NBA Betting Results: Los Angeles Lakers Win Against New Jersey Nets 105-90
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
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NBA Betting Line: LA Lakers at New Jersey Nets +7.5
Pau Gasol debuts for the LA Lakers, steals spotlight from Kobe Bryant.
Pau Gasol was a winner in his LA Lakers debut, without even much help from Kobe Bryant, who had a season-low 6 points. Pau Gasol stole the spotlight with a double-double performance of 24 points and 12 rebounds, boosting the Los Angeles Lakers win over the New Jersey Nets 105-90 on Tuesday night.
Derek Fisher matched a season high with 28 points to lead the LA Lakers, who improved to 3-1 on their nine-game road trip. Kobe Bryant shot 3-of-13 from the floor but had eight assists in his lowest-scoring effort since an eight-point game against the Denver Nuggets on Jan. 5, 2007. He seemed to work well with Pau Gasol, who was 10-of-15 and showed he may help the LA Lakers get by just fine until Andrew Bynum returns from his knee injury.
NBA Betting Results: Toronto Raptors Crush Miami Heat 114-82
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
NBA Betting Line: Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat +9.5
The Toronto Raptors continue to remain as one of the top teams in the Eastern conference, as they smashed the host Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena, 114-82. The great game played by the Raptors gave the hapless Miami Heat their 4rth consecutive loss. The Raptors shot less than 50 percent but connected on 68 percent of its attempts in the first quarter and never cooled. Kris Humphries‘ short hook with 9:13 left, gave the Raptors an 100-66 lead. The Raptors kept pouring it on and an all comeback hopes for the Miami Heat ended. point guard T.J Ford, back after a collision with Atlanta Rookie Al Harford, capped the night with a driving dunk with 38.1 seconds left.
The victory of the Toronto Raptors advanced their record to 25-21 SU and 26-20 ATS. The Miami Heat had lost 19 of its past 20 overall and holds the NBA’s worst record. The Heat is currently mired in the last place in the league and their NBA record had sunk to 9-37 SU and 16-29-1 ATS.
Center player Chris Bosh led the Toronto Raptors with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Andrea Bargnani added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists and guard-forward Anthony Parker had 18 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. Point guard Jose Calderon had a double-double 11 points and 10 assists for the Toronto Raptors.
NBA Betting: Cleveland Cavaliers Defeat LA Lakers 98-95
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Lakers -4
The final seconds ticked away, with the Los Angeles Lakers needing a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime. That shot however, was never even attempted.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James won his personal matchup with Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant in a duel of the NBA’s leading scorers, tallying 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 98-95 on Sunday for their fifth straight win over the Lakers.
After Lebron James’ two free throws with nine seconds to play gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a three-point lead, the LA Lakers took a timeout to formulate strategy. The Cleveland Cavaliers, of course, focused their defense on Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took a 94-93 lead on a basket by James with 1:16 remaining, and Bryant of LA Lakers drew an offensive foul nine seconds later.
NBA Betting Preview: Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Los Angeles Lakers +6.5 at San Antonio Spurs
The Los Angeles Lakers (27-12 SU, 22-16 ATS) may have a better record than the San Antonio Spurs (26-13 SU, 19-20 ATS), but NBA odds makers have still made the 2007 NBA Champions San Antonio Spurs listed as favorites to win the game SU. However, it might be difficult for the San Antonio Spurs to cover the -6.5 point spread, considering that the LA Lakers are on winning form.
The LA Lakers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games, but they have been slipping against the spread, going 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games. The good news, however, is that the LA Lakers have been remarkable on the road, going 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games on the road and going 5-0 SU on their last 5 road games.
The San Antonio Spurs have been solid playing at home, and are 21-4 in its last 25 games at home. However, the San Antonio Spurs have not been showing much consistency, going 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games.
NBA Betting Results: Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls -1.5
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Los Angeles Lakers 103, Chicago Bulls 91
The Los Angeles Lakers had a 14-9 record entering their road game against the Chicago Bulls, who were 8-13. The Lakers have the better record and yet Chicago is the favorite by 1.5 points? There’s something wrong there. It was so easy to bet on the LA Lakers, and if you did, then you won it because the LA Lakers thrashed the Chicago Bulls 103 to 91.
Leading the LA Lakers in scoring was Sasha Vujacic, who came off-the-bench to give 19 points. LA Lakers all-star Kobe Bryant added 18 points while Lamar Odom had an impressive double-double performance with 17 points and 16 rebounds. The Chicago Bulls were led by the game- high 26 points of Luol Deng and the 17 points and 8 assists of Kirk Hinrich.
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