Two players will perpetually be linked in Los Angeles Lakers Playoff lore and they are Andrew Bynum and Magic Johnson. Bynum’s surprising triple-double lifted the Lakers to an emphatic victory over Denver in Game 1 of their first-round series, and he’ll look to continue his low-post dominance as Los Angeles hosts the Denver Nuggets in Tuesday’s second game. Bynum managed to score an NBA post season record with 10 blocked shots that forced the Nuggets to abandon their layup-reliant offense and settle for jump shots that simply didn’t fall.
Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, May 1 2012
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
The Lakers opened as 5-point favorites on several online sportsbook sites. Bet on NBA playoffs especially this one since most bettors had a glimpse already of the previous game and their knowledge about the result of this one should be obvious enough.
Denver Nuggets
Denver went down with a thud in Game 1 even if they manage to shoot a paltry 25.6 percent from the field. The Nuggets claim Bynum should have been whistled for repeated illegal defense violations, alleging the seven-footer spends far too much time in the painted area. Ty Lawson and Al Harrington were both blocked four times in the opening-game loss and combined to shoot just 7 for 25 from the floor. It seems that the Nuggets will have a crucial time connecting long distance, they only made 4 of 14 attempts from 3-point range in Game 1. The starting lineup combined to go 0 for 5 from beyond the arc.
Los Angeles Lakers
Even with Bynum’s triple-double – the first by a Laker in the postseason since Johnson turned the trick back in 1991 - a couple of forgettable incidents took place and had taken some of the attention away from the Lakers’ on-court performance. Small forward Metta World Peace remains on the Sidelines after being suspended for a vicious elbow on Oklahoma City’s James Harden, and power forward Jordan Hill faces an uncertain future after being charged with assaulting his girlfriend in Houston earlier this year. Hill, came into the picture in a deadline deal with the Rockets, faces two-to-10 years in prison if convicted of the felony charge.
Bet on NBA Playoffs Prediction: Lakers 102, Nuggets 95
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