The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 01.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 00:30 UK;
Venue – Madison Square Garden (19.812);
City – New York City, New York, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Knicks – 1.82.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 233 – 1.735.
Despite the efforts of LeBron James, who does his best in every game, averaging 30.2 points per game (sixth best in the NBA), the Lakers have a big problem with their overall team performance. The Knicks have to outscore their opponents on their home court with the loud support of their loyal fans.
In the last ten meetings, the New York Knicks are scoring 115.4 points per game while allowing 117. The visitors have a similar 117.4 versus 119.6. The odds are that this game won’t be a high-scoring affair.
After two victories over the Boston Celtics (120-117) and Cleveland Cavaliers (105-103), the New York Knicks lost to the Brooklyn Nets (115-122).
Jalen Brunson was the best player for the Knicks. He scored 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. It was the second result of the game. Kyrie Irving had 32 points.
Mitchell Robinson is unable to return due to a thumb injury.
The New York Knicks are still firmly in seventh place. The team has 27 wins and 24 losses.
The Knicks have won six of their last seven games by six points or less.
The Knicks have conceded 117 or fewer points (71%) in 36 of 51 games without overtime.
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered their second straight defeat in the regular season. Again on the road. First, they lost to the Boston Celtics (121-125), then to the Brooklyn Nets (104-121).
They also have two wins over the San Antonio Spurs (113-104) and Portland Trail Blazers (121-112).
The Los Angeles Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference with 23 wins and 28 losses.
The Lakers have lost six times in 2023, but have held a five-point handicap on four occasions.
The Lakers are averaging 117.1 points per game (116.3 on the road).
The Lakers have never scored more than 117 points in their last seven meetings without overtime.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
New York Knicks: Jalen Brunson – Quentin Grimes – RJ Barrett – Julius Randle – Jericho Sims.
Los Angeles Lakers: Dennis Schröder – Patrick Beverley – Troy Brown Jr. – LeBron James – Anthony Davis.
Only Mitchell Robinson (Out) is injured for the New York Knicks.
Austin Reaves (Out), Anthony Davis (Day-to-day), LeBron James (Day-to-day) and Scotty Pippen Jr. (Day-to-day) are injured for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The fixture will be played at Madison Square Garden (19.812) in New York City, New York, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 1st of February, 2023, at 00:30 UK Time.
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