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Fourth road game since Tuesday for the Lakers, who looked pretty gassed Friday in a loss at Indiana. Anthony Davis and LeBron James are both questionable, although I pretty much expect both to play. Brooklyn has won three straight and still has an outside shot at the East play-in tournament.
Time is running short on the Nets in their last-ditch effort for the playoffs, but Brooklyn is doing its best with three wins on the spin to stay within shouting distance of the Hawks (currently 10th place) for the last East play-in spot. Kevin Ollie has been getting focused efforts the past week, including a 125-108 thumping of the Bulls on Friday when ex-Laker Dennis Schroder and Mikal Bridges each made seven triples. Meanwhile, the Lakers looked a bit tired in their Friday loss at Indiana, and not sure the status of AD, dealing with a hyperextended left knee. Note that Brooklyn handled the Lake Show rather easily (130-112) in LA on January 19 when Cam Thomas scored 33. Play Nets
This is a mega combo line for Anthony Davis who averages a combined 16.3 RA on the season. AD has 16 double double's in his last 17 appearances and his lone miss was a game he only logged 12 minutes due to injury. While there is a good chance he will double double here, 18 R+A is a big ask considering the Nets play a slow pace and this game is projects to be a low scoring environment. The Nets surrender the 11th fewest RA to their opponents.
Claxton has been taking care of business on the boards lately and I like him in this spot. Lakers in the middle of a looong road trip, vs a team its hard to get up for in what could be a letdown spot. LAL haven't faced many true bigs lately and when they have those guys have feasted. Lakers allow above average REB totals to opponents and Claxton has 14 vs them in 1st meeting. He has 13+ in 3 straight and is over this in 10 of 15 games in March.