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Magic enter San Antonio hoping to complete Texas two-step

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04/02/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Eastern Conference power Orlando Magic finish up a quick two-day tour of Texas on Friday, when they face off with a San Antonio Spurs team hoping to clinch their 13th straight postseason berth.

Memphis is seven games behind San Antonio in the Western Conference with just eight to play. A Spurs win tonight coupled with a Memphis loss against New Orleans would officially send San Antonio to the postseason party.

The Spurs crept closer to the playoffs with a 119-102 blowout win over in- state rival Houston on Wednesday. George Hill dropped in a career-high 30 points on 11-of-15 shooting in that one as San Antonio rebounded from an ugly loss at New Jersey in its previous game.

After wins over Cleveland and Boston, the Spurs were surprised by the league- worst Nets, 90-84, on Monday. Manu Ginobili missed that setback with back spasms, but returned to donate 18 points and 10 assists on Wednesday.

"I'm kind of surprised that I'm doing so well and my back didn't bother me at all," Ginobili said. "I'm very happy."

Tim Duncan ended with 17 points and 10 rebounds and Richard Jefferson added 19 points in the victory against Houston.

San Antonio continues to toil without point guard Tony Parker, and the former All-Star will miss his 15th consecutive contest tonight. The Spurs have kept their heads above water without Parker, compiling a 9-5 mark, but one of the setbacks was a 110-84 blowout loss in Orlando on March 17.

The Magic, meanwhile, are closing in on the second seed in the East and a Southeast Division crown. Orlando is currently 4 1/2 games clear of division- rival Atlanta with just seven games remaining in the regular season after a very impressive 97-82 win over Dallas last night.

Mickael Pietrus was a perfect 6-of-6 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points off the bench to lead Orlando. Dwight Howard added 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Magic, who have won three in a row and 14 of 16 overall.

Vince Carter had 17 of his 19 points in the second half, while Jameer Nelson donated 14 points and seven assists for Orlando, which has a stranglehold on second place in the East but is a distant six games behind Cleveland for the top seed.

"I thought in the first half we took some very difficult shots, and then I thought on times on drives in the second half," Orlando head coach Stan Van Gundy said after Wednesday's win.

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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year

Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.

Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.

With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.

Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.

Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.

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