Tuesday, February 20, 2007

NBA First-Half Roundup

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NBA First-Half Roundup


The Western Conference routed its Eastern counterpart 153-132 in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night, but they start playing for real again on Tuesday. Here's a look back at how each of the 30 teams fared over the season's first half:

ATLANTIC DIVISION

TEAM --- SU --- ATS --- OVER/UNDER
Toronto --- 29-24 --- 33-19-1 --- 21-32
New Jersey --- 25-29 --- 28-24-2 --- 27-25-2
New York --- 23-30 --- 28-25 --- 28-25
Philadelphia --- 17-36 --- 24-26-3 --- 25-26-2
Boston --- 13-38 --- 22-27-2 --- 23-28

CENTRAL DIVISION

TEAM --- SU --- ATS --- OVER/UNDER
Detroit --- 32-19 --- 25-26 --- 21-28-2
Cleveland --- 31-22 --- 25-27-1 --- 25-28
Indiana --- 28-24 --- 29-22-1 --- 28-24
Chicago --- 29-25 --- 23-31 --- 26-27-1
Milwaukee --- 19-34 --- 26-27 --- 31-21-1

SOUTHEAST DIVISION

TEAM --- SU --- ATS --- OVER/UNDER
Washington --- 29-21 --- 23-25-2 --- 28-22
Orlando --- 27-26 --- 25-28 --- 21-31-1
Miami --- 26-26 --- 28-22-2 --- 26-26
Atlanta --- 21-31 --- 24-28 --- 26-26
Charlotte --- 19-33 --- 23-29 --- 24-28

NORTHWEST DIVISION

TEAM --- SU --- ATS --- OVER/UNDER
Utah --- 35-17 --- 26-24-2 --- 29-22-1
Denver --- 26-25 --- 26-24-1 --- 26-22-3
Minnesota --- 25-27 --- 27-25 --- 30-21-1
Portland --- 22-32 --- 26-28 --- 27-27
Seattle --- 20-32 --- 25-24-3 --- 27-24-1

PACIFIC DIVISION

TEAM --- SU --- ATS --- OVER/UNDER
Phoenix --- 39-13 --- 28-22-2 --- 26-26
LA Lakers --- 30-24 --- 27-25-2 --- 29-24-1
LA Clippers --- 25-28 --- 19-33-1 --- 25-28
Golden State --- 25-29 --- 27-27 --- 33-21
Sacramento --- 22-29 --- 21-29-1 --- 27-24

SOUTHWEST DIVISION

TEAM --- SU --- ATS --- OVER/UNDER
Dallas --- 44-9 --- 28-21-4 --- 22-31
San Antonio --- 35-18 --- 27-26 --- 23-30
Houston --- 33-19 --- 25-25-2 --- 25-27
New Orleans --- 25-28 --- 31-22 --- 26-27
Memphis --- 14-40 --- 23-31 --- 31-21-2

The current playoff teams in the Eastern Conference are the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic, and Miami Heat. The New Jersey Nets are two games back of the Heat for the conference's eighth postseason berth at this time.

Over in the Western Conference the current playoff teams are the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Hornets are both a half-game back of the T-Wolves for eighth place, while the Golden State Warriors are a full game back.

OVER bettors have been making money on the Golden State Warriors so far this season - they lead the league with 33 OVER results to date. The Milwaukee Bucks and the Memphis Grizzlies have each put up 31 OVER results so far, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have 30. At the other end, the Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons, and Orlando Magic have all put up just 21 OVER results

Here's how the league's 30 teams are currently ranking on the points-scored-per-game and the points-allowed-per-game charts through the All-Star Break . . .

Ranking: Points-Scored-Per-Game

Phoenix --- 110.7
Golden State --- 105.9
Washington --- 105.8
Denver --- 105.6
LA Lakers --- 103.1
Utah --- 102.3
Memphis --- 100.7
Seattle --- 100.4
Sacramento --- 100.2
New York --- 100.1
Dallas --- 99.9
Milwaukee --- 99.5
Toronto --- 99.1
Chicago --- 99.1
San Antonio --- 98.3
New Jersey --- 97.2
Indiana --- 96.8
Detroit --- 96.6
Boston --- 96.6
Minnesota --- 96.5
Miami --- 96.5
Cleveland --- 96.4
Houston --- 95.9
LA Clippers --- 95.7
Charlotte --- 94.8
Philadelphia --- 94.8
Orlando --- 94.3
Portland --- 93.6
New Orleans --- 92.6
Atlanta --- 92.5

Ranking: Points-Allowed-Per-Game

Houston --- 90.3
San Antonio --- 91.0
Dallas --- 92.5
Detroit --- 92.8
Orlando --- 93.4
Cleveland --- 93.9
New Orleans --- 94.4
Chicago --- 95.4
Atlanta --- 96.8
Indiana --- 96.8
Minnesota --- 97.2
LA Clippers --- 97.3
Portland --- 97.8
Miami --- 98.0
New Jersey --- 98.4
Toronto --- 98.7
Philadelphia --- 99.0
Utah --- 99.4
Charlotte --- 99.8
Boston --- 99.8
Sacramento --- 100.8
LA Lakers --- 102.2
New York --- 102.3
Seattle --- 102.9
Phoenix --- 103.4
Denver --- 103.9
Milwaukee --- 104.0
Washington --- 105.7
Memphis --- 105.7
Golden State --- 107.5

The NBA returns with a 10-game schedule on Tuesday night, including the Denver Nuggets at the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns at the Los Angeles Clippers. Also on tap for Tuesday are New Orleans at Charlotte, Minnesota at Washington, Orlando at New York, Detroit at Milwaukee, Atlanta at Chicago, Utah at Portland, Boston at Sacramento, and then Memphis at Seattle.

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