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| 2012/2013 NBA Season | ||
|---|---|---|
 | vs |
|
21-40 | ||
| March 6, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT | ||
| New Orleans, LA | ||
| Fox Sports New Orleans, Time Warner Sports Net | ||
| Projected Starters | ||
| Greivis Vasquez | < | Steve Nash |
| Eric Gordon | < | Kobe Bryant |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | < | Metta World Peace |
| Anthony Davis | > | Earl Clark |
| Robin Lopez | < | Dwight Howard |
| Advanced Stats (2012/13) | ||
| 88.8 (29) | Pace | 94.8 (3) |
| 105.6 (14) | ORtg | 107.8 (8) |
| 109.4 (27) | DRtg | 106.8 (21) |
Pre-game notes:
- Interesting shoot-around quote by Monty Williams today:
Williams’ scouting report on the Lakers: "They still run pick-and-roll. (Steve) Nash has the ball a bit more. Dwight (Howard) is posting up a bit more. They don’t run as much as most teams in the NBA, so we feel like we have to push the pace a little bit
Considering the Lakers are third in pace, I'm not positive what Monty is alluding to. Do you?
- For the gamblers, here is an interesting tidbit:
The Hornets are 4-1 both straight up and against the spread in their last five games as a home dog against a Pacific opponent with a spread between 0 and 3.5 points. The Lakers are 1-5 against the spread (2-4 straight up) in their last six games as a road favorite against a Southwest opponent with a total between 200 and 205 points.
Does anyone dare bet against the Hornets? :)