Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The LA Lakers will travel on the back end of a back to back when they face the New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night.
Tip off time from Madison Square Garden is set for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds opened up in this NBA game with the road team LA Lakers favored by -5 points with an over under of 186 points.
Money early from the NBA bettors has landed on the Knicks as the Lakers are now favored by -3 points.
The over under has not moved off the opening line of 186 points.
LA Lakers money line bettors will lay –160 odds with the home underdog New York Knicks returning +150 odds to post the upset win with no need for getting the points.
The Lakers faced off with the New York Knicks back on December 29th and came away with the 99-82 home win as a -4 ½ point betting favorite.
The total in the game came in at under the total of 196 points.
The Lakers put on the defensive clamps in the second half by allowing the Knicks just 31 points in the win.
LA shot 52.1% in the win. Kobe Bryant poured in 28 points and dished out six assists on 10 of 17 shooting.
New York had a poor night shooting the basketball making only 31.3% from the field in defeat.
The LA Lakers will travel to Madison Square Garden with a record of 15-11 on the season. The club is 4-9 on the road.
LA averages 93 points and hit son 45.1% from the floor with 28.6% coming from beyond the arc. The team hits on 74.5% from the charity stripe.
On defense the Lakers allow 90 points and 41.7% shooting from the field. Opponents make 41.7% from three against them.
The team is coming off the 88-87 road overtime victory against the Boston Celtics last night as a +3 ½ point underdog.
The total in the game came in at a push at 175 points.
LA survived a 39.6% shooting night with a horrible 1 of 15 coming from the three point line.
The Lakers pulled down 55 rebounds to the Celtics 45.
Kobe Bryant had 27 points and five boards on 11 of 24 shooting.
Pau Gasol scored 25 points while pulling down 25 rebounds on 12 of 20 shooting.
Center Andrew Bynum contributed with 16 points with 17 rebounds in the LA win.
The Lakers allowed the Celtics 39.2% shooting with 6 of 19 coming from the three point line.
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The New York Knicks will host the Lakers with a record of 11-15 on the year. The club is 6-7 at home on the season.
New York puts up 95 points and hits on 42.9% from the floor with 30.3% coming from beyond the arc. The club connects on 78% from the free throw line.
On defense the Knicks allow 94 points and 44.9% shooting. Opponents connect on 37.9% from beyond the arc against them.
New York with be without an injured Carmelo Anthony and a grieving Amare Stoudemire on Friday night.
Stoudemire is set to return on Monday.
The team has won three straight games.
They are coming off the 107-93 road win on Wednesday night to the Washington Wizards as a +1 ½ point underdog.
The total in the game went over the closing total of 192 points.
Without Carmelo and Amare the club connected on 45.7% from the floor with 7 of 28 coming from the three point line.
They took good care of the basketball with just eight turnovers.
Center Tyson Chandler led New York with 25 points and 11 rebounds on 7 of 12 shooting and 11 of 14 from beyond the arc.
Point guard Jeremy Lin had 23 points with 10 assists as he made 9 of 14 from the floor.
Steve Novak from the bench scored 19 points and pulled five rebounds on 6 of 10 shooting.
New York allowed Washington 45.8% from the floor with 2 of 17 from the three point line.
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