Today's Tips!

N.Y. Knicks - Indiana Pacers - Over 207.5 (1.75)

Sacramento Kings - Phoenix Suns - Over 205.5 (1.93)
Cleveland Cavaliers - Dallas Mavericks - 1 (2.6)

The NBA Playoff Field — For Now!

With the 2010 portion of the 2010-11 season now behind us, here is what we’ve seen so far from our playoff candidates:

→1. Boston Celtics: Got older, but also got better. Five players are out with injuries. Watch out when this team is completely healthy.

→2. San Antonio Spurs: Old and young, efficient and wise, will beat you with their brains as much as their talent. Thus, the best record.

→3. Miami Heat: Started 9-8 and rumors spread Pat Riley might become coach and hold three-hour practices. Heat has gone 17-1 since.

→4. Los Angeles Lakers: Good when they want to be, play when they want to play, care when they want to care. Three-peat still possible.

→5. Dallas Mavericks: A salty group, but they seem to crumble without Dirk Nowitzki — unless they’re playing in Oklahoma City.

→6. Orlando Magic: Had the "balls" to work a major trade when things didn’t look quite right. Could it become a championship move?

→7. Chicago Bulls: Were on a seven-game winning streak when they got Carlos Boozer back, but then lost Joakim Noah. A good team.

→8. Thunder: This team isn’t as good as its record, but it’s nice to work on what needs to improve and still win games in the process.

→9. Utah Jazz: Also has struggled with injuries, but they keep on trucking with the league’s best point guard and a hall-of-fame coach.

→10. Denver Nuggets: They rarely have been at full strength and all the Carmelo Anthony uncertainty still lingers. The clock is ticking.

→11. Atlanta Hawks: Talented, physical, athletic and tough, but streaky. They need to rebound, force turnovers and keep their composure.

→12. New York Knicks: Have either been very good (winning eight straight; 13 of 14) or pretty bad (losing six straight; four losing streaks).

→13. New Orleans Hornets: Started out 8-0, got the record to 11-1, is one of only two teams to win at Boston, yet they’re 19-14 and wilting.

→14. Portland Trail Blazers: Have lost Greg Oden for the season, lost Brandon Roy indefinitely and could blow up their roster at any moment.

→15. Indiana Pacers: Have a budding all-star in center Roy Hibbert and Danny Granger is solid, but they don’t have enough pieces to contend.

→16. Milwaukee Bucks: Lost point guard Brandon Jennings when things were beginning to click. Somehow stunned the Lakers by 19 in LA.