Tough loss on the Nets, but the Blazers got smoked again! Bad play on Portland there.

Plays:
2* L.A. CLIPPERS -4

I like the Pacers in Game 3, but I will hold off because I think the line will go up (sitting at -4 right now). The easy play would seem to be on the Wizards after what we have seen so far. Almost everyone is down on the Pacers and up on the Wizards. Washington was poor from the free throw line in Game 2 (and didn't get there much either, only going 5-12 from the charity stripe), which tells us that they weren't very aggressive in getting to the rim. You would think that would change in this game, but I believe the Pacers defense had something to do with forcing the Wizards into taking a lot of jump shots. In regards to the Pacers offense, Hibbert finally exploded and got back into the flow. He won't score that many points in this game (and probably not the rest of the playoffs), but Indiana needed him active and involved to have any chance in this series. Indiana wasn't one of the better road teams this year, but Washington was the poorest home team of all the playoff teams (they struggled mightily ATS at home). The Wizards were solid in the road, and dynamite ATS on the road, but it's a whole different game with this team at home. The public is all over this team right now, especially this game, and the line is holding firm right now (hmmm). It will rise throughout the day, though, and I will snag Indiana at a better number than this.