The Lakers will play their next game of the new season at home against Phoenix Suns. Vogel’s team has lost seven straight preseason games. The meeting will start at 03:00 UK time.
Possible line-ups for the match:
Los Angeles Lakers:
G – Russell Westbrook; G – Kent Bazemore; F – LeBron James; F – Anthony Davis; C – DeAndre Jordan.
Phoenix Suns:
G – Chris Paul; G – Devin Booker; F – Mikal Bridges; F – Jae Crowder; C – Deandre Ayton.
Los Angeles Lakers:
The Lakers upgraded their squad significantly in the offseason. The team’s fans are already waiting for the Lakers to win because they can’t win their last 7 matches. In the preseason Frank Vogel’s team lost everything they could. Moreover, their streak continued in the regular season. In the first game, the Lakers lost to Golden State (114-121).
It should be noted that Russell Westbrook is not playing his best. He scored only eight points in the previous game. He was a slow starter for Washington as well but came up with a fantastic play toward the end of the regular season.
Phoenix Suns:
Phoenix looked good this offseason. The Suns won three of four games. But everything changed in the regular season. Williams’ team had a poor game against Denver. On their home court, they lost 98-110.
Worth mentioning is Devin Booker’s poor play. It seems like the Suns’ leader isn’t ready for the new season in the best way. He only had 12 points in his first game. That could be the reason why Phoenix lost. The other players on the team also didn’t play their best. The head coach needs to make a change.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns statistics:
Last season, the Lakers had 23.3 free throws on average. In their three head-to-head games against the Suns, they had 28.7 on average. It is reasonable to assume that the Lakers know how to make good use of that component of the game, so the trend will continue.
In the last ten face-offs, the teams have scored more than 227 points just once.
LeBron James has 11 rebounds on average in the regular season.
The Suns have scored more than 110 points in 3 of their last 4 games.
In 3 of their last 5 games, the Lakers have won the first quarter.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Tips:
The Lakers have lost 4 of their last 6 home games against Phoenix. It looks like the Lakers are still in a search of their best game. James and Davis are both in good form. They scored 77 points in their last game. We expect that the efforts of even the two main stars should be enough to defeat the Suns. It’s time for the home team to break their losing streak, so let’s bet on Los Angeles Lakers.
Our prediction is a Lakers’ win with the odds of 1.88 with the VBet bookmaker.
Our second prediction is Lakers’ to win in the first quarter with the odds of 1.85.