This is a 10* SLAM-DUNK on the LA Lakers.

I had a play on the Lakers in Game 2 and while the Rockets made it interesting in the third quarter, ultimately LA would pull away for the comfortable ATS/SU victory.

I think this series is going to follow a similar pattern to which the Lakers had in their opener with the Blazers, where they got blown out in the first game, only to then make adjustments and dominate the rest of the way.

At the time, Portland was arguably the hottest team in the league and while Damian Lillard would soon after suffer an injury and we'll never know if Portland could have truly contended, the Rockets struggle with depth themselves after their starting line-up.

The Lakers looked considerably better in defending the perimeter and I don't see that changing in Game 3.

The Rockets have no answer for AD if he plays like he did in Game 2 and now The King is going to have even more room to operate.

I expect Game 3 to be a blowout from start to finish, so lay the points!


Good luck, NP