Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers 5/30/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/29/2021 at 6:59 PM ET

The Phoenix Suns look to even their Western Conference first-round best of 7 Series on Sunday at 2-2 when playing Game 4 on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers. Phoenix trails in the series 2-1 after losing 109-95 in Game 3 on Thursday. Phoenix was led in the loss by Deandre Ayton with 22 points but the Suns shot only 42.7% overall and were outrebounded by the Lakers 51-35.

During the postseason, the leading scorer for Phoenix is Devin Booker with an average of 28.0 points per game, while the second leading scorer and leading rebounder is Deandre Ayton with averages of 21.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. Chris Paul is the leader in assists with an average of 6.3 assists per game. Phoenix is scoring an average of 98.7 points per game during the postseason while shooting 45.2% overall and 33.7% from 3-point territory.

The Los Angeles Lakers look to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series when hosting Phoenix on Sunday. Los Angeles was led in its victory over the Suns on Thursday by Anthony Davis with 34 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. LeBron James scored 21 points and handed out nine assists. Los Angeles announced that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will play on Sunday despite a sore knee.

Anthony Davis is the leading scorer for Los Angeles during the postseason with an average of 27.0 points per game, while LeBron James is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 20.7 points and 9.3 assists per game. Andre Drummond is the leading rebounder for Los Angeles with an average of 10.7 rebounds per game. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 102.7 points per game, while shooting 44.2% overall and 29.1% from three-point territory.

The Lakers will increase their lead in the series to 3-1 with a victory on Sunday. Los Angeles is finally back to Almost 100% health and Anthony Davis and LeBron James are once again controlling the offense. In addition, Andre Drummond has given the Lakers an excellent rebounder and rim protector. Phoenix point guard Chris Paul has been noticeably affected by an injury to his shoulder averaging only 28 minutes during the first three games and scoring an average of only 6.7 points per game which is nearly 10 points less per game than during the regular season. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Lakers win and cover ATS 115-104

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