Lakers Odds Steep
If you are looking to bet the Los Angeles Lakers to win the 2010 NBA Championship title, it is going to cost you dearly.
The Lakers would require a hefty $57 to win $10 at Bookmaker.com (the $57 is returned along with the $10 winnings assuming Los Angeles goes on to win). The Suns would pay out close to $50 for every $10 bet should they go on to win the 2010 NBA Championship.
Even with a balky knee and a litany of additional woes, Bryant still is among the most dangerous postseason scorers in NBA history -- and he had no problem giving Los Angeles an early leg up in the Western Conference finals.
Bryant scored 40 points, Lamar Odom added 19 points and 19 rebounds, and the Lakers opened the series with ruthless offensive efficiency in a 128-107 victory on Monday night.
"Just being aggressive, playing my game," Bryant said. "Got shots, took them. Got lanes to the basket, took them."
Pau Gasol had 21 points for the top-seeded Lakers, who won their seventh straight playoff game and snapped the Suns' six-game streak with a phenomenal second half, highlighted by Bryant's 21-point third quarter.
The Lakers were a -6 ½ point favorite in Game Two of this series.
Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
