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Another great historic series will begin at the best of 7 matchup this Tuesday evening. Stephen Curry captains the Warriors after a first round win over an incredible Sacramento Kings squad, and will host for Game 1 at the Chase Center. Los Angeles is led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, with the guys in yellow recently defeating their rivals the Memphis Grizzlies.
Tip off is set to start at 10 pm Eastern Time.
The Lakers won their first round matchup thanks to incredible defensive play, conceding less than 1.03 points per possession to Memphis. Los Angeles were a blocking machine, recording 9.2 per game, more than any team in the first round of the playoffs. Of course their lengthy players can be attributed for this, however the energy and overall effort has massively increased for the squad recently.
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As for the Warriors, they will start at home this time around, with Golden State boasting a 33-8 record at the Chase Center and more importantly outscoring by 7.7 points this season. The Warriors do have a decent defensive lineup led by Draymond Green, however Golden State’s true key is their offense, which is extremely difficult for any team to handle. The Warriors played great offense in the first round, pushing the rim for 16.1 second chance points per contest which are normally thrown to Curry in the perimeter. Curry averaged 33.7 points per match plus produced a 62.1% true shooting mark against Sacramento, a dominant performance from the PG.
Overall this will be another series that will see 2 historic superstars face each other once again. Lebron James has what it takes to lead his team against tough opposition, however there is a glaring weakness, the Lakers have played well defensively versus rim focused teams such as Memphis. However when it comes to perimeter defense, it will require way more effort to suppress the likes of Golden State. As they play at home, we give the edge to San Francisco.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Game Information
- Date: 05/02/2023
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Location: Chase Center.
- How to Watch Lakers vs Warriors: NBC Sports Boston
- Live Stream: NBA Game Pass
Lakers vs Warriors Betting Lines
Knicks are –240 according to our Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $41.67. On the other side, Heat are +200 according to the Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $200.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Knicks at a 70.59% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Heat have 33.33% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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