Take #508 Cavs over Lakers
(NBA) LA Lakers vs. Cleveland,
Point Spread: -4.00 | -110.00 Cleveland (Home)
Result: Loss
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James recently became the first NBA player to reach 39,000 points. He's set to return to the city where his NBA career began when the Lakers visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. James remains more focused on getting Los Angeles back into the playoffs. The Lakers went 4-0 in group play of the NBA in-season tournament to advance to next week's quarterfinals, but are just 5-7 in the rest of their games. Los Angeles most recently took on the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday and trailed by 20 points entering the fourth quarter before a James basket gave the Lakers a lead with 1:16 remaining. But they didn't score again as the Mavericks finished off a 104-101 victory. The Lakers will be without Rui Hachimura for at least one week after he underwent surgery to repair a broken nose, multiple reports said Friday. Hachimura has averaged 11.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 12 games (one start) this season. We think Cleveland can play well here on Saturday, as they will look to hang tough vs LeBron & company. Let's roll with the Cavs.