9:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -12.5 , Over/Under: 225.5 On the verge of elimination, one team attempts to prolong their fate while the other looks towards advancing forward for the first time in a decade, as the Eighth-Seeded Portland Trail Blazers face the Top-Seeded Los Angeles Lakers in Game Five of their First Round Series from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. On many occasions we've touched upon the … [Read more...]
(8) Portland Trail Blazers vs (1) Los Angeles Lakers, Game Two
9:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Lakers -6.5, Over/Under: 229.5 After the first few days of the NBA Playoffs it's become quite clear that the Bubble has presented a harsh new reality for it's participants, with momentum taking precedence over traditional advantages such as seeding, which brings us to Game Two between the Eighth-Seeded Portland Trail Blazers and the Top-Seeded Los Angeles Lakers from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, … [Read more...]
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers
6:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Lakers -5.5, Over/Under: 217.5 As one team will sit back satisfied in clinching the top seed in the West, the other finds themselves embroiled in a dogfight for positioning in the standings, as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers face off from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. When projecting the Playoff Field in the Western Conference, few people would have pegged the Thunder (41-25, … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz
9:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Lakers -6.5, Over/Under: 217 A pair of teams looking to bounce back from poor showings meet in the Bubble established at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, as the Los Angeles Lakers face the Utah Jazz in an attempt to cement their standing for the looming Playoffs. After besting their chief competition out west in their return to action after the four-month layoff due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Lakers (50-15, 1st in … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers
9:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -4.5 , Over/Under: 216.5 After the Covid-19 Pandemic shut down all action across the sports world for the better part of four months, the National Basketball Association finally makes it's grand return in a carefully crafted attempt to complete the 2019-2020 Regular Season, and crown a proper champion. Two teams that figure to play a major role in deciding who will hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy are the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets
10:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Lakers -1.5, Over/Under: 219.5 With the All-Star Break right around the corner, the top two teams in the West meet in a pivotal encounter as the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Denver Nuggets from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. As many teams due this time of the season, fatigue may be affecting the Lakers (40-12, 1st in Western Conference), who have dealt with a whirlwind of emotion over the past few … [Read more...]
Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
10:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -7.5, Over/Under: 236.5 On the day of the Trade Deadline, a pair of contenders look to make the necessary improvements to solidify their respective arsenals, as the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Houston Rockets from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Of these two teams, the Rockets (32-18, 4th in Western Conference) have already made a move, involving themselves in a four-team trade alongside the … [Read more...]
New Orleans Pelicans @ Golden State Warriors, Game Five
10:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Warriors -11.5, Over/Under: 227 Elimination is the word of the day, folks, as the Golden State Warriors look to push the New Orleans Pelicans off the proverbial cliff and advance to their fourth consecutive Western Conference Finals in Game Five of their Semifinal Series from ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. Despite the considerable amount of buzz that the Pelicans (48-34, 6th in Western Conference) built for … [Read more...]
New Orleans Pelicans @ Portland Trial Blazers: Game One
10:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Trail Blazers -5.5, Over/Under: 217 With the Regular Season now in the rearview mirror and the dust finally settled, the NBA Playoffs begin with the last of today's quartet of matchups taking center-stage, as the Third-Seeded Portland trail Blazers host the Sixth-Seeded New Orleans Pelicans in Game One of their First Round Series from Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. After playing a game of proverbial Musical Chairs … [Read more...]