Monday, May 21st, 2012
The New Orleans Hornets will look to stave off elimination when they host the LA Lakers in a critical game 6 of their best of 7 NBA pro basketball playoffs with a contest on Thursday night.
Game 6 of this Western conference quarterfinal playoff series will begin from New Orleans at 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The LA Lakers opened up in game 6 as a –5 1/2 point road favorite with an over under of 184 points.
Money has showed up early on the side of the underdog Hornets as the LA Lakers have been bet down to a -5 point favorite.
The over under has moved up to 178 ½ points.
LA Lakers money line players will lay –220 odds with the home underdog New Orleans Hornets returning +210 odds to post the upset win without the aid of taking the points.
The LA Lakers have taken a 3-2 series lead off their 106-90 home victory against the New Orleans Hornets as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. The game landed over the total of 183 points.
It was a slow start for LA as the club fell behind 32-23 after the first period.
LA connected on 49.3% of their shots and 7 of 18 from the three point line. The team got to the free throw line 30 times and made 25 shots.
They out rebounded the Hornets by a 48-36 margin.
The Lakers finally utilized their inside size and strength advantage as they had 42 points in the paint.
Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum combined for 12 of 23 from the field for 34 points and 18 rebounds combined.
Kobe Bryant playing through the effects of a bad ankle had 19 points on 8of 13 shooting from the floor in only 28 minutes of work.
Lamar Odom led the bench scorers with 13 points and seven rebounds.
New Orleans wasted a 49.3% shooting performance and 10 of 21 shooting from beyond the arc.
The team was sloppy as they committed 19 turnovers.
Trevor Ariza led the club with 22 points on 8 of 17 from the field.
Point guard Chris Paul had 20 points and 12 assists with 6 of 12 shooting.
New Orleans needed more from their two big men as Carl Landry and Emeka Okafor contributed with just 13 points on 9 rebounds combined.
The Hornets got very little from their bench has they had a combined 14 points.
The teams split their two playoff games in New Orleans.
Game three went to the Lakers 100-86 as a -5 point betting favorite. The game landed over the total of 181 points.
The Lakers shot well hitting on 48.7% from the field. The Hornets connected on only 2 of 13 from three.
It was the Hornets with the 93-88 win in game four as a +5 ½ point underdog. The game played under the total of 183 points.
LA shots just 4 of 18 from three in defeat and missed 8 of 30 from the free throw line.
Trend: The Over is 10-5 in their past 15 meetings.
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