Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers
Stadium: Chase Centes (San Francisco)
03.01.2025 06:00
Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 3. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers have been doing well lately, winning six of their last nine games, although three of them were against Sacramento. In the last game, the team failed to cope with one of the strongest clubs in the NBA today, Cleveland - 110:122. LeBron James, who celebrated his fortieth birthday the day before, scored 23 points. Anthony Davis scored 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Austin Reeves had 35 points and 10 assists.
A loss to Cleveland is commonplace for any team this season. If we look at the standings, the Los Angeles Lakers are doing more than well so far. After losing to the Cavs, the Lakers, of course, dropped to seventh, but they are only 0.5 wins away from the top-6. LAL's overall balance is purely positive, 18-14.
Portland Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers, on the contrary, go with a strongly negative balance of wins 11-21 and, unlike the Lakers, have no tournament ambitions in this championship. Chauncey Billups' team is currently only 13th in the Western Conference. Portland's gap from the top 10 is already 5.0 wins.
Two of the three previous matches Portland won. The Trail Blazers held a home series, first outplayed Utah (122:120) and Dallas (126:122), and then failed to cope with Philadelphia (103:125).
Expert Betting Tips
The Lakers have already beaten Portland - in early December at home with a score of 107:98. We believe that the upcoming meeting will end with a confident victory for LeBron and company. In general, Los Angeles, despite the loss to Cleveland in the previous game, is in good shape and deservedly sits at the very edge of the top-6 of the Western Conference. Portland even from the top-10 has fallen behind enough to solve the tournament problems in the current season. We bet on the Lakers, and we believe that the upcoming meeting will be more effective than the first one. After all, Portland and the Lakers are only 23rd and 20th in the rating of defense efficiency, respectively.
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