Matchups and Calls November 27, 2007

***Marquee Matchup***

Boston v Cleveland

Sharj: This is gonna be one hell of a matchup. I think this is a bigger game for the Cavs than the Celtics. LeBron is carrying a HUGE HUGE load on his shoulders. He is the hands down MVP so far and there is no stopping him. I think Boston is due for a loss. They are coming off a miraculous win...but I think LeBron will step it up an EXTRA notch (don't really know how much better he can play)...drop a triple double...Cavs pull this out by 3
Cheung: MVP vs MVP? I would say so at this point. I agree that Lebron will step up and have a massive game (which totally screws me on the fantasy side of life) but I think that Boston is gonna roll through on this one. The reason? One of Paul Pierce or Ray Allen is gonna go off tonight. Lebron can guard one of these guys, but Sasha Pavlodick or whoever else gets assigned to the other guy is gonna get lit up, Z might give Garnett a little hassle inside, but if Garnett is smart and takes a few steps away from the basket he'll torch whoever comes out to greet him. The Celts by 7.5
Sharj: I don't think anyone on Boston will win MVP. I think right now the top two contenders are LeBron and possibly Dwight Howard
Cheung: if the celts keep rollin the way they are... ie a 70-12 record or something like that, Garnett wil be our MVP
Sharj: Garnett is great no doubt about it...but he has two awesome players by his side to carry the load when he is off. LeBron is all alone carrying a franchise and city
Cheung: ya for sure.. but the celts have 1 loss, in 12 games, they could post a record season, the cavs won't be close to that, Dirk got it last year on a very talented team, if Boston does the same, KG is the man.
Sharj:You may be right...I love the Celtics...but I won't be a believer till they go on a Texas Triangle trip
Cheung:I'll put my word on it, the Celts win the regular season title and KG stays healthy, he is the MVP

Memphis @ New Jersey
Cheung:Alright, well, here is a NBA War first, I give it up to the nets, they are gonna win this one. My boy Gasol is gonna rip it up, but alas Nets by 8.
Sharj:Finally a believer...of course I'm not gonna go against my boy. First game back from a west road trip is tough, but Nets are 7-2 with VC in the lineup and 0-6 without him. Nets win by 5

Charlotte @ Miami
Sharj:Charlotte has very poor 4th quarter execution. They've blown some winnable games. Shaq is on fire recently and I can see the old Wade again. Miami win an easy one at home by 9
Cheung:Both teams are like tossing a coin for how well they'll play. We are going back to back agreement, maybe we could call George Bush and teach him how to make peace. Miami by 6.

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Cheung:Philly looks like toilet water, but Iguodala looks like he is finally waking up. Start Louis Williams already. Bucks still win by 7 cuz they are on a roll.
Sharj :Bucks are red hot...they're gonna try to extend their win streak to 6. Philly are ass...but I have a dirty Sharj instinct kicking in (which is 80% right according to recent statistics). I think Iggy and Miller have a huge game. Philly with an upset on the road by 2

Atlanta @ Chicago
Sharj:Atlanta has a habit of beating really good teams and losing to horrible ones. Fortunately for Chicago, they are horrible and Atlanta suck against horrible teams. Atlanta is exciting, but I think the BULLS surely will step it up at home to pull off a W by 6 pts. Hinrich PLEASE have a good game
Cheung:The energetic Hawks are gonna come to life for this one. Josh Smith is due for another explosion. What'd I tell you about Hinrich's messed up wrist? The shot is GONE. Hawks by 4

Indiana @ Denver
Cheung:Indy and Denver both have explosive potential, depends who shows up for dinner tonight. Gonna go with AI having a biggie, Denver by 6.
Sharj:K-Mart hurt once again, no surprise. Jermaine probably coming back to play this one. Indy showing signs, my boy Granger is hot. Nuggets been inconsistent. Indy with a big road win...Indy by 3

Seattle @ LA Lakers
Sharj:This is a no-brainer. Kobe wasn't happy with his performance against the Nets on Sunday night. Kobe will explode on Durant and drop 40. Lakers win an easy one by 11
Cheung:I agree, best friends for life? Lakers by 8,

Wrap Up

Sharj:Huge shoutout to Mr. 2nd Rd Pick Monta Ellis. He has a career high 31 and scored 17 straight in the 4th quarter against the Suns. Quite a few upsets in the league last night...Utah was upset by the Knicks. Marbury played a great game. Also props to the Wiz...Caron Butler is proving his worth and is taking on the scoring load with Arenas out. Eddie Jordan doing a great job of motivating his troops. My last shoutout to Beno Udrih. Danny Ferry is scratching his head wondering why he let go of Udrih. Beno torched Tony Parker and made him look like French Frog Leg Soup. Sacramento was quite impressive and I think they will make some noise in the coming month. oh and just for your reading pleasure...Turkish Delight with another great game (no surprises there baby!)
Cheung: Serious Sharj, wanna go out for Coffee later? I hope Sactown lights it up, cuz Udrih and Artest are on my fantasy roster. As for last night, who could have picked those? (Definitely not me, I am looking like the Bulls, good on paper with a shit record). GSW-PHX was just pure enjoyment. I was shocked by the Knicks, Crawford, Marbury and Randolph somehow beat a non-dysfunctional Utah squad. Maybe losing Arenas wasn't so bad? Wiz are on fire. Last word is about Chris Kaman. I found out yesterday he is only 25. He looks like a 37 year old neandrathol. But hell, can he play. I give the ugly brute some props.