OKC Thunder vs LA Lakers 8/5/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions
The Oklahoma City Thunder looks to bounce back from a loss when playing the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. The Thunder lost in overtime on Monday to the Denver Nuggets 121-113. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder in the loss with 24 points, while Chris Paul added 23 and Danilo Gallinari chipped in with 20.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the leading scorer for Oklahoma City with an average of 19.4 points per game. Steven Adams is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.4 per game and Chris Paul is the leader in assists with an average of 6.8 per game. Oklahoma City has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.
The Los Angeles Lakers improved to 2-1 since restarting their NBA schedule following 116-108 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday. Anthony Davis bounced back from a subpar performance with 42 points and 12 rebounds in helping the Lakers clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the postseason. The Lakers lead the Los Angeles Clippers by six games with just five left to play.
Anthony Davis is leading the Lakers in scoring and rebounding with averages of 26.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. LeBron James is the second leading scorer with an average of 25.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Kyle Kuzma and Dion Waiters are the only other two players averaging double figures in scoring for the Lakers.
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The Lakers have clinched the top spot in the Western Conference standings and could coast the rest of the way through their five remaining games. Oklahoma City continues to battle for a higher seeding in the playoffs and has covered the number in 13 of the last 19 head-to-head with the Lakers and will have much more to play for in this outing. Final Score Prediction, Oklahoma City Thunder wins and covers ATS 111-108.
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