NBA Betting Odds: Lakers Healthy Again And Rolling

The Los Angeles Lakers came into this season as the betting favorites to win another NBA championship. Kobe Bryant and his teammates knew there would be some bumps along the road. Early on, the team has dealt with injuries.

This past week, however, the Lakers Pau Gasol returned to the lineup and the team picked up right where they left off before he was hurt. Los Angeles trounced a Clippers team that had beaten them just a week before, and they hold the best record in the league.

Cleveland had pulled even with the Lakers, but has struggled in their past few games. Meanwhile, the Lakers are again hitting on all cylinders and currently own a three game lead over Cleveland in the race for the best record in the league.

Boston, another team that was supposed to challenge for the title, has also had problems keeping all of their players healthy. The Celtics have an aging team, and cannot afford to lose key players such as Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, who both have missed time due to injury.

In the West, San Antonio is emerging as a team that could eventually challenge the Lakers. The Spurs have been playing the best ball of any of the contenders in the past month, and they seem to be finally piecing all of their new additions into the flow of their offense.

There are still several months left in a lengthy regular season, but the signs are pointing towards Los Angeles again being the team to beat heading into the playoffs. Another title would bring Bryant within one of Michael Jordan, but it is still too early to start thinking about that type of history.

January 17, 2010
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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