LA Lakers versus Oklahoma City Thunder TNT TV NBA Playoffs Game 3 Pro Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on April 22, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The scene shifts to the Midwest when the LA Lakers travels to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game 3 of their NBA best of 7 playoff series. Game time from Oklahoma City for this Western conference playoff game has been set for 9:35PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on TNT.

The LVSC NBA lines makers have set the betting odds in game 3 and it was the home team Oklahoma City Thunder opening as 1 ½ point favorites with an over under of 191 ½.

The bettors have come in early on the side of the home team, as the Oklahoma City Thunder is currently 3 ½ point favorites. The over under has seen movement downward, as the game is lined at 191.

Money line gamblers taking the favored Oklahoma City Thunder will receive –150 odds with the road underdog LA Lakers returning +150 to pull out the win without the aid of getting the points.

LA was able to take a 2-0 series lead off their 95-92 victory in game 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. The Lakers were again off their game on the offensive side making just 37.5% of their shots after being held to 41% in game 1. LA has not eclipsed 100 points in any games of this series. The Lakers have lived on their defense limiting the Thunder to only 39.2% shooting. LA dominated the offensive glass in game 2 by winning the offensive rebounding advantage by a 19-7 margin. For the game it was LA with 67 rebounds and Oklahoma City only 46. The Lakers missed 9 of 32 free throws on Monday.

Kobe Bryant contributed with 39 points in their game 2 victory but only converted 12 of 28 from the field. Bryant did make it to the free throw line 15 times and converted 13. The All Star has only made 38.3% of his shots in the playoffs this season. Pau Gasol contributed with 25 points on 8 of 14 from the field. It was the Pau and Kobe show in game 2. For the rest of the big 6 it was pretty ugly as they converted on only 9 of 48 from the field. It wasn’t so much good defensive as Fisher, Artest and Odom missed good looks. Ron Artest making his Lakers playoff debut has struggled on the offensive side hitting on just 5 of 21 from the field for 23.8% and 2 of 14 from three.

Game two was there for the taking for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Only 1 of the Lakers big 6 were able to shoot better than 50%. But with Bynum, Gasol and Odom’s length on the boards the Thunder gave LA way too many possessions, which was the determining factor in game 2. If the Thunder cant rebound they cant win. Kevin Durant contributed with 32 points on 12 of 26 shooting in the teams’ loss in game 2. The NBA’s leading scorer has been held to only 38% shooting and has made just 28.6% of his three pointers. Russell Westbrook had another good game in this series with 19 points on 5 of 10 from the field and a perfect 8 of 8 from the free throw line. Oklahoma City got only 12 points from their bench. Jeff Green has looked very shaky and nervous as the young forward has struggled hitting on only 26.1% of his shots in this series and 2 of 9 from three.

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