AN HISTORICAL APPROACH

Sorry Tamer, LBJ did everything he could but nobody else played their game for Cleveland. I found these little nuggets of information: NBA Game 7s: In the National Basketball Association from 1947 through the 2006 Preliminary round, home teams in Game 7 have a record of 76-17 (.817) overall, and 35-5 (.875) in the Quarterfinals. Farfel noted the significant number of games sevens recently that have been under, and today was no exception. That might be worth a shot with the Dallas game, I'll pass on the Suns. Mavericks are 17-3 SU and 14-6 ATS on two days rest. (5-2; 5-2 when on road) Spurs are 14-1 SU and 9-4-2 ATS on two days rest. (10-0; 6-2-2 when at home) Semi-recent trends in the first game of a home series: Mets are 45-14 (+3025) Padres are 26-34 (-1985) White Sox 40-19-4 OU (+1970) ...And for future reference: Braves 105-59 after a loss Cardinals 99-45 (+3880) DBacks 83-130 (-4465) and after a win the White Sox are 131-86 (+2955) The Cubs were finally able to hit something and stole a game. The A's were able to manage one hit off of the Giants' Cain, so let's see how they do against Jon Garland. The Sox are hitting .195 off of Zito, AJ Pierzinski is 0-12, so this maybe an under play- certainly for the 5-innning line. - nutlow