Seattle SuperSonics vs. Los Angeles Lakers
- The Seattle SuperSonics and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at STAPLES Center.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points for Seattle in their 116-101 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
The Spurs managed to cover the 9-point spread on the road in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted total (199).
Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 31 points in Los Angeles' 102-100 loss to the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night.
The Lakers had been favored by 7 points at home in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the game's posted total (197).
Current streak:
Seattle has lost 4 straight games.
Los Angeles has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 2-12 SU, 5-9 ATS
Los Angeles: 7-6 SU, 8-5 ATS
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Orlando are 4-6
After playing San Antonio are 5-5
After a loss are 1-9
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Denver are 6-4
After playing New Jersey are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 12-4-2 ATS in their last 18 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the LA Lakers last 9 games when playing Seattle
LA Lakers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Seattle
Next up:
Seattle home to Orlando, Wednesday, November 28
LA Lakers home to Denver, Thursday, November 29
Nuggets dealing with injuries
November 27th, 2007
(Sports Network) - The Denver Nuggets are off to a solid start to the 2007-08 campaign, but injuries are creeping up on the team. They have won nine of their first 14 games on their schedule.
Denver trails the first place Utah Jazz by one-half game in the Northwest Division.
On Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers start a four-game road trip when they visit the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. It is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On November 10th, Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Nuggets erased a 25-point deficit and knocked off the Pacers, 113-106, at Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Nuggets have won seven in a row in the season series. The Pacers have dropped three in a row at Denver.
The last time the Pacers defeated the Nuggets was on March 7, 2004 at Denver.
Denver will attempt to get back on the winning track against the Pacers. Tracy McGrady scored a game-high 35 points as the Houston Rockets pulled out of their recent slump with a blowout win over the Nuggets, 109-81, on Saturday at the Toyota Center.
Allen Iverson scored 18, and Carmelo Anthony had 17 points in the loss to Houston for the Nuggets, who have dropped two of their last three games overall. J.R. Smith chipped in 13 points off the bench for Denver, which shot a woeful 35.4 percent from the field in defeat.
The Nuggets are 6-1 at home this season. They have won five straight at the Pepsi Center. Denver is scheduled to visit Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at the Staples Center.
Forward Kenyon Martin has bone bruise of his right tibia and is doubtful for Tuesday's contest. Martin is averaging 8.6 points and 4.9 rebounds in 13 contests this season for Denver.
Denver is already without center Steven Hunter (arthroscopic right knee surgery), forward Nene (left thumb surgery) and guard Chucky Atkins (strained right groin). All three are out indefinitely.
Anthony leads the Nuggets in scoring (25.2 ppg), while Marcus Camby has grabbed a team-best 15.0 rebounds per game and Iverson, who is second on the team in scoring (23.6 ppg), is averaging a club-high 7.2 assists.
The Nuggets are 3-4 when their opponent reaches the century mark and 7-1 when they score over 100 points.