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NBA
Basketball
Houston Rockets (46-26) at Los
Angeles Lakers (38-33)
10:35 pm
Eastern
ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Rockets – 2, Total
195.5
The Los Angeles Lakers are 5-0 when
Kobe Bryant scores more than 40 points this month and 0-8 when he doesn't. It will be tough for Kobe to get 40
tonight against a Rockets team that plays tough defense. Houston ranks first in
the NBA in field goal percentage defense and second in scoring defense. The
Rockets held Los Angeles to 34.2 percent shooting in their 102-77 win on January
10th. Kobe had just 20
points in that game. Following the 0-8 theory, the gambling public at SBG Global is all over
the Rockets laying the points.
The Houston Rockets are a 2 point
favorite with a total of 195.5 at SBG
Global.
Kobe had a rough game in Tuesday's
88-86 loss to Memphis. He finished with just 23 points on 7-of-26 shooting. "It
was one of the poorest shooting efforts we've had this season," coach Phil
Jackson said. "At some point, I felt like the team was relying on Kobe to do all
the scoring, and no one could pick it up once they kind of figured he wasn't
going to make shots."
The Rockets won’t have to travel for
this game as they beat the Los Angeles Clippers 92-87 on Wednesday at Staples
Center behind Tracy McGrady's 27 points and eight assists. Yao Ming added 24
points and 15 rebounds."If we want to play our very best, Tracy and Yao have to
play at a high level of efficiency for a lot of minutes," coach Jeff Van Gundy
said. "I think that gives us our best chance of winning."
The Rockets are in fifth place in
the West, trailing Utah by 1.5 games for home court advantage. "You want to get
the highest seed that you can, obviously, but I've never focused in as much on
who's in front of us or who's behind us. That type of thinking always gets you
into trouble," Van Gundy said. "We're glad that we qualified, and we're going to
try to get better over these next three weeks."
Los Angeles is in 6th
place in the West but well back of the Rockets. The Rockets are 10-21 against
the Lakers since the 2000-01 season.
The Rockets are 8-2 ATS in their
last 10 Friday games. The Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road
favorite. The Rockets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Rockets are
1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Pacific. The Rockets are 2-5 ATS in the last 7
meetings in Los Angeles.
The Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last
6 games as a home underdog. The Lakers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the
Southwest. The Lakers are 10-25-2 ATS in their last 37 games overall. The Lakers
are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog. The Lakers are 2-12-1 ATS in
their last 15 home games.
The Over is 5-1 in the Rockets last
6 games as a road favorite. The Under is 4-1 in the Rockets last 5 overall. The
Over is 7-3 in the Rockets last 10 road games. The Over is 9-4 in the Rockets
last 13 vs. the Pacific. The Over is 5-1 in the Lakers last 6 overall. The Under
is 8-2 in the Lakers last 10 games as an underdog. The Over is 20-8 in the
Lakers last 28 home games. The Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Los
Angeles.
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