9:10 pm
November 27

Lakers @ Nuggets

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Lakers (11-8)

@ Denver Nuggets (13-7)

 

Current odds:

Los Angeles Lakers: (+145)

Denver Nuggets: (-170)

 

• The line for the game is Denver by 3.5 points.

• The Lakers finished with 18 turnovers in Sunday’s setback and superstar forward LeBron James addressed the reasons. “Some of them are being too unselfish, including myself,” James told reporters. “I’m making some passes where I have a small window, seeing guys where I should probably hold onto it. A lot of (the turnovers) are unforced. Some of them are attack turnovers. We’ve got to do a better job of that. We haven’t taken care of the ball the last two games.” James totaled 11 turnovers in the last two contests and is averaging 3.5 while trying to mold his new team into a playoff contender.

• Denver small forward Torrey Craig stepped into the starting lineup in place of injured guard Gary Harris on Saturday and made an immediate impact on the defensive end against Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook. “Torrey Craig was sensational tonight,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone told reporters. “I love the fact that he took on the challenge of guarding one of the more unguardable guys in the NBA. As I just told the team, we had every reason to make an excuse for tonight’s game. Three games in four nights, back-to-back, Gary’s not playing. I said, ‘We don’t make excuses, we find ways.'” Craig grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds while collecting eight points, two blocks and a steal in the victory.

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