Warriors rally from 21 down to top Hornets
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03/18/2010 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Tolliver registered a career-high 30 points, as the Warriors rallied from down 21 late in the third quarter for a 131-121 triumph over the New Orleans Hornets.
Monta Ellis scored 28 points and tied a career-high with 13 assists, while Reggie Williams notched 22 points and Chris Hunter put in 17 as Golden State avoided the season sweep with only its second win in the last nine games.
The Hornets were led by David West's 36 points and season-high 15 rebounds, while rookie Darren Collison added 20 points and 14 assists to help build a seemingly comfortable 87-66 lead with 5:36 to go in the third before dropping their fourth game in the last five.
West's layup three minutes into the second half made it a 77-60 game and back- to-back threes by Collison and Morris Peterson jump-started a quick 10-2 burst minutes later to push the lead to 21. The Warriors rallied late in the frame to cut the deficit to 96-88 heading to the fourth.
That trend continued into the final period where Golden State shot 14-of-20 from the field (70 percent) and 9-of-13 from three-point range to pull off the comeback.
The Warriors hit five three-pointers in the first 5 1/2 minutes, and Williams struck twice on a minute for a 114-110 lead with 5:24 left. The barrage continued with threes from Williams, Tolliver and Anthony Morrow over the next 2 1/2 minutes as the margin grew to 125-116.
The hosts were able to seal the game at the line from there.
The Hornets held a 34-30 edge after the opening 12 minutes and kept their offense on the right track in the first half to lead 69-56 at halftime.
Golden State had cut the lead to one on several occasions in the second, including on Tolliver's jump shot with four minutes left, but the hosts went without another field goal the rest of the half.
Game Notes
New Orleans is a miserable 8-15 since losing All-Star Chris Paul to a knee injury...New Orleans was aiming for its first sweep of Golden State since 2001-02...The Hornets fell to 1-2 on a five-game road trip...Peterson scored 17 and rookie Marcus Thornton went for 14 in the loss...Stephen Curry sat for the Warriors with a sprained left ankle...Golden State had a season-high 43 points in the fourth.
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An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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