NBA 2010.01.05, last 5 picks:

Detroit Pistons @ Dallas Mavericks: Detroit Pistons +9 -110 (1.91) Bookmaker

Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets: Golden State Warriors +6 -110 (1.91) 5Dimes

Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets: Golden State Warriors ML +205 (3.05) The Greek

Phoenix Suns @ Sacramento Kings: Sacramento Kings ML +130 (2.30) The Greek

Memphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers: Memphis Grizzlies ML +100 (2.00) Bookmaker

*One unit each always.



Phoenix Suns @ Sacramento Kings

Tonight the King's will host the Suns, who came from a lost against Memphis, at home. At last games they was a little bit irregular, with alternated results. The home team came from a 3 loss streak, even they are strong playing at his court.The last lost was against Dallas by 99-91, with a great game of Casspi.

At Phoenix side, Steve Nash, the "old man" is the key player of this team. He's an excelent PG, with higher averages of points and assists (he have 11.2 apg). Against Sacramento this player plays very well: at last three games (included the victory over the Kings by 116-104 at December), he counts with 30.7 points and 9.3 assists. On the other side the star is Tyrek Evans, a PG with 20.1 ppg, who's back after the last game of the Kings against Dallas, when he played 38 minutes. The two teams have great players behind the arc, like Jason Thompson at the King's side and Stoudemire at the Sun's. This two players are a great rebounders and i excepect a nice fight in the paint.

Like i said, the Kings came from 5 losses at the last 6 games, with two of the losses against Kobe and "friends". Sacramento couldn't forget the 3 points of Kobe at last second, who give the Lakers victory. But i think the last results of Sacramento could be explained by the lot of games in a few days, and with a tired team is not easy to win a lot of games, against strong teams. With Evans playing 38 minutes at last game, the team hasn't a good exibition. To compensate Casspi played well and scores 22 points, but he couldn't bring the King's victory.

I hope that will be a close-game. Sacramento rests 3 days and will play at home, with Evans at maximum force, not rusty like the last game. On the other side the Suns starts the year with a ugly loss at home against Memphis by 25 points, and they not play well as they wish on the road. With a close-game i see value at the Kings ML, so take the Kings.


Pick: Sacramento Kings ML +130 (2.30) The Greek