NBA Picks: Lakers vs Bucks NBA Odds – December 16, 2009: Last night, the World Champs got back on the winning side behind a gutsy 42-point performance by Kobe Bryant. With a broken finger, Bryant almost single-handedly defeated the Chicago Bulls, hitting impossible buckets when they needed it the most, evening out the ongoing road trip to 1-1.
Tonight, the (19-4) Los Angeles Lakers [-6] will look to make it two in a row, as they visit the sports betting odds underdog (11-11) Milwaukee Bucks [+6]. The Lakers and Bucks are set to tipoff tonight’s contest at 8 PM ET and you can catch all the action live on FSN-WI and/or KCAL-LAL. The OVER/UNDER for this NBA Picks game is set at a combined total of 198 points scored.
For the visiting Lakers, anytime Kobe goes to Chicago, you know he’s thinking about making old fans of number 23 forget that number. Instead, No.24 went in there, after suffering from a stomach bug and a broken index finger and dropped 42 on the Bulls. You think he was trying to send a message? He dropped 20 in the first quarter alone!
“If I ask him how his finger is doing he is going to strangle me,” Lakers forward Ron Artest said after last night’s win. “When he is hurt you are not allowed to ask him how he is doing or you're not allowed to ask are you OK. He gets very mad. He's a solider.”
But how much is this latest injury going to affect the player many call the best on the planet? “This is the most challenging one,” Bryant said of his broken finger. “I've played with sore ankles, broken knuckles and things like that. It's tough, it affects my follow through.”
For the Bucks, they understand that even with a broken finger and needing IV to play, the Black Mamba is going to try and beat them into submission either way tonight. After a rather solid start, Milwaukee has lost 7 of their last 10. Nevertheless, the Bucks have now won 2 in a row, and have a respectable home record of 9-3.
One of those wins came against the Portland Trail Blazers, 101-108. Andrew Bogut led the way with 27 points, while Brandon Jennings pitched in with 18. "It was important for us to get back to .500,” Jennings said, “so it was a big win for us."
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