I don't see any history of it being over -200. Even though I think the LAK will get better as the playoffs go on, I'm not sure how anyone can be impressed by their performance last night. Golden State is not a very good team and it took LeBron's prayer being answered at the buzzer and 12 turnovers just by Curry and Dramond. Post above is correct about Paul being very unlucky, but I think he is the key player here with LeBron not near 100% and AD hanging around the three-point line on most possessions. I do wish the Suns still had PJ Tucker as he would be very important on defense.
Warriors have been playing pretty well as of late, and you never know in a one game scenario.
Lakers played a pretty crappy game last night, and shot the ball horribly -- especially in the first half. Part of why Golden State had so many turnover though was because of how much LA ramped up their defense. Lakers have probably the best defensive team in the NBA.
I do think LA needs to take advantage of its size more and put AD down low. Hanging way too much above the 3-point line
And I apologize if any misinformation about the price. I swear to god ESPN posted Lakers -300/Suns +240 on a graphic during SVP last night. Again I didn't check a book.
Right now, ESPN is quoting William Hill as LAK -300 so I see where that comes from although I doubt it is still at -300 right now. The reason is that here in LV, they take in so much Laker money that the line is inflated. I checked a couple offshores and each were -145 and my local Stations account was only -150.
!/After the game 1 win in PHX, the Suns now a very slight favorite over LA.
I'm seeing basically coin flip odds at BetOnline right now.
Suns -117
Lakers -103
Series obviously far from over. But it was pretty obvious to me the PHX is not completely out of their league here. They have nice pieces and the depth to be competitive. And Booker looks like he really is that guy that can carry a team in big games. If I'm PHX, I'm still worried about that LA size though. Outside of Ayton, they really are at a size disadvantage at every other position up front.
The health of Paul moving forward also a big key. He wasn't himself when he returned from that stinger.
I'm seeing basically coin flip odds at BetOnline right now.
Suns -117
Lakers -103
Series obviously far from over. But it was pretty obvious to me the PHX is not completely out of their league here. They have nice pieces and the depth to be competitive. And Booker looks like he really is that guy that can carry a team in big games. If I'm PHX, I'm still worried about that LA size though. Outside of Ayton, they really are at a size disadvantage at every other position up front.
The health of Paul moving forward also a big key. He wasn't himself when he returned from that stinger.
