NBA Playoffs: Suns @ Lakers
By Hank Harris • May 27th, 2010 • Category: NBAThe Los Angeles Lakers host the Phoenix Suns for pivotal Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Thursday night (9 pm, TNT).
The Lakers are a 7.5-point favorite and the over/under total is 218 in NBA Odds at JustBet.
The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2.
Phoenix was able to complete a sweep of its two home games – just as the Lakers had one in Games 1 and 2 of the series – as it won Game 4 by a 115-106 score Tuesday. The Suns upset the Lakers as a 2-point home underdog and the score went over the over/under total of 220.
Phoenix got a big performance from its bench, which outscored the Lakers’ bench 54-20. The Suns’ Channing Frye and Leandro Barbosa paced the bench output with 14 points each while Amare Stoudemire scored a team-high 21 points. Steve Nash continued to be a playoff warrior for Phoenix, scoring 15 points and eight assists.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with a game-high 38 points and 10 assists while Pau Gasol scored 15 points.
Phoenix is winless (0-5 SU and ATS) in the past five meetings in Los Angeles, and 4-9 SU in the past 13 meetings overall. The Suns are 17-7 SU and 16-8 ATS in their past 24 games on the road, while the Lakers are 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in their last five games at home.
Game 6 will be in Phoenix on Saturday. The Western Conference champion meets either the Boston Celtics or the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals.
Hank Harris is a professional writer with more than 25 years experience. He has written on sports betting and gambling for more than a decade of that time. He covers all sports, from the NFL to the NBA to NCAA College.
He is originally from the Boston area and is now based out of Las Vegas.
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