The Portland Trail Blazers will look to avoid falling into a 3-1 deficit tonight when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers. Currently 2-1 in the series, a defeated and tired Portland group will hope to claw their way back and even the series.
What makes the Lakers’ roster strong entering game 4 is that both LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been lighting up the scoresheet.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: August 24th, 1:00 P.M. (EST)
Online bookmaker 10Bet has the O/U set at 226.
Portland is gassed due to injuries and it was paramount in game 3. The Trail Blazers are running on fumes, which means it’s feeding time for the Lakers.
Starters having to play extended minutes has tired the Blazers out. Even superstar performances from Damian Lillard have not been enough to maintain pace with the Lakers.
LeBron James is giving credit to the Blazers, saying that Lillard and C.J. McCollum don’t look fatigued when on the court. An obvious sign of respect, but it’s been clear that the Trail Blazers are feeling the effects of extended minutes.
Portland head coach Terry Stotts was critical of the foul calls in game 3 of the series. Saying he had never seen such a discrepancy in free throws before. It will be interesting to see if those comments have any influence on the officiating tonight, especially in terms of fouls called.
James, Davis, McCollum, and Lillard are all fighting injuries and soreness right now, so it will be interesting to see if the teams can reach the over. With the Lakers hoping to control the pace and smother the Trail Blazers’ offense, that could greatly impact the two teams combining to hit the over.
