basketball | Monday, May 8, 2023 12:24 PM

Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Best Bet: Lakers Go Up Big

Milan Stanojic

Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Best Bet: Monday, May 8th

The LA Lakers welcome the Golden State Warriors to Crypto.com Arena tonight for Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals. The Lakers are up 2-1 in the series and are coming off a dominating performance last time out, clinching a 30-point victory. They have faced each other 8 times this year and Darvin Ham’s team has won 5 times. We’re expecting the same outcome tonight as well.

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Best Bet

Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Preview

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The Los Angeles Lakers are in a great position to gain a significant advantage in the series right now. After stealing a game on the road at Chase Center they took care of business in Game 3, beating the Dubs by 127-97. Although they had a turbulent regular season, their form has been improving rapidly in the playoffs and the bookies have placed them in 3rd place to go all the way at 6.00 odds. Their roster is currently healthy, with Mo Bamba being the only questionable player for tonight, while Davis and Lebrona are probable.

The Warriors are the NBA’s defending champions this year but their season has been almost as difficult as the Lakers’.They still managed to finish 6th in the west with a 44-38 record and dispatch the Sacramento Kings in the first round. Dropping Game 1 at home could have catastrophic consequences for Steve Kerr’s squad, as the Warriors have been the 4th-worst road team this season and every home game is worth gold in the playoffs.

Game 3 was a beatdown all the way for the Los Angeles Lakers as they finished with a 30-point cushion. Their defence has been the difference-maker in the playoffs this year, ranking 1st in defensive rating and allowing 107.1 points per game. But their offence has also been delivering, draining 48.4% of their shots from beyond the arc last time out and earning 37 shots at the line.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Best Bet

The Lakers are in the perfect position to go up 3-1 in front of their home fans and already start closing the door on the series. The Warriors are a great team with experience in the playoffs, but we haven’t seen enough this season. Their defence has been a mess all season, and they have allowed an average of 114 points in the playoffs.

The Lakers are doing a great job attacking the rim and earning free-throw shots on a regular basis. They play excellent defence and have yet to lose a home game in this year’s playoffs. The Dubs have been terrible on the road this year, going 10-33 during the regular season and they have a -2.5 net rating in the playoffs. The -3.0 points the books are offering on the Lakers look very enticing and I’m backing them to get it done.