Today in the NBA, the Hornets welcome the Lakers in what should be an entertaining match at the New Orleans Arena. If you plan to watch New Orleans Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers live, stream online, or on TV today then first check out our New Orleans vs Los Angeles match preview.
New Orleans Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers
The Hornets go into this one with a 58% winning record, and naturally as underdogs against the Los Angeles Lakers. Monty Williams will be sure to keep an eye on the Los Angeles streak (L 3), but the key against Lakers will be containing Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Ron Artest. The Hornets point differential is 2.1 this season (good for number 9 in the NBA), but not as good as the Los Angeles Lakers’s average winning margin of 6.1 in the 2010-2011 NBA season.
Playing on the road, the Lakers will need to play to their strengths and their 44.6 total rebounds per game is their strongest statistical attribute (and 2nd best in the whole league in that area). Phil Jackson’s team is 21-10 this season and today will hope to improve their 11-6 record away from Staples Center.
New Orleans have been dominating their opponents this season in the free throws made departement, with a 1.6 free throws made differential advantage over their opponents on average over the season. Their 31.9 defensive rebounds average per game is 8th best in the NBA, and that will be an area that Phil Jackson and his coaching staff will want to balance out today if they want to dampen the Hornets’ 13-3 home record.