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Durant, Thunder visit Pacers in Indy

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03/21/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - MVP candidate Kevin Durant will lead the Oklahoma City Thunder into Indiana this afternoon for a showdown against the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse in the finale of a three-game road trip.

Durant is second in the NBA with 29.7 points per game and is coming off a 31- point performance in a 115-89 win at Toronto on Friday. Durant has scored 30 or more points in an NBA-best 38 games this season, with the Thunder going 27-11 in that stretch. Durant has already set the franchise-record for most 30-point games in a season and leads the NBA with a 31.2 ppg since Christmas.

He is nine points shy of becoming just the second player in NBA history to score 2,000 points through 68 games under the age of 22. LeBron James reached the 2,000-point mark in his 65th game during the 2005-06 season at 21.

Meanwhile, Jeff Green added 25 points and seven rebounds in the recent victory for the playoff-hopeful Thunder, who have won six of seven overall and improved to 20-14 as the guest. Kyle Weaver chipped in 12 points off the bench and Russell Westbrook notched 11 points and 10 assists against the Raptors.

"Our guys came out with a lot of energy on the defensive end," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "We really got after it. That was out best game of the year."

Oklahoma City is tied with Phoenix for fifth in the Western Conference.

Indiana will shoot for its fifth straight win at home today and recorded a 106-102 victory versus the Detroit Pistons on Friday. Danny Granger returned to the lineup and poured in 29 points to go with six assists for the Pacers, who have won two of three games.

Granger, who sat out Wednesday's loss to the Cavaliers after taking an elbow to the cheek a night earlier, helped the Pacers beat the Pistons for a fifth straight game. Troy Murphy posted 20 points and eight rebounds, while Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush registered 15 points apiece for the victors.

"I thought our guys reacted well to adversity. We fought back and got the job done," Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien said. "We just didn't get our normal energy we usually get from our bench. We (the starters) had dead legs and we didn't play transition defense in the fourth quarter."

The Pacers are 16-16 in Indy this season.

Oklahoma City topped Indiana, 108-102, back on January 9 this season at the Ford Center to snap a three-game slide in the series. The Pacers are a miserable 5-21 against the West in 2009-10, while the Thunder sport a 20-7 record versus Eastern Conference foes.


<< Blazers make a stop in Phoenix
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers are heating up at the right moment and will try for their sixth straight win tonight, when they take a trip to the desert to face the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. Portland is cur

<< Top-seeded Syracuse and Gonzaga clash in West Region
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first-ever meeting between powers from opposite coasts takes place this afternoon at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York as the Gonzaga Bulldogs clash with the Syracuse Orange in the second round of the 72nd annua

<< West Regional action pits Panthers against Musketeers
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One of only two active teams capable of making it to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year, the Xavier Musketeers must first get by the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second round of the 72nd annual NCAA Tourn

<< Mountaineers attempt to tame Tigers in East Regional matchup
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The second-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers and the 10th-seeded Missouri Tigers will collide in the second round of the NCAA Tournament this afternoon. The winner of this East Regional matchup will advance to

<< Upset-minded Big Red sets sights on Badgers
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 12th-seeded Cornell Big Red earned the first NCAA Tournament win in program history two days ago, and they will attempt to upset the fourth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the second round of the East Regiona

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Lakers welcome Wizards to Staples Center >>
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Spurs, Hawks tangle in Atlanta >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of playoff-caliber teams get together this evening at Philips Arena in Atlanta, where the Hawks will try to snap a seven-game losing streak to the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs have also won 10 of the last 11

Cavs return home to host Pistons >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Central Division champion and NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers will return to the cozy confines of Quicken Loans Arena tonight, when they play host to the rival Detroit Pistons. The top-seeded Cavs have won si

Kings visit Clippers without rookie Evans >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings will be without leading scorer and Rookie of the Year candidate Tyreke Evans for this afternoon's game against the Pacific Division-rival Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Evans injured

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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.

Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.

Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.

So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.

In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.

For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.

The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.

The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.

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