Suns Even the Score in Basketball Playoffs Betting versus L.A.

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Bringing the series to a 2-2 tie, the Phoenix Suns evened up the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday in NBA playoffs betting.

Following two crushing defeats in a row, the Phoenix Suns got back into the series with a Game 3 win on Sunday. Now they have evened up the series when they hosted the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA betting action on Tuesday night in a game that aired on TNT.

The Suns were listed in NBA playoffs betting probabilities as one-point favorites with a total of 221.5. A lot of people believed that the Los Angeles Lakers would bounce back and win game 4 because the probabilities are so cLose. The Suns were 2.5 point favorites in Game 3 and won, but for Tuesday's game, they were just one point favorites. However, that seemed to be an important point since the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-106.

The Los Angeles Lakers got an awesome game from Kobe Bryant on Sunday, nonetheless they still fell short in Game 3. Kobe finished with 11 assists, 9 rebounds and 36 points. Paul Gasol also had a good game but not several of the other Los Angeles players made a showing. Lamar Odom was his usual inconsistent self as he didn't show up. One particular game Odom is wonderful and the next he vanishes. The guards for Los Angeles didn't do anything and Center Andrew Bynum was a non-factor.

The Suns got a coLossal game on Sunday from Amare Stoudemire, who had 42 points and 11 rebounds. The Suns made 37 free throws, seeming to be on the free throw line all the time. Just how large was the free throw disparity on Sunday? The Los Angeles Lakers made 16 of 20 while the Phoenix Suns made 37 of 42.

Even though they Lost Game 3, the Los Angeles Lakers have been okay underdogs. The Los Angeles Lakers are 7-3 vs the basketball playoffs betting probabilities in their last 10 playoff games as an underdog. However, Phoenix has been a reliable favorite of late going 4- ATS in their last 4 playoff games as a favorite. At home they are very good laying points as they are 41-19-2 vs the NBA betting probabilities in their last 62 games as a home favorite.

The Los Angeles Lakers are nevertheless self-confident despite Losing the last two games of the series. "We understand that they're going to have a hot spell," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson dismissively. "A lot of those guys haven't had any success out there. So it's exciting for them to get it. But we didn't shut them down in the fourth, and that's the time to do it."

Jared Dudley, the Phoenix Suns' reserve forward, disagrees. "If you play this game, you want to play the best," Dudley said. "This team's the best. Not only do we want to play, we want to win. We're not satisfied going 2-2. I'm not shocked."

With the series score now even, the question is still who will in the end succeed in the playoffs and proceed on to the NBA Finals.

Going through the total in basketball playoffs betting we find that 9 of the last Los Angeles games overall have gone over while the last four Phoenix games have gone over. In this series, four of the last 5 have gone over.

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