Los Angeles Lakers Week 1 Preview

The Los Angeles Lakers Came from behind week one against the Houston Rockets to win their home opener. Game two against the Phoenix Suns, a repeat of last years Western Conference Finals, the Lakers bench was crucial in the development of the game. Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors was all about the Lakers combo Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, once the Lakers earned the lead early they never looked back.

Tonights game against the Memphis Grizzlies will be an exciting match up as Pau Gasol plays against his former club where his brother currently plays, although he has a sprained ankle and is listed as day-to-day, also where Pau Gasol currently holds the records for 12 statistical categories with the Grizzlies franchise. Interesting to note that the Grizzlies only loss came to 3-0 Atlanta on opening night. Led by Rudy Gay, an injured Marc Gasol and a strong team chemistry, the Lakers better be ready to play.

We'll see what the defending champs do in this great matchup. I am betting the Lakers by 5.

The NBA Begins With Change

The NBA Opens its 2010 -2011 Season

The Opening of the NBA season began with a lot of change. First of all the NBA draft announced that it would move locations from New York City to Newark, David Stern NBA Commissioner has yet to make that announcement. The Los Angeles Lakers received their 2009-2010 Championship rings before taking on the Houston Rockets, in their home opener. This game saw Yao Ming making his seven foot plus re-entry into the league. This game shortly after the Celtics beat the Miami Heat. O ya and by the way the Lakers come from behind to win that home opener.

First things first are you going to bet on the Miami Heat and Lebron James’ winning this season? If you are their first game wasn’t so hot. They had a serious lack of ball movement. The Heat have a lot of work to do, the big three of the Celtics Ray Allen, Raja Rondo, and Paul Pierce, mixed with production and excitement from Shaquille O’neal, were too much for the hopeful Miami Club. It looked like a classic case of too much talent on one squad for the Miami squad. I would keep my bets aimed at LeBron, although he didn’t connect against one of the best teams in the league once Bosh, James and Wade click and Pat Riley finds the best 5 players to match up this team will be good.

The Lakers are going to win the NBA and threepeat. Why? Because Kobe Bryant last years finals MVP was not the main producer for this club. Big three point plays down the stretch by Steve Blake, and huge post production by Pau Gasol gave the Lakers the edge they needed. If this team can continue to play well while Kobe is not 100% there is no doubt that they will continue to dominate.

Going into the game the Lakers were favored by 7points. They did not cover that 7 point spread, in fact this match came down to the wire.  The Heat were a 2 point favorite to beat the Celtics. Bet on the Lakers, Heat, and Celtics to win throughout the season.

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Lakers Cross the Pond to Lose in London

Lakers superstar, Kobe Bryant, spoke about his trip to London as a glorified exhibition game! Don’t mention that to the fans that bought tickets! He ended up only playing six minutes as he is coming back from recent offseason knee surgery. He went 0-3, and disappointed the O2 arena fans who repeatedly chanted for Kobe to no answer. It was instead Beasly who made huge strides for the Timberwolves, scoring 21 points, and stealing the show.


What are the implications of this game on your NBA sports betting system? First, Minnesota looked good, and is really a team to watch. Second, is Kobe going to make his regular impact? Or, is his off season knee injury going to keep him on the sidelines? Lamar Odom was the leading Laker contributor, but is that enough? Can Pau Gasol, Odom, and team recover and bounce back into greatness, and championship form? Only time will tell. Props to Kurt Rambis and his T-Wolves who returned only 5 players from last season and whom only won 15 games last season.

See also: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301004016 for more details.

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