Wednesday's games

Game of the Day

Rockets @ Spurs-- Tough spot for Rockets, who lost tough game at home to Seattle Tuesday, they drive 3 hours west and play Spurs squad that is home for first time in 3.5 weeks after 5-2 road trip. Houston won last meeting 73-67 at home, their second win over Spurs this year (81-80).

Elsewhere, Memphis lost last two games before All-Star break, scoring just 80.5 ppg; Swift is out with severely sprained ankle. Last four Memphis games stayed under total. Wizards lost last three games and are 2-9 against spread in their last eleven games.

Bulls won their fourth game in row last night, when they beat Miami in OT, after Shaq got hurt two minutes into game. Teams traded home court routs, with Bulls losing by 22 at this site, but winning by 28 at United Center. Cavaliers are 9-9 in last 18, with 5 of last 7 going under.

Shaq's injury and OT loss last night makes this a difficult spot for Miami squad that had won 13 of last 17 games, before Tuesday, and has gone over total in 13 of last 17 games. Pacers won their third game in row last night in Orlando; they won in OT at Miami five weeks ago.

Redd came back from injury last night and had 39 in win over hapless Bobcats, sixth win in last nine game for the Bucks. Nets lost to Toronto last night, Carter's old club; Nets are 2-4 in last six games, with last four going under the total, as they scored 83 ppg in last three games.

Seattle won tough game in Houston last night, their 7th win in last eight games, covering five of last six, with 3 of last four staying under. Sonics beat New Orleans by 17 at home two weeks ago. Hornets are 3-2 in last five, but they still have just 11 wins all season.

Celtics lost for 11th time in last fourteen road games last night, in loss to Lakers at Staples; their last three games stayed under total. Nuggets are 1-4 vs spread in last five games; they won first meeting this season, 100-99 back in December at the Fleet Center.

Dallas won first meeting vs Utah 109-86; Mavericks are 7-2 in las tnine games with four wins in row- in their last nine games, over is 7-1-1. Jazz lost 11 of last 15 games and four of last five, with five of their last seven games going over the total.

Ninth straight road game for Clippers finds LA on seven game losing streak, covering just one of last five; they lost first two games vs Suns, by 17,11 pts, allowing 115 ppg. Phoenix is 0-6-1 vs spread in last seven games, as 11 of their last 13 games went over the total.

Lakers, who are switching back to triangle offense as season goes into second half, won for just fifth time in 13 games last night, as Butler sat out with stomach virus. LA beat Portland 92-79 at home three weeks ago; they are 5-11-1 vs spread in their last seventeen games.

Dreadful Hawks vs pitiful Warriors; Atlanta lost for fifth game in row and 26 of last 32 games, allowing 107.8 ppg in last six games. Golden State is 4-20 in last 24 tilts but 2-3 in last five; six of their last seven games over the total- they covered last game as favorite earlier with win over Charlotte earlier this month.