NBA Picks Houston Rockets (48-27) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (59-16): The Los Angeles Lakers capped off their 7-game road trip with a 104-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night, avoiding their first 3-game losing streak of the season. After getting off to a perfect 4-0, LA finished its extended East coast swing with a 5-2 mark.
"It was a good trip,” Kobe Bryant said. "We had two tough games, but we bounced back from that and didn't let those losses get past two.”
Tonight, the “Purple and Gold” return to the STAPLES center in Downtown Los Angeles, as they welcome longtime rival, Ron Artest, and the Houston Rockets to Tensile Town. Tipoff for this game has been scheduled for just after 10:30 PM ET (7:30 PM PT) and it can be seen live in HD on ESPN.
Oddsmaking NBA Picks experts at SBGglobal.com have assembled the absolute best Sports Odds for this “Ron Artest vs. Kobe Bryant” matchup. Visit them today, cast you NBA Pick for tonight’s game, and enjoy the showdown between the Lakers and the Rockets. The Los Angeles Lakers [-5] have been listed as the Sports Odds favorites to win tonight’s contest, as the Houston Rockets [+5] come to town.
Despite all the trash-talking Ron Artest does when facing the Lakers, the Rockets have posted no threat for LA this season, as the home teams looks to sweep the visitors for the first time in seven years. The OVER/UNDER for tonight’s NBA Picks: Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers has been projected at a combined 196 points total.
Reigning MVP, Kobe Bryant, comes in averaging 31.0 points against the Rockets, as the Lakers' underrated defense has done a stellar job of shutting down Houston's top scoring threats. The "big wall of China", Yao Ming is averaging just 15.7 points in the three meetings, while “loose-lips” Ron Artest has scored 19 points on 6-of-27 shooting in two games.
