Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers will hit the road to face the Phoenix Suns in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night.
Tip off time from Phoenix is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the road team LA Lakers favored by -2 ½ points with an over under of 189 points.
Money early from the NBA wagering public has not moved this betting line as the LA Lakers remain favored by -2 ½ points.
The total has moved up to 189 ½ points.
LA Lakers money line bettors will lay –140 odds with the home underdog Phoenix Suns bringing back +130 odds to earn the straight up win without the benefit of points on their side.
The LA Lakers have won and covered the point spread in all two meetings with the Phoenix Suns this season. All games were at Staples Center.
There was one over and one under.
The LA Lakers will travel to Phoenix with a record of 18-12 this season. The team is 5-10 on the road.
LA puts up 93 points and hits on 45% from the field with 30.1% coming from beyond the arc. The team connects on 74.2% of their free throws.
On defense the Lakers give up 90 points and 41.8% from the floor. Opponents connect on 32.2% from three against them.
The Lakers have won three straight games.
They are coming off the 111-99 home win on Friday night to the Phoenix Suns as a -8 point betting favorite.
The total landed over the total of 185 ½ points.
LA Lakers had a good shooting night making 53% of their shots with 5 of 11 coming from three.
They crushed Phoenix on the glass as they outrebounded them by a 52-36 margin.
Kobe Bryant led LA with 38 points and nine rebounds on 14 of 25 shooting.
Center Andrew Bynum had 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as he made 7 of his 13 shots.
Matt Barnes off the bench scored 17 points with seven boards on 6 of 7 shooting from the floor.
The Lakers strength up front dominated the Suns as LA had 54 points scored in the paint and led by as much as 20 points in victory. They were sloppy with 20 turnovers.
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Phoenix will play host to the LA Lakers with a record of 12-19 on the year. The team is 5-8 on their home court.
The Suns post up 93 points and hits on 44.6% from the field per game with 34.4% shooting from beyond the arc. The club makes 77% of their free throws.
On defense Phoenix allows 97 points along with 45.2% shooting. Opponents make 37% from beyond the arc against them.
Phoenix has dropped four straight games. They are coming off the Friday night defeat to the LA Lakers.
The Suns are an aging team who had to play three games in three nights earlier this week and will play their fifth game in seven nights facing travel in each game.
In the loss to the Lakers on Friday night the Suns made 45.6% from the floor with 8 of 26 coming from the three point line.
The Suns committed 17 turnovers in the loss.
Center Marcin Gortat led Phoenix with 21 points and 16 rebounds on 9 of 16 shooting.
Shannon Brown against his former team scored 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting.
Markieff Morris had 14 points as he made 6 of his 13 shots in a losing cause.
Veteran Michael Redd is on the Suns roster and played 10 minutes and scored nine points on 4 of 9 shooting from the field.
Trend: Phoenix Suns are 0-4 ATS in their past four games.
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