10:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -1.5, Over/Under: 208 After a thrilling opening weekend the NBA Playoffs rage on with the second chapter of what is arguably it's juiciest matchup, as the reigning champion (Seven Seed) Los Angeles Lakers look to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole against the (Two Seed) Phoenix Suns, from Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It's been quite the ride thus far for the Lakers (42-30, 7th in Western Conference), who … [Read more...]
NBA Play-In: (8) Golden State Warriors @ (7) Los Angeles Lakers
10:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Lakers -5.5, Over/Under: 218.5 If the National Basketball Association was looking for a way to promote their Play-In Tournament, then there is no better way to do so than with tonight's palpable matchup featuring the (8 Seed) Golden State Warriors making the short trip south to battle the (7 Seed) Los Angeles Lakers, from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. The winner of this particular matchup will move on to … [Read more...]
Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers
10:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -1.5, Over/Under: 213.5 With the All-Star Break (March 5th-10th) in sight, western powers collide in the City of Angels as the reigning NBA Champion, Los Angeles Lakers, play host to the surging Phoenix Suns, from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Apart from a certain team out in Salt Lake City, there has been no team hotter of late than the Suns (22-11, T-3rd in Western Conference), who have really … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz
10:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Jazz -9, Over/Under: 218.5 Western heavyweights square off as the surging Utah Jazz play host to the shorthanded reigning NBA Champion, Los Angeles Lakers, from Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Throughout the abridged offseason onward through the early stages of the truncated 2020-2021 Regular Season the themes surrounding the Lakers (22-10, 2nd in Western Conference) have thus far been predominantly … [Read more...]
Miami Heat @ Los Angeles Lakers
8:30 PM EST, ABC - Line: Lakers 3.5-, Over/Under: 208 Though they last met just over four months ago in the 2020 NBA Finals, it feels much more recently that the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers crossed paths, but tonight they meet for the first time since the latter hoisted the Larry O'Brien trophy though this time it be from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. We’d love to say “my, oh my what a difference a year makes” but in reality it … [Read more...]
Brooklyn Nets @ Los Angles Lakers
10:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -2.5, Over/Under: 231.5 All-Stars, MVPs, NBA Champions and former teammates turned rivals cross paths in this star-studded affair from the City of Angels, as the reigning NBA Champion, Los Angeles Lakers, battle the NBA's newest super-team, the Brooklyn Nets, tonight from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. As we've stated over and over again in this column, if the past decade has taught us anything about … [Read more...]
Memphis Grizzlies @ Los Angeles Lakers
10:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Lakers -7, Over/Under: 218.5 The present meets the future once again as the reigning NBA Champion, Los Angeles Lakers, look to keep pace out West as they play host to the young Memphis Grizzlies tonight from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. One of the most surprising teams in the National Basketball Association a year ago, the Grizzlies (10-10, 9th in Western Conference) are once again exceeding expectations … [Read more...]
Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
10:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -5, Over/Under; 216.5 A rematch of last year's Western Conference Finals is on tap tonight from the City of Angels, as the reigning NBA Champions, Los Angeles Lakers, play host to the surging Denver Nuggets from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Heading into the Playoffs last year, the Nuggets (12-8, 4th in Western Conference) were a bit of an afterthought, but when it was all said and done few teams saw … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics
8:30 PM EST, ABC - Line: Lakers -2, Over/Under: 218.5 The two most successful franchises in the history of the National Basketball Association (combining for a staggering 34 championships) renew acquaintances as the reigning Champions, Los Angeles Lakers, continue their road trip east to battle the Boston Celtics from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It's been a quicker turnaround for the Lakers (14-6, 3rd in Western Conference) than most, who … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Lakers @ Philadelphia 76ers
7:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Lakers -3.5, Over/Under: 222 From the City of Angels to the City of Brotherly Love, a potential NBA Finals preview is on tap tonight as the reigning Champions, Los Angeles Lakers, battle the Philadelphia 76ers from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Winners of three straights contests, it's hard to fathom, but the Lakers (14-4, 1st in Western Conference) may very well be a stronger side than they were … [Read more...]