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02/27/09 NBA Picks

February 27, 2009 by TheRainMaker  
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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 37 19 66% +90
4 29 38 43% -36
3 36 27 57% +27
2 34 29 54% +10
1 138 119 54% +19
Total 274 232 54% +110

Today’s Picks

Phoenix Suns -3.5 vs Toronto 2 units
Minnesota Timberwolves +4.5 vs Portland 1 units
New York Knicks -1.5 vs Philadelphia 2 units
Dallas Mavericks -9 vs Oklahoma City 3 units
Milwaukee Bucks +9.5 at New Orleans 1 units
Atlanta Hawks -5 vs Miami 1 units
Denver Nuggets +2 vs L.A. Lakers 2 units
Sacramento Kings -2 vs L.A. Clippers 5 units
Boston Celtics -12 vs Indiana 2 units
Orlando Magic -9.5 vs Detroit 4 units
San Antonio Spurs +1.5 vs Cleveland 2 units
Washington Wizards +5 vs Chicago 3 units
Golden State Warriors +1 vs Charlotte 3 units

Injuries

Name Team Status Injury Note
Carlos Boozer UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Boozer was riding the stationary bike before Tuesday practice and reported no issues after playing 21 minutes Monday night, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Andris Biedrins GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Biedrins (ankle) could see limited minutes for the next couple of games as his sprained ankle is still weak, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT
Corey Maggette GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Maggette (hand) did not practice on Wednesday and is listed as day-to-day, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Tracy McGrady HOU OUT Comment: The microfracture surgery performed on McGrady’s left knee Tuesday was called a success, with the arthroscope confirming the diagnosis that the ligaments and other cartilage were in good shape, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Matt Harpring UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Harpring will miss Wednesday’s game against the Timberwolves with a bruised back, the Associated Press reports.
Jarvis Hayes NJN OUT Comment: Hayes (hand) hopes to play this week, despite having torn ligaments in his left thumb, the Newark Star Ledger reports.
Chris Mihm MEM OUT Comment: Mihm (ankle) has not even practiced with his new team, a week after arriving from the Lakers, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.
Luther Head HOU OUT
Monta Ellis GSW OUT Comment: Ellis will have his ankle examined by team doctors on Thursday and could be cleared to practice, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Eduardo Najera NJN OUT
Stromile Swift NJN OUT
Mike Bibby ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Bibby (flu) was unavailable for Wednesday night’s game against Denver, the Associated Press reports.
Josh Smith ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Smith will not be suspended by the NBA for his foul on Matt Harpring, but he will be absent from the Hawks’ match-up with Denver Wednesday due to personal matters, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT
Paul Pierce BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Pierce dislocated his right thumb in the third quarter, and again in the fourth Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. He finished with 20 points, but went 7-of-19 from the floor and missed a 13-footer that would have given Boston the lead with 20 seconds remaining.
Tony Allen BOS OUT
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT Comment: Scalabrine will undergo more neurological testing Thursday and will sit out Friday’s game against Indiana, the Associated Press reports.
Luol Deng CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Deng (bruised right wrist) is in the starting lineup Tuesday against Orlando.
Jerome James CHI OUT
Delonte West CLE Day-to-Day Comment: West(wrist) is expected to start tonight the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Ben Wallace CLE OUT Comment: Wallace suffered a fractured leg Thursday night when he was kicked by Yao Ming in the second quarter. He continued to play until the third quarter, when he left the game according to the Associated Press.
Sasha Pavlovic CLE OUT Comment: Pavlovic (ankle) particpated in his his first shootaround Thursday since suffering the ankle sprain on February 8th, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Jason Terry DAL OUT
Jerry Stackhouse DAL OUT Comment: Stackhouse (heel) did not travel with the team to San Antonio as his injured heel has not healed, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Kenyon Martin DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Martin (back) said he plans to play against the Celtics on Monday when they visit the Pepsi Center, the Rocky Mountain News reports.
Allen Iverson DET Day-to-Day Comment: Iverson, who left Wednesday’s game with a back injury, will be re-evaluated on Thursday, the Detroit News reports.
Rasheed Wallace DET OUT
Danny Granger IND OUT
T.J. Ford IND Day-to-Day Comment: Ford (flu) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday’s game against Memphis, 1070 am in Indianapolis reports.
Mike Dunleavy IND OUT Comment: Pacers coach Jim O’Brien admitted on Monday that Dunleavy (knee) is likely out for the season, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Marquis Daniels IND Day-to-Day Comment: Daniels battled through the flu Monday night in Indiana’s loss to New York, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Jeff Foster IND Day-to-Day Comment: Foster’s status for Tuesday’s game is unknown because of a sore back, 1070 am in Indianapolis reports.
Chris Kaman LAC OUT Comment: Kaman (foot) is still a couple weeks away from returning, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Al Thornton LAC Day-to-Day Comment: Thornton missed his third straight game with a sore right foot.
Brian Skinner LAC OUT
Andrew Bynum LAL OUT Comment: Bynum (knee) has been riding a stationary bike, the Orange County Register reports.
James Jones MIA OUT Comment: Jones (wrist) shot “lights out” at Wednesday’s practice, according to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, the Miami Herald reports.
Michael Redd MIL OUT
Andrew Bogut MIL OUT
Al Jefferson MIN OUT
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Tyson Chandler NOR Day-to-Day Comment: Chandler (ankle) could return for Monday’s game against Sacramento, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Eddy Curry NYK OUT
Earl Watson OKC Day-to-Day Comment: Watson needed three stitches near his right eyebrow Monday after getting hit by an elbow in practice, the Associated Press reports.
Desmond Mason OKC OUT
Jameer Nelson ORL OUT
Mickael Pietrus ORL Day-to-Day Comment: Pietrus (wrist) said he will not play in games on Tuesday (Chicago) or Wednesday (New York), the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Andre Miller PHI Day-to-Day Comment: Miller scored 17 points and handed out 10 assists during the 76ers’ loss Monday.
Elton Brand PHI OUT
Amare Stoudemire PHO OUT
Steve Nash PHO Day-to-Day Comment: Nash was in street clothes Thursday night, sitting out the Lakers game with an ankle injury.
Greg Oden POR Day-to-Day Comment: Oden, who is suffering from a chipped left knee cap, will not need surgery, but his return date is still uncertain, the Oregonian reports.
Martell Webster POR OUT
Drew Gooden SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Gooden (groin) played his first game since being traded last week by Chicago, the Associated Press reports. He looked good early, making his first two shots and getting eight points and six rebounds in the opening half before tweaking his groin in the fourth quarter.
Beno Udrih SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Udrih suffered a sprained right ankle early in the first quarter Wednesday and didn’t return.
Tim Duncan SAS Day-to-Day Comment: Duncan (right quad tendonosis) will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Blazers, the Spurs’ official site reports.
Manu Ginobili SAS OUT Comment: Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Ginobili had a protective boot removed from his foot over the weekend and has limited himself to lifting weights and swimming in the pool, the Associated Press reports. Popovich said he expects Ginobili to be on a treadmill soon.
Kris Humphries TOR OUT
Joey Graham TOR Day-to-Day Comment: Graham strained his right hamstring in the third quarter of Tuesday’s win over the T-Wolves, the Toronto Sun reports.
Etan Thomas WAS OUT
DeShawn Stevenson WAS OUT

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