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On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers will look to win their first game of the regular season after falling to 0-3 following their collapse down the stretch against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. They will be looking to separate themselves from the small group of NBA teams that are yet to win a game, a group that includes the Magic and Kings. To do so, the Lakers will have to face a Western Conference contender, yet again, in the form of the Denver Nuggets.
After Tuesday’s practice, Darvin Ham was asked if he was going to make any changes to his starting lineup of Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Lonnie Walker IV, and Patrick Beverley. He replied and said, “Not today.” Maybe that was a bit of semantics since the game will be played on Wednesday, and it seems his hand may end up getting forced. Westbrook was listed as “doubtful” on the injury report for the game in Denver.
After getting dismantled in the 3rd quarter in Monday’s loss to the Trail Blazers, the Nuggets need a bounce-back win with Utah looming next in the schedule. Nikola Jokić only shot 4 times all game, without his normal level of offensive production Denver stood no chance.
Aaron Gordon, MPJ, and Bones Hyland all had good offensive showings on Monday but, the Nuggets need Jamal Murray and Jokić to step up offensively if they want to win tonight’s game. This will be Denver’s second home game of the season, hopefully, they can put on a show for the home fans against the Lakers.
Lebron, Davis and the Lakers have had one of the roughest starts to a season in recent years, but both Anthony and James look like their former selves, so this Laker team can still be dangerous if things start to go right for them.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Game Information
- Date: 10/26/2022
- Time: 10:10 PM ET
- Location: Ball Arena, Denver, CO
- How to Watch Lakers vs Nuggets: TNT
- Live Stream: NBA Game Pass
Lakers vs Nuggets Betting Lines
Nuggets is –200 according to our Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $50. On the other side, Lakers is +170 according to the Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $170.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Nuggets at a 66.67% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Lakers have 37.04% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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