NBA Round 1 Series Play (Erik Scheponik)
Series Play: Dallas +130
New Orleans (along with Utah), stayed healthier then all of the other teams top teams in the West. They had relatively the same team on the season all year. Dallas on the other hand had multiple injuries and didn’t welcome Jason Kidd on board until February. Kidd plays a unique style in this league, different than any of the Mavs other point guards of the last couple of seasons, and there was an adjustment period. That period appears to be over, and Dallas had wins at Phoenix, a very tough loss at the Lakers and wins over Utah and this New Orleans team down the stretch. They are as healthy as they’ve been in a while, and with the current personnel and an edge in playoff experience, I’ll predict them to win this series in 6. Nowitzki is a tough matchup for Dallas, and Kidd will force Chris Paul to expend some of that energy on the defensive side.
New Orleans (along with Utah), stayed healthier then all of the other teams top teams in the West. They had relatively the same team on the season all year. Dallas on the other hand had multiple injuries and didn’t welcome Jason Kidd on board until February. Kidd plays a unique style in this league, different than any of the Mavs other point guards of the last couple of seasons, and there was an adjustment period. That period appears to be over, and Dallas had wins at Phoenix, a very tough loss at the Lakers and wins over Utah and this New Orleans team down the stretch. They are as healthy as they’ve been in a while, and with the current personnel and an edge in playoff experience, I’ll predict them to win this series in 6. Nowitzki is a tough matchup for Dallas, and Kidd will force Chris Paul to expend some of that energy on the defensive side.
Erik Scheponik
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