Spurs, Cavaliers Eye Game 6 Clinchers With 3-2 Leads as Odds Swing to -1200 and -320
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Updated · The New York Times · May 14
Spurs, Cavaliers Eye Game 6 Clinchers With 3-2 Leads as Odds Swing to -1200 and -320
8 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 14
San Antonio and Cleveland enter Friday’s Game 6s as favorites to finish their second-round series after taking 3-2 leads with decisive Game 5 wins.
Cleveland flipped its matchup with top-seeded Detroit by erasing a late nine-point deficit in a 117-113 overtime road win, closing on a 18-2 run and moving to 6-0 at home this postseason.
The Cavs are -320 to win the series and favored by 3.5 points in Game 6, while Detroit wasted Cade Cunningham’s 39-point effort as no other Piston scored 20.
San Antonio crushed Minnesota 126-97 in Game 5 and saw its series price jump from -425 to -1200, with Victor Wembanyama posting 27 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks.
Friday’s results will determine whether the second round ends in two more closeouts or extends to Game 7s, while New York and Oklahoma City already await in the conference finals.
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