Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prediction: Expect LeBron James to Crash the Boards
The Los Angeles Lakers play the Phoenix Suns at home tonight in an in season tournament matchup. Hollywood Picks is here to explain why you should expect LeBron James to crash the boards. Check it out.
Hollywood Picks - December 5, 2023, 3:02 PM EST
5 minPhoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prediction: Expect LeBron James to Crash the Boards
The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Phoenix Suns at home tonight in an in season tournament matchup. I believe this will be a dog fight between these two teams as it is an elimination game. I will be targeting one straight line tonight that I am really liking: LeBron James over 7.5 rebounds. I believe this is a fantastic spot for James and I believe he will cash this prop for us.
Suns vs. Lakers Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: December 5, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 pm ET
- Where to Watch: TNT
Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
LeBron has gone over this line in 11 out 20 games this season averaging 7.6 rebounds per game. However, like I stated yesterday, I believe he will play around 40+ minutes considering it is in season tournament elimination game. In games where James has played 35+ minutes, he's gone over this line eight out of 12 games.
Given this environment, it'll be a playoff intensity type of game. If we saw from last season, LeBron cleared the rebounds heavily during the playoffs last season going over this line in 14 out of 17 games averaging 9.9 rebounds. LeBron has played against the Suns already this season, notching eight out of 11 rebounds in the two games with 35+ minutes averaging 12 potential rebounds.
With Kevin Durant and Devin Booker utilizing isolations and LeBron not being the main defender on either of them, he should grab boards on the weak side. LeBron is a big game player and he should be aggressive on the boards here tonight.
The line is a tad low and we've seen with minutes, he can easily clear this line. Recent forwards against the Suns stats looked like this: Jaren Jackson Jr. nine and seven, Michael Porter Jr. ten, Pascal Siakam nine, Precious Achiuwa ten, and Moses Moody nine. As you can see, I believe this is a perfect spot for LeBron James tonight.
Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers Pick
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