SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks for Washington Wizards vs. Los Angeles Lakers.
He wadded up a bunch of cash and put it in the pocket of his jacket, took the jacket off, laid it over the guy and went on his way. He helped develop those players into Hall of Famers, who then in turn helped Pop grow into a coach who has now won more games than any other coach in history. He was a central part of the Spurs intelligence that drafted Kawhi Leonard in the middle of the first round, Tony Parker at the end of the first round and Manu Ginobili at the end of the second round. When I hired him, I met him for the first time when he flew in to get interviewed. The first thing he did when he got to Golden State, he set up a summer league for young kids to play in and stay off the streets. I was going through a separation at the time ... my boys were living in Colorado with their mom, I was [in San Antonio]. I will never forget, they were out here for about a week and my sister was about to take them back because we were about to go on the road. On Tuesday, ESPN published a great series of Pop stories told by some of the players and coaches closest to him over the years, and the central theme of so many of them was how giant and sincere this guy's heart is. I called Pop [and said,] 'I am going to be there, I am at the airport, my kids are having a tough time getting on the plane to go back. We love to romanticize the greatest coaches as these mad scientists scribbling genius on a napkin, but if your players don't play hard for you, if they don't trust you, if they don't care about you, you can draw up plays like the "Good Will Hunting" guy banging around on the MIT chalkboards and it won't matter. If you are one of the many people who believe Gregg Popovich is the greatest coach in NBA history, you can add another bullet point to your argument. Throughout the years, Popovich has always deflected credit in the direction of those around him, players and coaches, downplaying one of the most decorated coaching resumes in all of sports. The NBA just named Steve Kerr one of the 15 greatest coaches in history.
We continue our NBA odds series with a prediction and a pick on the game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers.
They’ve been one of the worst teams in the league at covering as a favorite, and they’ve been playing terrible basketball overall lately. The Wizards are also less comfortable when playing on the road, as shown by their 40% road winning percentage and their 50% home winning percentage. Washington just gave up 115 points to the Los Angeles Clippers, a notoriously bad offensive team while allowing 123 points to the Indiana Pacers the night before. The Lakers also give up 50 points in the paint per game, the third-worst figure in the league. The Wizards have a tendency to keep things close with teams that are better than them, indicating that they’re slightly better than their record suggests. Los Angeles scores a ton of points per game, but they don’t shoot the ball particularly well.
NBA odds, picks and predictions for the Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers on March 11. NBA betting free picks against the spread and Over/Under.
A bad first quarter leads to squabbling both in the huddle and with the fans. With Kristaps Porzingis now in the lineup, the Wizards just might take advantage of such a slip-up. Every loss is worsening the echo chamber doubting the Lakers. Every Russell Westbrook brick creates more groans in the building formerly known as Staples Center. Not to be too much an armchair psychologist, but every Los Angeles misstep betters the chances of another. Especially when realizing Washington has the No. 26 defensive rating since Feb. 1, and the Lakers are merely league average at No. 16. The Wizards have hit the Over in four straight and six of their last seven. So should the Wizards. The Wizards deserve little faith, but they deserve more than this ongoing Los Angeles spiral inspires. We'll back the Wizards on Friday night, who have kept games tight of late. We'll back the Wizards on Friday night, who have kept games tight of late. Life in Tinseltown is not so great for Los Angeles’ marquee franchise. Read more with our Wizards vs. Read more with our Wizards vs.
James surpassed Bernard King, who was 34 when he did it in 1990-91 with Washington. “He's really good at basketball, that LeBron James,” Lakers coach Frank ...
You can use the opt out toggle above to opt out of the “sale” of your personal information, as defined by the CCPA, of certain advertising on this site. You or your authorized agent may also have other choices and tools that allow you to control certain data collection activities. You or your authorized agent can change your opt out selection anytime by clicking the “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link on this site. Technically necessary to provide this service or other features.When you visit this website, we and our partners may collect certain information about you, your devices, and your behaviour, and “sell” this information to third parties to provide you with certain advertising on this site and across the web tailored to you and your interests. Do Not Sell My Personal InformationThe California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) permits California residents, or their authorized agents, to opt out of the “sale” of their personal information to third parties. ... Tomas Satoransky had 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter.Lakers: Westbrook had nine assists and passed Andre Miller for 11th on the career assists list. It was big for our team, big for our ballclub,” James said.He then had 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers steadily pulled away. James' flurry included a thunderous dunk midway through the quarter to put Los Angeles up 73-70.“For us to be able to come in in the third quarter, that’s been one of our down quarters this year, held them to 23 points in that third and run off 37. He also received a technical foul late in the first quarter.Wizards: Washington had a 62-53 lead early in the third quarter before the Lakers made their run. I love to hear it, I’m glad to hear it, for the fans to be so receptive of me.”Caldwell-Pope struggled in his return to LA. He was 1 of 6 from the floor and had only four points. “Once he got going, it was really hard to stop anything he was doing.”Malik Monk scored 21 points and Talen Horton-Tucker added 15 for the Lakers (29-37), who remain in ninth place in the Western Conference.Kyle Kuzma, who played for the Lakers for four seasons, led Washington with 23 points and rookie Corey Kispert scored a career-high 21 points, including five 3-pointers.The Wizards (29-36) have dropped two straight and five of their last seven. James had a season-high 56 in a win over Golden State last Saturday.It was also the first time since 2009 with Cleveland that James had multiple 50-point games in the regular season.“We just needed to pick our energy up and get more detailed about how we wanted to attack the Wizards. We did that, especially in the third quarter,” said James, who was 18 of 25 from the field and made six 3-pointers in 36 minutes.
We go over some of the best betting options for Friday's matchup between the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Lakers.
While it could end up being a very close game, expect both offenses to give it everything they have as they’re both in dire need of a win. The Lakers have only covered once in their last seven games. The Blazers are followed closely by the Spurs, giving several teams a chance to knock the Lakers out of playoff contention if results keep going this way. The Pelicans are only a game and a half behind the Lakers, while the 11th-place Trail Blazers are only three games behind. The Lakers have been struggling quite a bit recently, going 2-8 in their last 10 outings as they fall down the standings to ninth place. They’re in desperate need of a win and can’t afford many more losses if they want to stay in the playoff picture with just 17 games left to play in the season.
The Los Angeles Lakers play the Washington Wizards on Friday, and if you're wondering how you can watch the action live, you've come to the right place.
After starting the season strong, the Wizards have fallen back to earth with a 29-35 record. They gave up 120 points in regulation and allowed the Rockets to score 10 unanswered points to start the extra period, which doomed their chances of victory. Both were traded for Russell Westbrook last summer.