Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Dallas Mavericks will make a trip to Staples Center to take on Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers in an NBA pro basketball game on Thursday night.
Start time from Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the home club LA Lakers favored by –6 ½ points with an over under of 192 points.
The early money from the NBA betting public has come on the side of the Mavericks as the LA Lakers are now favored by -6 points.
The total has moved down to 190 points.
LA Lakers money line players will lay –250 odds with the road underdog Dallas Mavericks bringing back +220 odds to earn the straight up win with the points not needed on their side.
It will be the third meeting of the season between these clubs. The teams have split both games and all have been played on the Mavericks home court.
Back on January 19th it was the Dallas Mavericks with the 109-100 home win against the Lakers as a +3 point underdog. The game played over 188 ½ points.
Dallas hit on 55% from the field and 12 of 26 from three in the win. They took good care of the basketball with just six assists. The Lakers wasted a 54.3% shooting night.
Both Jason Terry and Shawn Marion off the bench led the Mavericks in scoring with 22 points. Jason Kidd had 21 points and 10 assists.
The rematch occurred back on March 12th and it was the LA Lakers with the 96-91 road win against the Mavericks as a -1 point road favorite. The game went under 194 points.
The Lakers shot 44.6% in their win and 5 of 13 from beyond the arc. The Lakers survived missing 10 of 27 free throws.
Dallas pulled down five more boards than LA. The Mavericks were cold from three hitting on just 4 of 16.
Center Andrew Bynum led the club with 22 points on 9 of 12 shooting and 15 huge rebounds. Pau Gasol contributed with 18 points on 6 of 14 from the field.
Dallas will travel to Los Angeles with a record of 53-21. The team is 27-10 on the road this season.
The Mavericks are in the third seed in the Western conference and one game in the loss column behind the LA Lakers who occupy the second seed.
The team is on a good run as they are winners of five straight games. They are coming off a 106-100 road win last night against the LA Clippers as a -5 point favorite.
Dallas shot 48.2% from the floor in the win and sank 9 of 21 from the three point line. The club survived missing 9 of 26 free throws. They got crushed on the glass by the Clippers by a 47-31 margin.
The Mavs allowed the Clippers 46.7% shooting but only 5 of 24 from three and 17 turnovers.
Dirk Nowitzi led Dallas with 24 points on 9 of 19 from the field with six boards. Jose Barea contributed with 22 points and six assists.
The Lakers host the Mavericks with a record of 53-20. The team is 28-8 at home this season.
LA sits in the second seed in the Western conference and just three games in the loss column behind the first place San Antonio Spurs with just 9 games remaining.
The team has been on fire winners of 7 straight games. They have dropped just one game since the All Star break.
LA is coming off the 102-84 home victory on Sunday night to the New Orleans Hornets as a -9 point favorite.
The Lakers shot 48.2% shooting in their win and just 3 of 17 from the three point line. The team out rebounded the Hornets by a 44-43 margin.
LA gave up just 40.2% shooting to New Orleans and 3 of 17 from beyond the arc.
Kobe Bryant led the club with 30 points on 11 of 25 shooting and five assists. Pau Gasol chipped in with 23 points and 16 rebounds with 9 of 14 from the field.
Trend: Dallas Mavericks are 5-1 to the under in their past six games.
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