Lakers and Sixers by the points

A quick handicap of Game 5 of the NBA Championship between the Sixers and the Lakers.
The Lakers are 6.5 point favorites going into Philly for Game 5 on Friday evening. Lay the points and take the Lakers. LA is back on track after a opening game loss in this series and have gotten stronger with every game, while Philly looks very worn. The bottom line here is just too much talent for LA, both on the floor and the bench. The Lakers are 2-2 in this series ATS, covering twice at Philly at -4 and losing twice at home ATS at -12. I look for a repeat of game 4 and the Lakers to close out this series with a win at Philly on Friday.

Take the Lakers -6.5.

By Sam Montgomery
Published: 6/15/2001
 
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