The Lakers are playing their third straight road game and New York comes off an 111-107 win over Atlanta as Kristips Porzingis, who has returned from an injury, scored 30 points including a layup and two free throws in the final two minutes. Enes Kanter played 18 minutes even though he came to the game on crutches due to a hip injury and scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds. The Knicks have won five of the last six meetings and have the edge defensively, holding opponents to a .446 field goal percentage and 103.8 points per game. The Lakers had lost five in a row before winning their last two, and the Knicks are 12-5 straight-up at home and the Lakers are 17-36-1 ATS their last 54 games after winning by at least 10 points. New York is 10-3 ATS its last 13 home contests and 7-2 ATS overall after a loss. Lay the points on the Knicks.
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NBA
Los Angeles at New York
December 12, 2017
7:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on New York -2.5 (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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