There is a monster NBA slate today with 20 teams in action. Among them are the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers, 2 of the 3 remaining winless teams in the league. Both will be hopeful they can change their fortunes tonight. Meanwhile the Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers will be looking to ensure their unbeaten starts to the season remain in tact after tonight.
You can find all of our'NBA picks here, but for now, take a look at my favorite player prop selections for this amazing slate.
The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a hole to start the season, having dropped their opening 3 games. The longer this team goes without winning, the more noise there will be around them in the media. I expect LeBron James to step up tonight and put an end to that. James has hit the 30-point mark twice this season already. With the importance of tonight's game, do not expect to see any drop off in his aggressiveness or shot attempts.
His opponents tonight will be a Denver Nugget squad which has struggled defensively. They currently rank 28th in the league in defensive rating with no team in the league giving up more points per game. They should also struggle to deal with the physicality of James, with only Aaron Gordon having the build to go up against him. Considering that Gordon has the worst defensive rating of any Nuggets starter, James should be able to put the Lakers on his back with a big offensive outburst.