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The Los Angeles Lakers were left for dead when Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves were ruled out for this Round 1 matchup with the Houston Rockets.
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But after two games in L.A., it would seem everyone and their cat is writing off Kevin Durant and the Rockets. Well, everyone but oddsmakers.
Houston is a near double-digit home chalk for Game 3 and while my same-game parlay doesn’t think the Rockets can cover that spread, it does see Durant bouncing back from a bad series debut.
Here are my same-game parlay NBA picks and Lakers vs. Rockets predictions on Friday, April 24.
Our best Lakers vs Rockets SGP for Game 3
The extra days off and a move to Texas helps the Houston Rockets get right, but this spread is a beefy ask for a team that’s looked lost in the opening two games – with or without KD. The Los Angeles Lakers can keep it closer than 10 points on Friday.
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Kevin Durant scored 20 points in the opening half of Game 2, then finished with only three more to stay short of his scoring prop of 23.5 O/U.
Durant told reporters he plans to be more aggressive against the Lakers’ double teams, opting to shoot more than his 12 FGAs in Game 2. Projections sit as high as 28 points from Durant, who’s had extra time to rest his ailing knee before Friday night.
Rui Hachimura has been quietly consistent for L.A. in the opening two games of the series, knocking down 50% of his looks for tallies of 13 and 14 points.
I do suspect some of the Lakers role players to take a step back on the road, but Rui doesn’t shrink in enemy territory and is projected for 15 points in Game 3.
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