AMEDEUS' NBA HARDCOURT HAMMER!
(NBA) Phoenix vs. LA Lakers,
Point Spread: 1.00 | -109.00 Phoenix (Away)
Result: Win
The Suns are coming into this game with a 19-18 record this season and they have not been playing well for a lot of the season as they have had a lot of injuries to their starters and have not played many games with a full starting lineup. Now they are healthy and they are going to be hungry to start making a push up the standings in the Western Conference. They have lost their last 2 straight games but they will be hungry to bounce back here, especially after losing by 20+ points to the Clippers in their last game in this same building. They are going up against a Lakers team that is 19-19 this season and has not been playing well in their recent games either. The Lakers have been downhill since winning the NBA IST and now they have LeBron and AD playing banged up in recent games. They have won their last 2 straight against the Clippers and the Raptors but they also barely scraped by in those games, winning each by 3 points or less. Prior to this 2 game stretch, they had lost 4 straight games with 2 of those losses coming at home and they are going up against a Suns team that is much healthier now and is going to get up for this game. The Suns have lost to the Lakers 3 times this season but all 3 of those games have not seen a full starting lineup from the Suns. They were missing Booker in 2 of those losses and Beal in the other. This is not only a triple revenge spot for them in a game where it will be the 1st time the Lakers have played against this healthy Suns lineup, but there is also extra revenge here since the last loss was the game that the Suns were kicked out of the NBA IST in. The Suns will be seeking revenge in this game and they are the much better team with a healthy lineup that is going to get up for LeBron and co. The Suns will cover the spread in this game.