Nba 12/1

[TazaD]

Golden State @ Phoenix under 215 2 high scoring teams in action here, but the total is simply too high...inflated by a) A high scoring game last meeting (@ GS), and b) playing 7 (SEVEN!) OT periods in the last 6 games! Only 4 Suns' games have gone over this total all season at home, and even one of those was in OT....and only 1 game in the last 14 at home have gone over 215. That was the only game in those 14 that they allowed 100...in fact Phoenix allow just 94.5 ppg at home this season. SO, discounting OT periods just 1 of their last 17 games, and 2 of their last 27 have gone over 215! Golden State are in a similar boat. Just 2 of their 16 road games this season have gone over 215...and would you believe that one of those was in OT! They av. just 96.2 ppg on the road, and their games av. just 195.9. (TYheir game also av. just 195.3 with no rest) Phoenix have played Philli, Miami, Seattle and Denver at home, all of who score more than GS, and have held them all to under 100. Add to this that Phoenix played just 7 players in their triple OT game @ Denver, and although they've had a day to recorver 6 players played 40+ minutes, Nash played 52, Bell and Marion played 57 each! It's going to be tough for them to run the floor and hit jumpers, so I think they'll appreciate a slower tempo.

[psilocybin]

Re: Nba 12/1 Great write-up Taz! Why is the total so high then?