Taking UNDER 49.5 for 3Q...
Defense is the only hope for this Laker team right now. They are shooting the ball very poorly and must cut this deficit in half by the start of the fourth if they have any hope of winning this. Kobe's teammates will likely defer to him in the second half, looking for a spark. The Rockets have defended Kobe well all series and good looks at the basket will be hard to come by. Each of the previous five games, save for one, has gone under this total in the 3rd quarter, with a high of 54 and a low of 38. The average number scored is 46.6.
Defense is the only hope for this Laker team right now. They are shooting the ball very poorly and must cut this deficit in half by the start of the fourth if they have any hope of winning this. Kobe's teammates will likely defer to him in the second half, looking for a spark. The Rockets have defended Kobe well all series and good looks at the basket will be hard to come by. Each of the previous five games, save for one, has gone under this total in the 3rd quarter, with a high of 54 and a low of 38. The average number scored is 46.6.
