www.BookMaker.eu Jrue Holiday scored 26 points and Lou Williams came off the bench to score 20 points for the 76ers, who had the worst regular-season record of any NBA playoff team but evened the first-round Eastern Conference series at 1-1. Chicago, which had won 50 games in the regular season to seize a home-court edge throughout the NBA playoffs, must travel to Philadelphia for games three and four of the best-of-seven series on Saturday and Monday. Momentum swung to the 76ers after the Bulls struggled without Rose, who suffered a torn left knee ligament in the final seconds of Chicago’s game-one triumph on Sunday. Rose, last season’s NBA Most Valuable Player, was lost for the remainder of the playoffs and the Bulls missed his firepower, leadership and playmaking skills during a drought of 11 consecutive missed shots in the second half. http
www.BookMaker.eu Miami has been pushed to the brink of elimination after dropping three consecutive games in the Eastern Conference final, including a 94-90 setback as 7.5-point home favorites in Game 5 on Tuesday night. “If you’re a competitor, you live for this,” commented Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. The Heat must find a way to contain Celtics point guard Dwyane Wade, as they’ve been using many different combinations to try and fulfill the task. Miami is 5-5 ATS as a road favorite of three or fewer points this season. The Heat are 10-6 overall during the 2012 NBA playoffs, but have gone just 3-4 on the road, dropping both games at the TD Garden in this best-of-seven series. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade figure to be the key players in this contest, averaging 29.9 and 23.3 points per game respectively in the postseason. Power forward Chris Bosh is also expected to play more minutes in his second game back from an abdominal injury, scoring nine points and grabbing seven rebounds in just over 14 minutes of action. http
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