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2023 NBA Handicapping – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
(1-0) Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors (0-1)
Date: Thursday, May 4th
Time: 9:00 PM EST
Venue: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Moneyline NBA Odds: Lakers +170 | Warriors -185 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Warriors -5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 228
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Game 2 of the Western semi-finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors tips off on Thursday, May 4th.
LA took the opening match 117-112 to steal the home-court advantage.
ATS
At this time, the Lakers are 44-43-2 overall against the spread this season. Also, they are 20-23-1 ATS as the away team. Overall, the Warriors are 42-46-1 against the spread this season. Also, they are 28-15-1 ATS as the home team
Season Series
The Lakers won the season series 3-1 with victories on February 11th (109-103), 23rd (124-111), and March 5th (113-105) while the Warriors took the initial meeting on October 18th (123-109).
This is the seventh time the teams are meeting in the postseason with LA holding the 6-1 advantage although they haven’t faced each other since 1991.
Los Angeles Lakers
With two extra days of rest, the Lakers hit the court with fresher legs and it was evident early in Game 1. Anthony Davis was the best player on the court collecting a massive double-double of 30 points and 23 rebounds plus five assists, and four blocks.
LeBron James also registered a double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds although he shot 1 of 8 from deep.
The Lakers lived in the paint and at the charity stripe outscoring the Warriors by 26 and 20 points in those areas.
Stats
On the negative side, LA allows opponents to score an average of 116.6 points per game ranking 20th. Their opponents shoot 46.9% from the field and 34.4% from behind the arc ranking 10th and second respectively.
Another key point is the Lakers score 117.2 points per game which rank sixth-best while shooting 48.2 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from the perimeter ranking 10th and 25th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Anthony Davis (probable—foot)
- LeBron James SF (probable—foot)
- Bam Adebayo C (downgraded to OUT —ankle)
Golden State Warriors
Although LA had more rest the late comeback by the Dubs reflected the minutes’ AD (44) and LeBron (40) played as they looked fatigued late in the final frame when Golden State went on a run to tie the match.
Not surprisingly the Warriors feasted from the perimeter shooting 21 of 53 (39.6%) from deep giving them a plus 45 advantage as the Lakers hit just 6 of 25 (24%) in comparison.
The pool party was active with Steph Curry (27), Klay Thompson (25), and Jordan Poole (21) each connecting on six triples.
Stats
Comparatively, Golden State averages 118.9 points per game ranking second overall while shooting 47.9% from the field and 38.5% from deep ranking 12th and second respectively.
Warriors opponents score 117.6 points ranking 21st with them shooting 47.1% from the field and 36.6% from deep ranking ninth and 18th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Andre Iguodala, SF (OUT til late April —wrist)
- Ryan Rollins, SG (OUT indefinitely—foot)
- Patrick Baldwin Jr. SF (doubtful—toe)
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
- Also, the Lakers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
- By comparison, the Warriors are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games.
- In conclusion, the Warriors are 14-3 SU in their last 17 games at home.
Free Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors NBA Prediction:
Three of the four road underdogs won Game 1 but unlike the Heat and 76ers, this situation wasn’t as shocking given LA won their last match via a blowout allowing AD and LeBron to log lower minutes and gain extra rest leading into Tuesday.
Game 1 offers coaches an opportunity to feel out the other squad and since both teams never faced each other’s main starting lineups that fact is even more essential in this series.
Steve Kerr has a myriad of issues to address such as finding a way to limit AD (perhaps electing to go small from the start with Poole starting), the Lakers’ paint scoring, and defending well without fouling.
In contrast, Darvin Ham will seek to motivate Davis to bring the same intensity and tweak LA’s perimeter defense.
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