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Lines to keep an eye on
Hawks opened as 1-point favorites over the Bucks but that figure has doubled to 2.
Jazz came out as a 3.5-point favorites over the Nuggets but that number has climbed to 4.5. The total fell from 218 to 217.5.
Weather to watch
The forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of thunderstorms at Churchill Downs on Saturday (Mudders' Day comes early in the Kentucky Derby).
The wind for the Diamondbacks-Cubs matinee should be howling out of Wrigley Field to left-center at 22 mph (further proof that left field sucks).
The Nationals-Marlins contest calls for a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms (the forecast for all Marlins' home games through September).
Who's hot
Over is 7-0-1 in Bucks' last eight home games.
Canadiens have won three straight and yielded 7.65 units.
Mets have won seven in a row and nine of their last 10.
Who's not
Nuggets are 1-8-1 ATS in last 10 road games.
Canadiens are 1-5 in last six against Penguins.
Braves have lost nine in a row.
Key stat
38.9 - Lakers' All-Star Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage in the 2010 playoffs, the lowest since his 1997 rookie year of 38.2. Those are the only two postseasons in which he shot less than 40 percent from the field, including percentages of 45.7, 47.9, 46.2 and 49.7 in his last four playoffs.
Injury that shouldn't be overlooked
Denver Nuggets forward Nene is out for Game 6 with a knee injury after getting tangled up with Utah's Carlos Boozer in Game 5. More bad news for the Nuggets, who face elimination and a huge home-court advantage. Nene was averaging 14 points and 7 rebounds in the first four games of the series, but more importantly he gave Denver an inside presence against Boozer.
Game of the day
Lakers at Thunder (-1.5, 194.5)
Notable quotable
"I'm not going to the range today. To hell with it."
-- Tiger Woods said following his opening round of 2-over-par 74 at the Quail Hollow Championship on Thursday.
Hawks opened as 1-point favorites over the Bucks but that figure has doubled to 2.
Jazz came out as a 3.5-point favorites over the Nuggets but that number has climbed to 4.5. The total fell from 218 to 217.5.
Weather to watch
The forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of thunderstorms at Churchill Downs on Saturday (Mudders' Day comes early in the Kentucky Derby).
The wind for the Diamondbacks-Cubs matinee should be howling out of Wrigley Field to left-center at 22 mph (further proof that left field sucks).
The Nationals-Marlins contest calls for a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms (the forecast for all Marlins' home games through September).
Who's hot
Over is 7-0-1 in Bucks' last eight home games.
Canadiens have won three straight and yielded 7.65 units.
Mets have won seven in a row and nine of their last 10.
Who's not
Nuggets are 1-8-1 ATS in last 10 road games.
Canadiens are 1-5 in last six against Penguins.
Braves have lost nine in a row.
Key stat
38.9 - Lakers' All-Star Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage in the 2010 playoffs, the lowest since his 1997 rookie year of 38.2. Those are the only two postseasons in which he shot less than 40 percent from the field, including percentages of 45.7, 47.9, 46.2 and 49.7 in his last four playoffs.
Injury that shouldn't be overlooked
Denver Nuggets forward Nene is out for Game 6 with a knee injury after getting tangled up with Utah's Carlos Boozer in Game 5. More bad news for the Nuggets, who face elimination and a huge home-court advantage. Nene was averaging 14 points and 7 rebounds in the first four games of the series, but more importantly he gave Denver an inside presence against Boozer.
Game of the day
Lakers at Thunder (-1.5, 194.5)
Notable quotable
"I'm not going to the range today. To hell with it."
-- Tiger Woods said following his opening round of 2-over-par 74 at the Quail Hollow Championship on Thursday.
