LAKERS 132, JAZZ 113
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Lakers, odds 1.129
Line: Lakers (-12.5), odds 1.948 - winning tip
Total Points: Over (234.5), odds 1.901 - winning tip
Pre-game Prediction
Jazz, 12.9%
Lakers, 87.1%
We hit 2 from 3 winning tips in this one, and if Luka hadn't sat out the entire 4th quarter might have had a full house.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in his Lakers debut as Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 132-113 on Monday night.
LeBron James finished with 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, Austin Reaves scored 22 and the Lakers got their sixth straight win.
Doncic, acquired in a shocking trade from the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 2, played for the first time since sustaining a calf strain on Christmas. He was limited to just under 24 minutes as a precaution and was able to sit out the fourth quarter with his new team in complete control, but still had several standout moments to help the surging Lakers get their 12th victory in 14 games.
Buoyed by its new superstar, Los Angeles had seven players reach double figures, shot a blistering 54.3% from the floor and led by as many as 34.
Lauri Markkanen and John Collins each scored 17 points for the Jazz, who have dropped nine in a row on the road.
The Lakers laid out a Doncic 77 shirt on every seat as a gift to the fans who attended this game.
LA Lakers v Utah Jazz best odds and winning tips
KINGS 129, MAVERICKS 128
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Kings, odds 1.82
Line: Mavericks (+1.5), odds 1.928
Total Points: Over (239.5), odds 1.883
Pre-game Prediction
Kings, 46.9%
Mavericks, 53.1%
DALLAS (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 42 points, including a baseline floater with 2 seconds left in overtime, and the Sacramento Kings beat the depleted Dallas Mavericks 129-128 on Monday night.
Zach LaVine and Malik Monk each scored 17 points for the Kings in the opener of a three-game trip. Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 15 rebounds.
The Mavericks lost center Daniel Gafford to a sprained right knee after he had a knee-to-knee collision with Monk early in the second quarter.
Dallas already was playing without power forwards Anthony Davis and P.J. Washington, and centers Dereck Lively II and Dwight Powell — all because of injuries.
Kyrie Irving scored 30 points for the Mavericks. Irving was added to the All-Star roster earlier in the day, replacing Davis.
Sacramento Kings v Dallas Mavericks bets, odds and tips
NUGGETS 146, TRAIL BLAZERS 117
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Nuggets, odds 1.236
Line: Nuggets (-8.5), odds 1.901
Total Points: Over (229.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Trail Blazers, 26%
Nuggets, 74%
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, Christian Braun had 26 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 on Monday night for their seventh straight win.
Jamal Murray added 17 points and eight assists before picking up his second technical foul and Julian Strawther finished with 18 for Denver.
The seven-game winning streak is the longest of the season for the Nuggets, who played without Michael Porter Jr. for the second straight game due to hamstring tightness.
Portland was missing Jerami Grant, Kris Murray and Robert Williams III.
Donovan Clingan scored a career-high 21 points and Dalano Banton added 22 for the Blazers, who lost their second straight after winning 10 of 11.
Denver took a 17-point lead in the first quarter and was ahead 70-55 at halftime before the Blazers cut it to 78-71 early in the third. The Nuggets answered with a 14-3 run late in the period to take a 112-92 lead into the fourth.
Denver Nuggets v Portland Trail Blazers betting guide and free picks
