The Lakers are in 11th place in the West ahead of the game against the Denver Nuggets. They have to win at home if they want to contend for a play-in spot. The meeting is scheduled to start on the 3rd of April at 20:30 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+3.5) for Lakers – 1.90.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Match Points Over 232.5 – 2.05.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three – Nuggets Points Over 114.5 – 1.61.
The Denver Nuggets have been quite aggressive recently, but a sixth-place finish puts pressure on the players. The Nuggets are well aware of their opponent’s problems and will try to take advantage of them.
The Lakers are at a point in their season where they need to forget about losing unless LeBron James and his teammates want to salvage the championship. You can imagine the motivation of the Lakers.
Frank Vogel’s side will go forward, which means we expect to see an open game. The Nuggets also operate in an attacking way.
The Nuggets have scored more than 114.5 points in three of their last five games.
Give it up for the goat fans in the house. #LakeShow x @goatfuel pic.twitter.com/uHO0TkBb12
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers)
The Lakers have put themselves in a very difficult situation. The team has given up a lot and continues to lose points. Frank Vogel’s side has just five games to regain their place in the top ten of the West.
Recall that the Lakers can’t win in five games. We’ve seen such upsets often during the season, but it’s important to pull together now. In their last meeting, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to New Orleans Pelicans (111-114).
In the game against the Pelicans, LeBron James scored 38 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Denver Nuggets:
Tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/OnrspzAQgH
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets)
The Nuggets have not yet qualified for the playoffs, which means the battle continues. They are in sixth place in the West and could very well drop into the play-ins, so they are motivated.
The Denver Nuggets lost their last game, although the game against Minnesota was played in the home walls (130-136). As always, Nikola Jokic was at his best, but his double-double did not win the game. Now Michael Melone’s men will have to travel to Los Angeles, where they’ll have a tough encounter.
In the game against the Timberwolves, Nikola Jokic scored 38 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists.
Safe Bets
- The Nuggets have won six of their last 10 games;
- LeBron James is averaging more than 30 PPG this season;
- The Lakers are averaging 24.1 assists per game;
- The Nuggets are committing 27.6 assists per game;
- The LA Lakers are averaging 12.2 three-pointers per game;
- In three of the last five head-to-head encounters, the game started with an accurate two-point shot.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Team News
Kendrick Nunn, Anthony Davis and Carmelo Anthony are listed as injured for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Zeke Nnaji and Vlatko Cancar are listed as injured for the Denver Nuggets.
Starting Lineups
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Los Angeles Lakers: PG – Russell Westbrook; SG – Austin Reeves; SF – LeBron James; PF – Malik Monk; C – Anthony Davis.
Denver Nuggets: PG – Monte Morris, SG – Will Barton, SF – Aaron Gordan, PF – Jeff Green, C – Nikola Jokić
Highlighted Player
LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers and Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets are our highlighted players in the match.
Most popular FAQ for Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
In the last head-to-head meeting, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers with a score of 133-96.
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for NBA at Vbet and William Hill.
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