NBA Finals Betting Preview: Lakers Need Odom To Start Showing Up

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics have spent their initial time during the NBA playoffs in Hollywood, and now the scene is shifting back to Boston. The series is tied at one game apiece, and the winner of game three has won over seventy-five percent of past series' that were tied.

For L.A. to make it back home, they must win at least one of the three games on the road in Boston. To do so, they will need much more from Lamar Odom than they have received in the first two games of the series.

Odom's second game was cut short when he picked up three fouls in the course of a three minute span in the first quarter. With foul trouble lingering the rest of the game, Odom was unable to create an offensive or defensive rhythm. Instead, he spent most of his time on the bench.

The same can be said for several of the biggest stars in the series. Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins, and even Kobe Bryant played much of game two in foul trouble. When Bryant picked up his fifth foul, his offense turned from aggressor to jump shooter.

Boston received all-time performances from both Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen in game two. Allen set a record, hitting eight three-pointers, and Rondo had himself a triple-double.Paul Pierce, the 2008 Finals MVP, has struggled in each of the first two games in Los Angeles.

Game three is set for 9PM on Tuesday from Boston. ABC will have the telecast. Game two had an almost ten percent jump in viewership from game two of last year's finals between the Lakers and the Orlando Magic.

June 7, 2010
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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