The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors play the back end of their home-and-home series tonight in Golden State with the Lakers trying to bounce back from last night’s 115-111 defeat.  The Warriors had a huge 26 point lead in the third quarter last night but the Lakers came all the way back to take the lead in the fourth quarter.  The Warriors though got two big three-pointers by Stephen Jackson late to win. Kobe Bryant had 36 points to lead the Lakers, 27 of those in the second half.  Jackson had 31 points to lead Golden State. “I hated that it came down to that,” Jackson said. “I think we got a little too complacent with that lead. We should have known Kobe was going to come back and take over and bring his team back. The biggest thing was in the third quarter we walked the ball up and they ran. And we got the lead by running. But we found a way to win. That shows the growth of this team from last year. It was ugly, but it was still a win.” SBGGlobal reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Lakers on the Road.

The win by the Warriors was their 10th in 14 games and kept them 1.5 games ahead of Denver for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. The loss snapped the Lakers nine game home winning streak against Golden State.  The Warriors have not swept a home-and-home series against the Lakers since the 1975-76 season. “It’s really hard in the NBA to beat a team twice in a row, especially the Lakers, so we have to be on our A-game, we can’t have letdowns like we did (Sunday),” Jackson said.  Lakers’ center Pau Gasol did not play on Sunday and will not play tonight.  He may return later this week.

SBGGlobal Current Line: Lakers  - 2 , Total 232

Here are the NBA betting stats for Monday’s game.  The Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Monday games. The Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on no rest. The Lakers are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 vs. the Pacific.

The Lakers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a road favorite. The Lakers are 19-9 ATS in their last 28 games overall. The Lakers are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Golden State. The road team is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings between the two teams.

The Warriors are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog. The Warriors are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games playing on no rest. The Warriors are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Pacific. The Warriors are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 home games.

The Under is 12-4 in the Lakers last 16 Monday games. The Under is 8-3 in the Lakers last 11 games as a road favorite. The Over is 8-2 in the Warriors last 10 games as an underdog. The Under is 4-1 in the Warriors last 5 overall. The Over is 7-2 in the Warriors last 9 games playing on no rest. The Over is 38-13 in the Warriors last 51 Monday games. The Under is 5-2 in the Warriors last 7 vs. the Pacific. The Over is 11-2 in the last 13 meetings in Golden State.

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If Houston wins as expected at home on Wednesday against Indiana they will be coming into Dallas on a 16 game winning streak.  That is where they streak may stop since the Mavericks have the second best home record in the NBA at 25-3.  What will help the Rockets is that Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki will not play on Thursday as he will be serving a one game suspension for his flagrant foul against Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko on Monday. SBGGlobal reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Rockets on the Road.

Dallas has been playing the top teams in the Western Conference tough but has nothing to show for it except losses.  Dallas had fourth quarter leads against San Antonio, the Lakers and Utah, but lost all three games.  “It’s obviously a little frustrating,” Dirk Nowitzki said. “We’d love to win those games.”  The Mavericks have a favorable schedule this month.  They play nine of their next ten games at home.

SBG Global Current Line: Mavericks  - 1 , Total 184

Here are the NBA basketball betting stats for Thursday’s game.  The Rockets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games. The Rockets are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games playing on no rest. The Rockets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Southwest. The Rockets are 21-7 ATS in their last 28 games overall.
The Rockets are 21-8-3 ATS in their last 32 Thursday games. The Rockets are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Dallas.

The Mavericks are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Western Conference. The Mavericks are 37-14-1 ATS in their last 52 vs. the Southwest. The Mavericks are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games. The Mavericks are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 home games. The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the two teams.

The Under is 4-0 in the Rockets last 4 road games. The Under is 5-1 in the Rockets last 6 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 13-5 in the Rockets last 18 games playing on no rest. The Under is 9-4 in the Rockets last 13 overall. The Under is 40-19-1 in the Rockets last 60 vs. the Southwest.

The Over is 4-0 in the Mavericks last 4 overall. The Under is 6-2 in the Mavericks last 8 vs. the Southwest. The Over is 5-2 in the Mavericks last 7 Thursday games.