NBA Basketball Betting: Milwaukee vs. New Jersey Odds & Picks: March 30th 2009

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Milwaukee Bucks VS. New Jersey Nets 
Free Pick: New Jersey Nets
March 30, 2009 7:30PM - Click here for NBA odds
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The Nets have had their chances to win games down the stretch here in March, but they’ve blown seven fourth quarter leads this month. In their game at Minnesota yesterday, a wire-to-wire loss, a blown fourth quarter lead wasn’t the problem at all. Head coach Lawrence Frank: “That was just an extremely disappointing defensive performance. It was very tangible to see: Minnesota — their talk, their effort, their energy level, was significantly higher than ours…. From an enthusiasm, effort, energy standpoint — the willingness to dig and fight — we didn’t show it in the way we’ve shown it in some of the past games.

New Jersey reserve guard Keyon Dooling: “We weren’t aggressive, we didn’t play hard, we didn’t play together. It was just a bad performance. From a mental standpoint, we weren’t prepared and that team dominated us from start to finish. They dominated the game, controlled the game and we were never in the game, and it was a good old-fashioned butt-whipping.” Vince Carter: “This is unacceptable. We feel like we’re capable of being in the playoffs. This was an opportunity to jump-start us into accomplishing that. We took a step back.”
I’m always looking to support NBA teams off particularly poor performances, and we’ve got the Nets in that role tonight; the type of game where we can expect maximum energy and effort from the short home favorite. Meanwhile, the Bucks are in a free-fall of their own, losers of five straight and ten of their last twelve. Their last road win came in the first game following the All Star break, nearly six weeks ago. On the last game of a long, disappointing road trip, don’t expect the Bucks to be able to match the Nets energy tonight. 2* Take New Jersey.
 

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