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Stephen Nover's NBA Game of the Week
(NBA) San Antonio vs. LA Lakers,
Point Spread: -7.50 | -110.00 San Antonio (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -7.50 | -110.00 San Antonio (Away)
Result: Win
The Spurs are rounding into form. The Lakers don't have nearly the goods to keep this matchup within single digits.
San Antonio is 11-6 ATS the past 17 times when laying 7 or more points during the regular season. The Spurs can tear the Lakers' weak interior defense apart with Tim Duncan inside. No team gives up more points inside the paint than the Lakers.
The Spurs also have the perimeter game to take advantage of the Lakers' weak outside defense. The Lakers rank last in defensive field goal percentage and points per game giving up 111.5.
San Antonio is rested after posting back-to-back road victories against the Clippers and Warriors - two teams light years ahead of the Lakers.
The Lakers are paper thin at point guard with backup Ronnie Price suspended for this game for committing a flagrant foul against the Hornets' Austin Rivers.
Kobe Bryant is leading the league in scoring, but is shooting less than 39 percent from the floor. Bryant can no longer single-handily will the Lakers into victory and Gregg Popovich knows it.
The Spurs do have a road game against the much-improved Kings on Saturday. But their next game after that one is on Monday at home against the winless 76ers.
The Spurs should be fresh having not played for two days. No coach is more dangerous with extra prep time than Popovich. San Antonio also is much deeper than LA so I don't see the backdoor being left open.
San Antonio is 11-6 ATS the past 17 times when laying 7 or more points during the regular season. The Spurs can tear the Lakers' weak interior defense apart with Tim Duncan inside. No team gives up more points inside the paint than the Lakers.
The Spurs also have the perimeter game to take advantage of the Lakers' weak outside defense. The Lakers rank last in defensive field goal percentage and points per game giving up 111.5.
San Antonio is rested after posting back-to-back road victories against the Clippers and Warriors - two teams light years ahead of the Lakers.
The Lakers are paper thin at point guard with backup Ronnie Price suspended for this game for committing a flagrant foul against the Hornets' Austin Rivers.
Kobe Bryant is leading the league in scoring, but is shooting less than 39 percent from the floor. Bryant can no longer single-handily will the Lakers into victory and Gregg Popovich knows it.
The Spurs do have a road game against the much-improved Kings on Saturday. But their next game after that one is on Monday at home against the winless 76ers.
The Spurs should be fresh having not played for two days. No coach is more dangerous with extra prep time than Popovich. San Antonio also is much deeper than LA so I don't see the backdoor being left open.
