• Posted by Marc Lawrence Jr.
• Date : April 25, 2025
• Time : 01:44 PM

That first day of school… first date with someone you really like… first kiss… first day on the job… yeah those firsts can sometimes bring those nervous sinking feelings of what to do and how to act eliciting that unfriendly fear factor.

Moving through the first three games of the opening round series fosters a comforting connection to the various teams and their early approach in pursuing the championship prize.  Entering the elimination phase prompts more intense prep and hopefully better execution on the court.

For some teams this intensity can lead to vulnerability especially when the game plan just did not transcend to the floor and the execution was poor.  When this unexpected scenario occurs teams respond wildly differently depending on a fork in the road.

When NBA teams suffer a loss of 7 or more in Games 4 thru 7 they do one of two things; a) they become paralyzed when playing off 1-Loss or 3-Losses or more & b) they channel their rage and execute a better game plan when playing off 2-Losses exact.

Quite possible the sudden setback ignites an overreaction and the team abandons their game plans from the earlier series play in the 1-loss sting or for those facing elimination with 3-losses or more they lose focus towards securing those summer reservations.

Dating back to the 2006 season NBA Teams in the elimination phase [ Games 4-7 ]

Play Against any Non Division Underdog 12 < points
off a Su Loss 7 > points.

29-71 $ATS off 1 or 3+ Su Losses
[ off 2 Loss Exact 10-7 $ATS • 4-1 Away ]

Looking further behind the curtain reveals puppies [ Doggies ] learning how to bark are 17-40 $ATS • Home Teams 9-30 $ATS including 6-29 $ATS vs. Foes off DD Su Win.

When these conditions check the boxes we will be the First to alert there is an NBA team lost in the woods and we’ll send a rescue team just as soon as we cash that $ATS Ticket to muster the responders. [ They gotta eat too ]

Avoiding the pitfalls of aligning with these brain fog fellows ensures we don’t part with our dead presidents while sinking on that ship with them and experiencing that ugly sinking feeling of falling. Instead … We Keep Making Winning A Daily Habit … May The Ball Bounce Our Way!