Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers (10:30 pm ET, TNT)
Phoenix Suns clash with Portland Trail Blazers (10:30 pm ET, TNT) in Game 6, at Rose Garden, Portland. Phoenix leads the series by 3-2. The Suns have a 54- 28 home record and 22-19 away, whereas Trail Blazers have 50-32 away and 26-15 away record.
It will be the tempo of the two teams that will decide the result of the Thursday match. The Phoenix will definitely try to win it and seal the series thereby advancing in to the next round. Blazers will need to tie, to stay alive in the series.
“We’ve got to get out and open the floor up. It’s the same thing that we’ve been talking about from day one,” Suns coach Alvin Gentry said about his team’s obvious strategy. “We have to be the one that imposes our will.”
Amare Stoudemire is the key player for the Suns. He averages 20.2 points and has troubled the Blazers. The major problem for the Blazers is that they are concentrating much on Stoudemire thereby losing out on other players. In game 3, Jason Richardson was benefited by 42 points, averaged 22.6 points along with it eight 3-pointer were included.
The Blazers have a home game advantage on Thursday and coach Nate McMillan will definitely want the team to play game 7.
“It’s a huge challenge to win the series,” McMillan said. “But not an impossible challenge.”
Brandon Roy, star player for Portland, missed final two games due to injury on his knee. His unexpected return to the team has definitely helped. He was the one who carried the Blazers to a 96-87 victory in game 4.
Various NBA betting odds websites have set the line at Portland -1 TOTAL 201.5. WIN-LOSS Phoenix Suns 57-30 Portland Trail Blazers 52-35.
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