|
 New
Orleans Hornets
Would Pay Out $6100
for Every $100 Bet
to Win Championship
Suddenly the New
Orleans Hornets are
looking like the
team to beat in the
NBA. Heading
into Monday they
were 1-0 in their
series against the
San Antonio Spurs, a
team that is the
perennial favorite
to win the NBA
Championship year
after year.
The payout if they
go all the way: An
astonishing $6100
for every $100 bet
at
Sportsbook.com
if bet early enough
in the season.
Sportsbook.com
incidentally was
offering 50% back on
the first NBA bet
placed with them.
David
West scored a career
playoff-high 30
points to lead New
Orleans to a 101-82
victory over the San
Antonio Spurs in
Game 1 of their
second-round playoff
series Saturday
night.
Paul added 17
points, 13 assists
and four steals for
New Orleans, which
trailed by as much
as 11 in the first
half but stormed
into the lead for
good in the third
quarter.
"It sort of gives
you goose bumps,"
Paul said of seeing
Scott's rings, won
in the 1980s with
the Los Angeles
Lakers. "We
understand right now
we're on that same
journey and we feel
like we can get
there."
Game
Two is tonight.
The
Hornets completed
the regular season
with a record of
56-26, marking the
season the most
successful ever in
terms of number of
wins. The Hornets
also won their first
ever division title,
winning the
Southwest Division
ahead of the San
Antonio Spurs.
Having clinched the
2nd overall seed for
the Western
Conference, the
Hornets beat the
Dallas Mavericks in
the first round. The
Hornets routed the
the 3rd seed San
Antonio Spurs in the
first game of their
first ever Western
Conference
Semi-finals since
the move to New
Orleans before a
"Gold Out" home
crowd.
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Tyrone Black,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
May 5, 2008 3:10 am
EST |
