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Suns shoot for 3-1 lead on banged-up BlazersBasketball Betting Lines04/24/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers hope to bounce back from a pair of poor performances this afternoon as they attempt to even their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Phoenix Suns. The Suns took a 2-1 edge in the set on Thursday when Jason Richardson scored a career playoff-high 42 points, including eight three-pointers, as Phoenix blitzed Portland early and never let up in a 108-89 victory in Game 3. Amare Stoudemire added 20 points, and Steve Nash totaled 13 points and 10 assists for the Suns, who used the pick-and-roll to torture the short-handed Blazers. "They really focused on Amare down low and we got a lot of open shots and opportunities from the outside," Richardson said. "Luckily they went down." Phoenix remains without the services of starting center Robin Lopez, who is sidelined with a back injury. The 7-footer hasn't played since March 26 but has begun light workouts and will be re-evaluated next week. He is not scheduled to play in this series. LaMarcus Aldridge led the Trail Blazers with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Jerryd Bayless and Martell Webster each added 14 points off the bench. Portland never led and trailed by as many as 31 points in defeat. Andre Miller registered 11 points and nine assists in defeat while forward Nicolas Batum re-injured his right shoulder in the first half of the contest. "We are not controlling our emotions and being able to play at this level without being calm out there," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. "It's going to be a physical game, they're going to be aggressive. We talk about being calm, clear and consistent in what we want to do...that hasn't happened in these last two games." Already reeling from the loss of All-Star guard Brandon Roy for the series with a torn meniscus in his right, Portland could be without Batum this afternoon. The French star, who originally hurt the shoulder in the second half of Game 2, will be a game-time decision. The Blazers, of course, are already without centers Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla, who were lost earlier in the season to knee injuries. Game 5 in the series is set for Monday back in Phoenix.
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Big 12 Conference betting odds Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State Work left to do: Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on. Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough. Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
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