The Los Angeles Lakers (13-20, 12-20-1 ATS, 20-13 O/U) battle the Orlando Magic (13-21, 19-14-1 ATS, 18-16 O/U) in an inter-conference clash on Tuesday evening. The Lakers were dealt a road loss by the Mavericks on Christmas Day. The Magic recorded a dominating home win against the Spurs in their previous action. LA went 2-0 against Orlando last year.
The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to snap a rough four-game losing streak. They are struggling to contain the opposition in the slide. Los Angeles dropped a narrow 134-130 decision to the Hornets on Friday and were 7.5 point dogs in a 124-115 road loss in Dallas on Christmas Day. The Lakers have not been reliable, covering the spread in only two out of their last ten games.
LeBron James put forth a valiant effort on Christmas Day. The 37-year-old star accumulated 38 points in the losing cause. James is having his best month of the season, posting an average of 30.5 points this month, and has increased his season average to 27.8 PPG. Lonnie Walker IV has netted 15 or more points in four out of his last five clashes. The 24-year-old guard is now averaging 15.3 PPG on 46% shooting. Russell Westbrook has only reached the 20-point mark once all month. Th e 34-year-old point guard recorded 17 points on Sunday and has filed an average of 14.6 PPG and a team-best 7.5 APG.
LeBron leads the way at the break
18 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast pic.twitter.com/eMX1d3nIfh
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 25, 2022
The Lakers are only 1-4 in their last five road games with the only victory occurring in Detroit. They have plummeted to 3-7 in their last ten games overall. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 115.7 points on the season, ranking them seventh. The defense has been horrible, allowing at least 130 points in three consecutive games. They are squandering an average of 118 points, pegging them 27th in the NBA.
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