LA Lakers is ready to take on New Orleans Pelicans in the Semi Final clash of NBA season. This match is scheduled on 7th December. Both teams will be looking to make a step closer towards final.
As per matchup, Pelicans are 4-1 in this season. The only game which they lost was against Houston Rockets in group stage. They lost that game with a narrow margin of 104-101. However they played very well in quarter final game against Kings on last Monday and won that game with a 127-117 score.
Lakers are also dominating in this season as they remain undefeated with 5-0 in tournament play. They won their last game against Suns with score of 106-103 and ensure their place in Semi Final.
This game will be live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Live telecast will be streaming on TNT and TruTV on Max app.
Injury Report can make huge difference for both the teams. Lakers key player LeBron James is suffering from calf injury and Anthony Davis is struggling with hip injury. James is considered as questionable and Davis as probable. They remain consistent on injury list but missed only 1 game this season. Vincent is already out with knee injury for Lakers. Along with him, Jarred Vanderbilt is also troubled with heel injury but he named as probable.
Pelicans will also be playing without their superstar players, because Larry Nance Jr. is out with ribs injury and Matt Ryan is out with elbow injury.
Pelicans are having luxury of star players like CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram in the backcourt. They are also having solid players like Herbert Jones, Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas in the frontcourt.
Lakers will be having combo of D’Angelo Russell and Cam Reddish in the backcourt. Frontcourt is also loaded with key players like James, Davis and Prince.
Ingram is having 27.3 points per game in this season. Other hand, Davis average is outstanding with 29.3 points per game.
We can see a nail biting game because both the teams are in good form. Eyes will be on booking the slot for final game of NBA league.
