The New Orleans Pelicans will host the Los Angeles Lakers within the first spherical of the play-in match at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (TNT).
The winner will safe the No. 7 seed within the West, and it will face No. 2 Denver within the opening spherical of the playoffs. The loser will host the winner of Golden State and Sacramento on Friday with the No. 8 seed, and a date with No. 1 OKC, on the road.
Los Angeles received the regular-season sequence in opposition to New Orleans, 3-1. The Lakers additionally earned a 124-108 highway win over the Pelicans on Sunday.
Los Angeles middle Anthony Davis skilled again spasms throughout the win over New Orleans on Sunday. Nevertheless, Davis stated after the sport that there is “little question” he’ll play on Tuesday.
In the meantime, New Orleans noticed the long-awaited return of Brandon Ingram on Sunday. The eighth-year ahead had missed the Pelicans’ earlier 12 video games attributable to a left knee contusion.
This is a have a look at how the play-in matchup is projected to play out on Tuesday:
Play-in match picks:Lakers at Pelicans | Warriors at Kings | Warmth at 76ers | Hawks at Bulls
First-round picks: Cavaliers vs Magic | Bucks vs Pacers | Minnesota vs Phoenix | Los Angeles vs Dallas
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The Oklahoman: Los Angeles 110, New Orleans 106
Justin Martinez writes: “Ingram’s return on Sunday is nice information for New Orleans, which went 7-5 throughout his absence. However Los Angeles has gone 7-3 in its final 10 video games, and that is a scary sight for a crew that went from the play-in match to the Western Convention Finals final season. I am going with the Lakers, who get the slight edge because of the expertise of fellows akin to LeBron James and Davis.”
BetMGM: Los Angeles Lakers (-1.5) are favored to win
Los Angeles is a 1.5-point favourite to defeat New Orleans on Tuesday.
- Over/underneath: 226.5
- Moneyline: Los Angeles -120 | New Orleans +100
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ESPN: New Orleans Pelicans have a 58% likelihood to beat the Los Angeles Lakers
ESPN offers New Orleans a 58% likelihood to win on Tuesday.
The Sporting Information: Los Angeles Lakers will come out on high
Gilbert McGregor writes: “Till confirmed in any other case, Los Angeles has New Orleans’ quantity in high-leverage conditions. Whereas It is not a lot of an incentive to advance to maneuver on and face the defending champion Nuggets, the Lakers perceive the worth of caring for enterprise to keep away from an elimination sport later within the week.”
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