ASA play on OVER 216.5 LA Lakers at Denver Nuggets, 10 PM ET - In the 4 games of this series these two teams have combined for 217 or more points three times. They have totaled 217 or more points in 8 of the last nine meetings. The Lakers have the 2nd best team FG percentage in the NBA at 49.8% and 8th best 3PT% at 37.3%. Denver is the 4th best shooting team in the league at 49.4% and rank 10th in 3PT% at 36.9%. Of the 16 teams left in the Playoffs, these two teams are 8th and 9th in Offensive Net Rating and Defensive Net Rating. They are also the two fastest paced teams in the Playoffs with each averaging 97 possessions per game. The Lakers are shooting 49% in this series, the Nuggets are hitting 46%. The Lakers finally got the gorilla off their backs with a win in the last game which snapped an 11-game losing streak to Denver. That ensures the Nuggets full attention in this game and focused effort here to eliminate the Lakers and move on to the next round. The Lakers on the other hand should be in full desperation mode and pull out all stops to steal a victory. Denver home games this season averaged over 227 total points per game. The Lakers game on the road averaged over 237 total PPG. We expect a higher scoring game here. Bet OVER.