That game was controlled by the Nuggets. The Lakers were able to neutralize Jokic, but Murray was exceptional in the first half. However, when the Lakers focused their defense on Murray, it was Jokic who torched them in the fourth quarter. Once again, what the Lakers are missing in this game is their three-point shooting, while the Nuggets' role players are very confident shooting from the outside.
Having Jokic pick up his 4th personal foul quite early into the 3rd Quarter was a blessing in disguise for the Nuggets, they were able to stay solid with Jokic sitting on the bench for majority of the 3rd Quarter and that ironically helped The Joker get a much needed long term rest to get fired up for the 4th Quarter, I guess this is a done series already, right, most likely going to be a sweep, imo. Tomorrow we have the Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics, will we see another 3-0 series score?
That's quite a possibility, given that Miami Heat would be on home court, but then I'm highly expecting a different form of approach and resistance from Boston Celtics.
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Went 1 for 2 hit the over but sucked it up with a Celtics ML loss. Boston is in trouble no doubt. For tonight's game I'm taking Denver money line. Going to be tough to win in LA but I think this is where Denver starts to step on tueor throat. Bold prediction: lebron 0-7 from 3 and LA losses by 3.
Good luck and enjoy the game!
With the Lakers down 0-2 and being the favorites to win tonight, I think you have to take Denver. Sure, the Lakers will give it their all tonight on their home floor so if they win a game this series it will likely be tonight, but winning by 6+ after getting beaten twice in a row seems like a tall order. As a gambler, you gotta go with the cards youre dealt. I don't know what to expect from Denver Nuggets, but I believe that LeBron James and the Lakers would come out aggressively today, and they are still yet to drop a game on homecourt in this playoffs, however, I think almost 3 Odds Denver Nuggets is outrageous and worth the punt, I'll be taking the Denver Nuggets ML and LeBron James Over 24.5 Points as single bets, I'm curious to see how they'll respond to deficit, they've also not being 2 games down at this playoffs, so it's going to require more than just the will power for Lakers tonight.
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Therefore we'll officially announce everything on Monday - not even tomorrow after the tennis final.
I wasn't no longer checking the spreadsheet no more after picking up those early advantage against LFC and my position became guaranteed, but I'm looking forward to seeing the final table on monday, good luck to all those still fighting survival or a higher ranked position.
After the initial rain delay Medvedev vs Tsitsipas tennis game have resumed, and it's a very interesting one to see, I'm not going to lie! Medvedev took to the first set, but Tsistipas seem to be in a better rhythm for this 2nd set, it's currently right now 4-4 btw.
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Don't quote me as I haven't really followed new rules but pretty sure things haven't changed in a while.
I had to read up on the rules again, winners of champions still get automatically qualification, but that slot doesn't transfer down the pecking order for the 5th positioned team in the league, except the CL winning team itself finishes outside the top 4 in the league.
Man Utd are currently are ahead with less than 30 minutes to go, while Liverpool have just had a goal ruled out, I guess it's high time to call it a day with this position and CL qualification race.
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It's not Boston Celtics that are inconsistent in my opinion, it's just the Miami Heat that have decided to stay locked in through every, Not in my wildest imagination was I expecting Miami Heat to take a 2 game lead at the TD Garden, but you already know what they say about playoffs Jimmy Butler ? and then Grant Williams decide to taunt him and it was his whole team that paid the prize, while Caleb Martin was also out of this planet. Boston Celtics can be said to not have been good enough, but I think that statement would directly underplay Miami Heat's defense and offensive efficiency, Miami Heat were just really good and earned the win.
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Damn! Miami Heat taking a 2-0 lead away from the Boston Celtics, at the TD Garden, It's going to be a very challenging task for Boston Celtics to get iboth game 3 and 4 away from home against this Heat team, I really can't consider it a done deal, but it's just going to be daunting task, one more win from Miami Heat from their two home games, then it's a wrap in my opinion. I managed to get a win from my ML on the Heat and decent odds. ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimg001.prntscr.com%2Ffile%2Fimg001%2FQtnUon7VRaO04unzZA4IPw.png&t=665&c=LYuvZZ-I26hVRA)
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This weekend, Chelsea will show Madrid how to win Pep. Your sense of humor is quite amusing, to be honest, there is quite nothing like it! Just be sure have some money on the line for the game, that's 10+ Odds, what could be better than getting a 1000% ROI on your investment within just a couple of hours, nothing right ? ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
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Man, I gotta stick to my guns and keep backing the top 4 NOT to win, really. Everyone seems too comfortable now in their places, even with things to fight for, both Milans probably just going to keep their backs to the wall in UCL, while Napoli is already in honeymoon mode, Monza took advantage.
3 more game rounds to go, theoretically I should still have a chance at Top 10 but it's looking farther away each round... especially if I keep backing the Top 4/5s.
I was thinking just like that. Napoli won the title and I expected them to be off and maybe loose the game but I was sure they will show up and play super attacking football. Of course I played both to score and was super happy when Monza scored first just for Napoli to loose 2:0. There will heaps of strange results in Serie A before the end. Perfect time for you to catch some of those 10+ odds ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) If I had reviewed my picks last weekend, I'm sure I would have altered the 2-0 I had in favour of Monza over of Napoli to Napoli 2-1 win or something, because It still feels like a mistake I made to me, as for tonight match against Sassuolo it was pretty much intentional for me, and I watched every single minute of the game, Sassuolo looked like the better team until they scored their first goal, but after that Monza were slightly better when attacking and they got their deserved equalizer, not to long after was when Sassuolo were down to 10 men and I felt perhaps, Monza could get me another exact score for second consecutive weekly, and they sure did. ![Cool](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cool.gif)
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YNWA
No truer words, in the end. I think our last win was a start of something, Klopp's Reds 2.0. Bobby saying farewell, and everyone just looking happy again (when was the last time, right?). Salah will be the last bit of remnants of that dogged frontline, a huge chunk of our midfield leaving, but yeah, it really felt like it was the start of something new. Ten Hag won't choke, and I feel like we're not playing for CL, just playing for next season. See you there, brother, on the arse end of Europe haha. If there was any game that one would have expected Newcastle to drop points, It should have been against Brighton, but now it's look like they're not going to give up that position, the most would be to expect a flop from Man United, but how probable is that ?, Let's just hope Leicester City can muster up some energy or momentum to get themselves something possible from the game.
Same here. Even losing to Leicester won't be enough to haul them back, it's that kind of hope I no longer want to entertain too much. Stats give Newcastle 95% and United 82% of UCL finish. We are at 15%. Still worth throwing money at for sure heh heh. Wait a minute aren't Man City through the finals already, and if they win the league doesn't that make Premier League eligible for 5 teams representation ? or am I misinterpreting the rule, I don't remember vividly but I know that winners of the Champions League get an automatic appearance to defend their title the upcoming season even if they get relegated or are out of the top 4 position for leagues with 4 team representatives for the season, but I don't remember what happens when a team that wins the champions league have qualified already via league position, their slot goes directly to the next eligible team, doesn't it ? and that in this case would be Liverpool if they're able maintain their 5th position.
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Isak > Wilson decision is arguably the biggest swing i've seen in a long time, 34 points. If he had scored that last 1v1 against Steele, i could see several Wilson non-owners deleting their FPL accounts. I could've been one of those folks if Raya and Estu hadn't come through for me. ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) If things don't go your way, FPL can be a cruel game at times. I'm glad this thing is over soon, it's exhausting, as someone mentioned earlier. Now let's leave Wilson captainers enjoy their ultra, mega, giga, tera haul. A well-deserved win for them! It is always like that in fantasy. I paid a lot for decision to start the season with Kane instead of Haaland and double Liverpool defense. After the world cup I made mostly good decisions and climbed from 2M to top 400k but you can never completely erase few bad calls and I lost top spots in all the leagues during first 5 game weeks. One of the bad decisions lately was to take Steele instead of Estupinan. I did it on purpose to navigate benching in blank game weeks easier but it costed me a lot. My own biggest was first after the few week I was still sticking with Salah as my captain, while barely having top scorer like Toney and Mitrovic as I wasn't until after the world cup having him for a couple times, and never liking Bruno Fernandes and Guardiola Roulette to was also a damning decision, and now this little rally I've got now seems rather too late, but I've learnt some great lessons, so you all might need to up your game, if we're doing next season, because I'm coming for your heads
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Jamal Murray is another player as soon as April starts and its not his first year when he goes in beast month after April and during April. Coincidence ? maybe or maybe not but last night Denver really played way better than Lakers and I'm afraid this series is already over. I also saw a tired Lebron that had low energy in 2nd half and also missed some important points.
What do you think guys ? Can Lakers tie this series at 2-2 ? or Denver will make it 3-0 If the Phoenix Suns can even up a 2-0 deficit against Denver Nuggets, I have no absolute reason to believe that the Lakers can't do the same, but the for Denver Nuggets, it's gotta be case of once beaten twice shy, now they need to get one win on the road, then this series would be likely done and over with from there. Now that the series is headed back to Los Angeles, the major thing the Denver Nuggets needs to avoid is allowing the Lakers get to the free throw with relative ease, Lakers have more free throw attempt in the first two but the differences weren't so significant, but it's likely going to be a whole new different affair in LA, the Nuggets must ensure they attack the rim and get the at least the around the same number of free throws unlike the Warriors taking bad shots and sending the Lakers to line at almost every possession.
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but I am taking the Over 225.5 bet for this game
The public is all on the over as well, but i'm leaning on the under because both teams are hitting most of their shots (almost 55% from the last game). It can still hit, but it's rare for both teams to maintain these percentages. so for this game my pick is the Denver Nuggets,
I also took the Nuggets moneyline hoping for Stake's promo to bail me out in case it gets dicey like the last game. The spread is tempting, but they're shaky in holding their lead, and it reminded me of their game 2 against the Suns. ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vgy.me%2FdaIGVC.png&t=665&c=s5yyMw_stS6C2g) I also like the Over 225.5 pick to be honest, but I think we could get a little more defensive approach today, the -5.5 points spread for Denver Nuggets looks like the realest bet to instead, and that's how I'll be riding tonight. Good Luck!
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Brighton's just pulled a goal back -- could we still end up with a Newcastle loss I'm hoping for?
**Sigh** Its looking like Thursday night football in the arse end of Europe for next season, bro. I guess its what we deserve for checking out for most of the season. Losing to Leeds, Bmouth, Brighton, Wolves, Forest, Brentford has been a real kick in the teeth, we dont deserve to be in the CL. Sucks but it is what it is. Ill be happy to play the kids & fringe players in the EL and just concentrate on the PL & domestic cups. Newcastle only need one win now and they play Leicester next ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) Maybe Ten Hag will choke but I doubt it. Lets regroup in the summer, buy some midfielders and go again. YNWA If there was any game that one would have expected Newcastle to drop points, It should have been against Brighton, but now it's look like they're not going to give up that position, the most would be to expect a flop from Man United, but how probable is that ?, Let's just hope Leicester City can muster up some energy or momentum to get themselves something possible from the game.
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with the match freiburg vs. wolfsburg tomorrow already the penultimate matchday of the season starts and so slowly our pool round ends. so that furthermore all participants have the possibility to hand in all their picks in time here now follows the weekly reminder to the following users:
What happened with thread title? It looks rally strange on my end like some strange characters instead of those small graphics. Maybe it is better for you to remove them than leave it like this. I am assuming here that it is general problem and not something that just affect me. All other threads are working fine though so really strange. I really don't understand the why, I guess he probably edited the thread title... How fast time flies, but then look at me dropping drastically on the leaderboard after several weeks maintaining the 1st position, I'm probably Arsenal 2.0! Picking a side now is really so tough!
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Harkorede got 3 out of 3 questions correct already and I have 0 out of 3. I think its time for LFC_Bitcoin to say hello to Division 2 ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) I wont mind if Brighton get something against Newcastle tonight ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) Good luck to everybody fighting for the big prizes in the pool. Damn buddy! I hate to be the guy that had to do you that way, but then it is what it is right ? I'm sure you'll be leaving the second division unscathed next season GL man!
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I can't believe Real was so humiliated last night. It was right damn about time that good football should humiliate extreme luck! This should have played out a number of times over the past few seasons honestly, everyone that's lover of good football over those that'd rather support football with any means of win could attest that Guardiola and Liverpool have teams should have these kinds of games with distinct conviction that good football pays, but the only attribute to their loses is nothing but just a case of being unlucky, and it's played out on several occasion this most recent one would be the case of Real Madrid's victory over Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool, I'm sure quite a few of us here would agree the path to those victories was more of luck paying over good footballing decisions. So my final statement on that game would be that when you make the best logical decisions in football, it won't guarantee you result every time or most times, but then people will always know good football when they see one, and as the saying goes; " you can't be unlucky forever."
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Playoffs Jimmy Butler was at it again, and today it was against the Boston Celtics, the team that eliminated the Heat last, in the finals, so taking game one at the TD Garden is quite very advantageous to the Heat, If the Heat can defend their home court and get the 2 wins they'll play on home court, then that be theirs first step towards the regardless of what happens in the conference final, I definitely they'd stand more than a decent chance against either of them, if they can see off the Boston Celtics, but it's rather just too early to make any form of concrete assertions.
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Congratulations, CLS63- You have won this round! That was fast, I don't see this record being beaten in a long time, I was wrong to have gone with Real Madrid it was a massive gamble for me but I had to because I had already gone with Man City 2-1 in the Betnomi CL pool, I wanted to spread my legs to at least get one result. (At least i wont be checking spreadsheet after tonight.) And big up to me for surviving relegation after a very difficult start to the season, Todd Boehly will be proud. congratulations everyone I will use this 1-2 weeks break to relax, drink and gamble more ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ibb.co%2F0MpFzPQ%2Flive-qua.jpg&t=665&c=d8QcIh5EI4WW8w) When it comes to Real Madrid you can never be sure until the end of the match. Don't forget about how they eliminated Manchester City in the previous season please. ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) When we are against each other next season let's make a small bet. I'm really curious about the next match against each other after this many common answers. That means there is no getting anywhere more than the current 4th position I'm ranked at simply because I needed CLS63 to drop points and myself get a win to stand that chance, and me winning this round against my opponent @LFC_Bitcoin is already a done deal because I have answered all 3 questions so far correctly while he's not got any while, we only have 2 questions from the remaining 8 with different answers, so me getting both wrong wouldn't have any effect on the our result too.
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Djokovic so unreliable these days and I knew this would happen but chose to play it safe as everyone was most likely going to be backing the Serbian...Besides if not the Joker who was the best choice nobody ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif) Anyway better luck next time, and I see a RunX ( Rund or Rune)winning here... Nah, Djoković will start winning biggest tournaments very soon. He is just missing proper match fitness due to all the tournaments he missed because of covid regulations.
Thought he had trouble with the Aussies when you talk about covid, but for this competition he was the defending champion and should have played like it..anyway just have to accept that he won't win every time.. Anyway good thing cryptofrka backed Djokovic too ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) I don't agree that Djokovic is so unreliable because if you've not been playing at any competitive level consistently for a while, you can't expect anymore than this from him honestly, he looked really rusted especially in the first set, but it's just matter of time, if he should get to play a couple of tournament more consecutively, in no time he'd be back to his very best imo.
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I went for them to win in regular time and for Haaland to get a goal and am really looking forward to the game tonight. Definitely a final before the final.
That's where Rudiger comes in.... he did a fantastic job in the first leg, putting Halaand in his pocket, and the only way Halaand will be free is if Pep plays Alvarez behind him to give him enough freedom to attack in-between space. Rudiger could be a world class for all we know, but then it will be practically impossible for Rudiger to stop him, Guardiola chose to go with a very conservative approach in the first leg and Haaland wasn't playing those forwards to spread the field for other players to operate, he was more efficient with defensive duties, and helping the defensive line too during every set piece. It is going to be a very different approach tonight, Real Madrid might get a goal or two but Man City would advance in regular time, and went with neither Haaland nor Benzema to score, but I'd hate either team getting a penalty as that'd be the easiest way for either player.
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