beat the Knicks in New York earlier this season, Toronto’s Linas Kleiza is shooting 50 per cent from three-point range over his last five games, Raptors won’t know until after Tuesday shootaround whether guard Jerryd Bayless (ankle) will be ready to return.







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Charlotte Bobcats vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/14 8AM GMT 8

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET odds NBA BASKETBALL Charlotte Bobcats vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/14 8AM GMT+8



Philadelphia is in good shape,team is playing like real team. Andre Iguodala and Louis Williams are in great shape and playing very good now and i thnink they are hot now...Have 3 or 4 more jung player which can and want to score like Thaddeus Young or Elton Brand. In any case they are faster and wil be a lot of points and difference between will be more than the points. Charlotte Bobcats also can not compare or have better player on any positions,also they are not in the best shape like Boris Diaw what mean wil be easy game for Philadelphia.

After needing 45 games to get 20 wins last season, the Philadelphia 76ers are in position to do it in 16 fewer if they can beat the Charlotte Bobcats.That doesn't seem like it should be a problem.The 76ers look to become the fourth team to 20 victories Monday night when they visit the scuffling Bobcats, who are mired in a franchise-record 14-game losing streak.


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