Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Golden St Warriors will travel south to battle Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night.
Tip off from Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA package.
The point spread opened up with the home club LA Lakers favored by –9 1/2 points with an over under lined at 188 points.
Early money has shown on the side of the home team as the LA Lakers are now favored by -10 points.
The total has moved up to 190 points.
LA Lakers money line bettors will lay –600 odds with the road underdog Golden St Warriors bringing back +500 odds to post the upset win with no need for taking the points.
These two Pacific division clubs met four times last year with the Lakers winning three of the four games.
Each team covered the spread twice in their four meetings with the under coming in three times out of four.
Golden St will travel to play the Lakers with a record of 2-4 on the year. The club is 0-2 on the road.
The Warriors average 90 points and shoot 44% per game with 33% shooting from three. The club makes 66.9% of their free throws.
On defense the Warriors are much improved as they allow 97 points with 44.9% shooting. Opponents connect on 38.3% from three against them.
The Warriors have dropped three straight games.
They are coming off the 101-95 road defeat to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night as a +7 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing line of 189 ½ points.
The Warriors hit on 46.2% of their shots and 9 of 20 from the three point line. The team dropped the rebounding battle by eight boards.
Monta Ellis led the Warriors with 38 points on 15 of 30 shooting and seven rebounds.
Stephen Curry had 20 points eight assists on 7 of 11 from the floor.
David Lee chipped in with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
They allowed the Spurs to shoot 47.4% from the floor with 10 of 17 from beyond the arc.
The LA Lakers will host Golden St with a mark of 4-4 on the year. The team is 4-1 on their home court. They make 74.3% from the charity stripe.
LA averages 94 points and hits on 45.9% from the field with 22.8% from beyond the arc.
On defense the Lakers allow 91 points and 41.1% shooting. Their opponents connect on 31% from the three point line against them.
The team is coming off the 107-96 road defeat last night to the Portland Trailblazers as a +3 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing line of 184 points.
LA shot 46.8% from the floor and a poor 0 of 11 from the three point line.
The held the rebounding edge by a 47-39 margin.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 30 points and eight rebounds on 13 of 24 shooting.
Center Andrew Bynum had 21 points and 12 rebounds with 9 of 16 from the floor.
Pau Gasol connected on 7 of his 10 shots to finish with 19 points.
The Lakers allowed Portland 46.1% shooting and 5 of 12 from the three point line.
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