Wednesday NBA Pick: Phoenix at Golden State

Robert K - February 13th, 2008 .

Robert’s Pick: Golden State Warriors -1.5 (-110/1.91) over Phoenix Suns (W)

Wednesday night offers us possibly the most exciting regular NBA season games of ‘07-08, as the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors do battle. Both teams feature explosive, run-and-gun offenses and provide little resistance on the defensive end. Although Phoenix enters the contest sporting the best record in the Western Conference, it hasn’t looked like itself since the trade of Shawn Marion for Shaquille O’Neal. An already-undersized team without the Big Aristotle in the lineup, the Suns have let teams stay in games by failing to clean up on the glass or make them work for buckets inside. Amare Stoudamire is a force on the offensive end, but the young star has a long way to go on the defensive side of the ball.

Golden State, meanwhile, plays the up-tempo game as well as Phoenix does, in large part thanks to the dramatically-improved Monta Ellis. Few players can score as well as he can from the the guard spot, and few at any position attack the rim with as much ferocity.

He can score in a variety of ways, and his improvement makes the Warriors even more dangerous than they were last season. Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson are having All-NBA-type years, and while they don’t play much defense, they are virtually unstoppable with the ball.

If the Warriors are hitting their 3’s with any consistency, the Suns simply won’t be able to keep up. That’s not something that can often be said about them, but it should prove true Wednesday night. Golden State relishes the underdog role, but they’ll just have to settle for winning as a favorite for once in what should be a statement game out West.

Pick: Golden State -1.5

Scores: Phoenix Suns 118 : Golden State Warriors 120

Result: W

Odds: 1.91 (-110)

Sportsbook: Bookmaker.com

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