The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers play the third game of their 2023 Western Conference Finals series this Saturday. Check out our preview of this Nuggets vs Lakers matchup in the 2022-23 NBA Playoffs. There are more basketball previews to read here at TopBet, so feel free to look around and make bets once you’re ready.
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Betting Preview for the Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals Game 3 on May 20, 2023
Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
When: Saturday, May 20, 2023, 8:30 PM ET
Line: Denver Nuggets (+5.5) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (-5.5) – view all 2020-21 NBA lines
TV Broadcast: ABC
Betting on the Denver Nuggets (+5.5)
Regular Season Record: 53-29
The Nuggets rallied from a double-digit deficit in Game 2 and pulled off a 108-103 victory to take a 2-0 series lead. Jamal Murray came through in the clutch for the Nuggets, as he mustered 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, while Nikola Jokic pounded out another triple-double (23 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists). Those two are going to be a headache the rest of the way for the Lakers, as both are shooting over 50 percent from the field so far in the series and are also getting so much support from the others. Over their last 10 games, the Nuggets have averaged 116.3 points, 45.4 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 7.6 steals, and 4.0 blocks while making 48.1 percent of their attempts from the field. Their opponents have also put up an average of 109.8 points in that same stretch. The Nuggets have seen the total hit the Over in seven of their last seven games on the road.
Betting on the Los Angeles Lakers (-5.5)
Regular Season Record: 43-39
The Lakers still believe, Well, they got to because they need all the confidence in the world if they are to flip the series around in their favor. They are also going to need Anthony Davis to come up with a much better performance than the one he had in Game 2 in which he scored 18 points on an atrocious 4/15 shooting. One good thing about the Lakers is that they have not lost so far in the playoffs at home. Over their last 10 games, the Lakers have averaged 112.9 points, 43.9 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 7.3 steals, and 5.9 blocks while shooting 47.9 percent from the floor. Their opponents have managed to generate an average of 110.0 points per game in that same span. The Lakers are 6-1 against the spread in their last seven Saturday games.
Writer’s Prediction
The Lakers win, 112-108.
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