NBA Playoffs Betting – Grizzlies Win vs. Spurs was No Fluke. The Memphis Grizzlies upset the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of NBA playoffs betting but the win was not a fluke. Even though the Spurs won 61 games in the regular season they were not the best team in the series against the Grizzlies. Memphis dominated San Antonio and when all was said and done they were actually favored to win Game 6. You can make your NBA playoffs bet right now at Sbg global.com.
Spurs are Old and Soft
How the San Antonio Spurs won 61 games in the regular season is a major mystery to those making NBA playoffs bet. This team was exposed as old and soft against the Grizzlies. Tim Duncan is a future Hall of Famer but he should be coming off the bench and not starting. Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker are still good players but the Spurs have nothing else behind them. The Grizzlies pushed around the Spurs all series and Zach Randolph completely dominated the Spurs. The Grizzlies said before the series even began that they wanted to face San Antonio and they showed everyone why.
Fourth #8 Seed to Win
The Grizzlies became just the fourth #8 seed to upset a #1 seed since the playoffs expanded in 1984. The Grizzlies won 4-2 over the Spurs and you can make a case they outplayed San Antonio in every game of the series. The Spurs were lucky to win Game 5 or the series would have been 4-1 in NBA playoffs betting in favor of Memphis.
Other #8 Seed Wins
The Golden State Warriors upset the Dallas Mavericks in 2007 as the #8 seed. That was probably the biggest playoff upset in NBA history as the Mavericks won 67 games that season and fell to a Golden State team that was just barely over .500. In 1994 it was the Denver Nuggets upsetting the Seattle Supersonics 4-2 which marked the first time in NBA history that a #8 seed had beaten a #1 seed. What was really surprising is that the Nuggets lost the first two games of the series and then rallied to win three straight. The other #8 seed to win was in 1999 when the New York Knicks upset the Miami Heat 3-2.