Very interesting. Makes me wonder about the Spurs' effort level tonight. Sure, anything can happen in any given game, but if I'm paying those prices for a good seat I just might be scratching my head en route back to my car. And I'd be pissed that I didn't get to see James and Wade. Chalmers was out as well.
There's just enough weirdness in the NBA to make me wary of betting sides. I'm glad the line was 9.5 when I checked after Mike's post. Had it been 5 or 6, I might well have played it.