Defending NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers are reeling from the loss of their superstar duo and will now face off against the New Orleans Pelicans. The LA Lakers still miss Anthony Davis, while LeBron James limped off during his recent loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The rest of the LA Lakers roster will have to share in the increased offensive load until their top men return.
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans missed Lonzo Ball in their win over the Denver Nuggets. However, Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson combined for 60 points and were comfortable in the end. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 22, started in Ball’s absence and we were impressed with his offensive prowess when he finished the game with 20 points. The New Orleans Pelicans will believe they have a chance to beat one of the NBA’s elite teams.
Replacing the two-way impact of Anthony Davis was already a difficult task for the LA Lakers in the first place. They lacked the defensive intensity and rim protection it offers, but things were slowly changing after the All-Star break.
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Now, with LeBron James out, players like Kyle Kuzma and Dennis Schroder will have to take most of the offensive responsibility. Talen-Horton Tucker also had a good game last time out and will be one of the players to watch from the bench. Overall, the LA Lakers have a daunting task ahead of them, considering injuries.
The New Orleans Pelicans will look to triumph against the injury-stricken LA Lakers. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram are his best offensive players, while Lonzo Ball is having an impressive season. However, the injury-stricken PG is currently surrounded by multiple NBA trade rumors and may not make it onto the court for the New Orleans Pelicans against his former team.
The LA Lakers don’t have their two best players and Zion Williamson will be smelling blood. In addition to carrying the scoring burden, Zion has also been the Pelicans’ most efficient shooter, and he’s 62.5% efficient.
Under normal circumstances the LA Lakers would be the obvious favorites to win this matchup. However, LeBron and AD are out which means the New Orleans Pelicans have a good chance of pulling off a comfortable win. They have multiple offensive threats and face an offense without two of their best scorers.
The New Orleans Pelicans are the favorites to win this matchup.
Our choice in this meeting is: Pelicans
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Lines to Bet on the Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans
Money line: Pelicans -230 (bet $ 230 to win $ 100 / Lakers +192 (bet $ 100 to win $ 215) |
Line of play: Pelicans -5.5 -110 (bet $ 110 to win $ 100) / Lakers +5.5 -110 (bet $ 110 to win $ 100) |
Results between these two teams
15/01/21
LA Lakers 112:95 New Orleans
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01/03/20
New Orleans 114:122 LA Lakers
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25/02/20
LA Lakers 118:109 New Orleans
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03/01/20
LA Lakers 123:113 New Orleans
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27/11/19
New Orleans 110:114 LA Lakers
Total PTS per team / Average
New Orleans 100.36
LA Lakers 103.23
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