Los Angeles at New Orleans

The New Orleans Hornets have given the Lakers all they can handle, and I think the 109 points they hung on LA in game one has sent a wakeup call. The Lakers turned on the defense in game two, allowing just 78 points to New Orleans. The Lakers are known to be more of an offensive team, but that has changed substantially this season. That can be seen by their last six games on the road vs. a winning team this season where they allowed no more than 94 points to any of them, and an average of just 89.2. This series is tied at one, so both will come out with the "A" game defense here. Play the first half UNDER.