The Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to get together in NBA Summer League action on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game fresh off playing on Wednesday.The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Lakers are coming off a win on Wednesday over the Atlanta Hawks. Los Angeles is 1-2 in the summer so far. For Cleveland, they fell to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. The Cavaliers are also 1-2 on the season this summer.
The Cleveland Cavaliers come into this game at -6.5 over the Los Angeles Lakers. The total for this game is listed at 178.5.
Lakers Seeking to Keep Surge Going
It was the best game of the summer for rookie Bronny James. He played just shy of 24 minutes, scoring 12 points in the game. Colin Castleton was the big story for the Lakers, as he scored 17 points and ripped down 12 rebounds in the game.
Off the bench, Blake Henson was strong with 14 points on 4 of 10 shooting. The biggest draft pick for the Lakers, Dalton Knecht did not play for the Lakers in this game. Trent Forrest is another name for the Lakers that has been fairly strong. He also did not play in the game.
Los Angeles started the summer with a 99-80 loss to the Houston Rockets. The Lakers then scored just 74 points in the loss to the Celtics on Monday. Los Angeles will battle against the Chicago Bulls next on Saturday.
Cavaliers Looking to Bounce Back
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, in their most recent loss, Craig Porter Jr was the top scorer with 14 points. He played 24 minutes in the game, and shot 3 of 9 from downtown. Porter Jr. also recorded 6 rebounds in the game. Emoji Bates has been strong all summer, as he scored 13 points in the game.
Off the bench for Cleveland was Hunter Cattoor, with 12 points. The Cavaliers have North Carolina State big man DJ Burns on their roster. He played just 8 minutes in the game on Wednesday, scoring 4 points in the game.
Cleveland started their summer league action with a 27 point loss to the Orlando Magic. The lone win for the Cavaliers came on July 14th. The Cavaliers blasted the Milwaukee Bucks by 31 points.
Lakers Top Cavaliers
We expect this to be an interesting NBA Summer League game. Both teams played on Wednesday, so we do expect the game to be a little slower in terms of pace. But, will the defenses be up to the challenge? When push comes to shove, we expect the Lakers to compete and cover the spread. We also expect the Lakers to win the game. We are going to take the Los Angeles Lakers +6.5 over the Cleveland Cavaliers, and consider taking them on the moneyline at +225. Enjoy the game and good luck!
