Thursday, September 9, 2010

03-01-09 NBA Picks

March 1, 2009 by TheRainMaker  
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Today’s Picks

Golden State Warriors +4.5 vs Utah 2 units
Dallas Mavericks -6 vs Toronto 1 units
San Antonio Spurs +4 at Portland 2 units
New Jersey Nets +4.5 vs New Orleans 3 units
Los Angeles Lakers -4 at Phoenix 2 units
Minnesota Timberwolves +6.5 vs Houston 4 units
Boston Celtics -8.5 vs Detroit 3 units
Denver Nuggets -2 at Indiana 2 units
Cleveland Cavaliers -4 at Atlanta 1 units

Injuries


Name Team Status Injury Note
Mike Bibby ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Bibby (flu) was on the floor as a starter during Friday shootaround and is expected to start in Friday’s game, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Josh Smith ATL Day-to-Day Comment: Smith (personal) was on the floor as a starter during Friday shootaround and is expected to start in Friday’s game, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT
Paul Pierce BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Pierce (thumb) played 39 minutes Friday night in Boston’s victory over Indiana.
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.
Gabe Pruitt BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Pruitt was suspended two games for conduct detrimental to the team on Friday, one day after being arrested for suspicion of DUI in Los Angeles.
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 Comment: Terry (hand) received good news as he was cleared to return to practice, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Jerry Stackhouse DAL OUT
Allen Iverson DET Day-to-Day Comment: Despite Friday’s MRI coming back negative, the Pistons want a specialist to take a look at Iverson’s back, the Detroit News reports.
Andris Biedrins GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Biedrins (ankle) was back in the starting lineup on Friday and recorded and 18 point/13 rebound double-double in a loss to Charlotte.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT
Corey Maggette GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Maggette (hand) played 29 minutes and scored 20 points (9-for-11 from the line) in Friday’s loss to Charlotte.
Ronny Turiaf GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Turiaf is questionable for Friday’s game against Charlotte due to a sprained right ankle, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Monta Ellis GSW OUT Comment: Ellis (ankle) is heading to Mississippi to deal with a family emergency and won’t rejoin the team until sometime next week, the San Francisco Chronicle 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.
Luther Head HOU OUT Comment: Head was waived by the Rockets on Saturday.
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
Jeff Foster IND Day-to-Day Comment: Foster (back) is again being called a ‘game-time’ decision by coach Jim O’Brien Friday, 1070 am in Indianapolis reports.
Andrew Bynum LAL OUT Comment: Bynum (knee) has been riding a stationary bike, the Orange County Register reports.
Al Jefferson MIN OUT
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Devin Harris NJN Day-to-Day Comment: Harris missed Friday’s practice with what is believed to be the flu, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports.
Keyon Dooling NJN Day-to-Day Comment: Dooling missed Friday’s practice with what is believed to be the flu, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports.
Eduardo Najera NJN OUT
Stromile Swift NJN OUT
Morris Peterson NOR Day-to-Day Comment: Peterson (foot) practiced on Thursday and may be cleared to play Sunday against New Jersey, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Amare Stoudemire PHO OUT
Steve Nash PHO Day-to-Day Comment: Nash (ankle) sat out Friday night’s game against Toronto.
Greg Oden POR Day-to-Day Comment: Oden (knee) is expected to miss Sunday’s game against the Spurs, The Oregonian reports.
Martell Webster POR OUT
Tim Duncan SAS Day-to-Day Comment: Coach Gregg Popovich said that Duncan (right quad) is likely to play either Sunday or Monday, the San Antonio Express-News 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 sat out Friday night’s game because of a strained hamstring.
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.
Matt Harpring UTH Day-to-Day Comment: Harpring will miss Wednesday’s game against the Timberwolves with a bruised back, the Associated Press reports.

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