Blinksportsnews247Your 34-29 Los Angeles Lakers, the ninth-seeded team in the Western Conference, take on the 34-26 Sacramento Kings, the seventh-seeded team in the West, tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Two top-heavy contenders for a play-in face off. After finishing the previous season with a 48-24 record, the third seed in the conference, and losing a thrilling but ultimately unremarkable seven-game series to the Golden State Warriors, the Kings haven’t really gotten any worse from last year’s model (and the Lakers haven’t either, one could argue), but the rest of the West has simply gotten better.
Will there be a Lakers spread?
The Action Network, a Vegas sports book aggregator, projects Los Angeles to defeat Sacramento tonight with a slight -2.5 point advantage. Anticipate a fierce offensive assault with size up front from LA that will be led by an awakened LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who will do everything in their power to thwart it. Additionally, expect LA to win in a close game with both of its All-Stars playing significant minutes.
Which Laker will score the most points in the game?
Anticipate another fantastic evening for Anthony Davis, who ought to eat the lunch of 2023 Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis. Despite being a fantastic passer and shooter in addition to being a productive rebounder and scorer inside, Sabonis is a terrible defender and should give AD plenty of space to operate.
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