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NBA Finals 2019-2020 Preview

September 30, 2020 by Harlan Schreiber

Bubble Ball really is different. The Miami Heat, a pretty solid team, has thoroughly dispatched two teams, who seemed much better on paper. Can they do it again? The honest answer is I don’t see it but I didn’t see them smacking around the Bucks, so what do I know? Generally, Vegas agrees with this take. Odds makers already have the Lakers as five-point favorites in Game 1 and the general bend seems to be in favor of LeBron James and Los Angeles. Putting all … [Read more...] about NBA Finals 2019-2020 Preview

Eastern Conference Finals Preview: Celtics/Heat

September 15, 2020 by Harlan Schreiber

In the season that has lasted forever, we are finally to the Eastern Conference Finals. Oddly, the teams playing are the three seed (Boston) and the five seed (Miami). As an initial note, it looks like Boston is the slight favorite, even though the Heat is 8-1 in the playoffs, and convincingly beaten the best team in the NBA last round. Shouldn’t Miami’s excellent play in the bubble mean something more? Maybe. I thought we could breakdown the series and see … [Read more...] about Eastern Conference Finals Preview: Celtics/Heat