betus.com - After a superb 11-one start to the new NBA season the LA Lakers are now just 5/2 to climb back to the top of basketball’s elite.
On current form the Californian club have many basketball pundits excited that they can become only the second team in the leagues history to reach 70 wins in a season. That feat was last achieved by the all-conquering Chicago Bulls of the 1995-96 season.
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LA are well ahead of the pace set my Michael Jordan and co that season and have every chance of reaching that mark. They should at least give their fans hope of creating history in the run up to Christmas and stay on course for the record as they face only seven teams in their next 16 games with record of 50% or better.
The Lakers are just 1/14 to take their division after such a fantastic start and hold a clear lead in the race and has lead Randy Brown, assistant coach at the Sacramento Kings, and member of that Bull team to describe them as ‘A little better than we were’. That’s quite a compliment from a man who played with the best.
By comparison the Lakers city rivals the Clippers have had a dreadful start to the season and will have to contend with life in the shadow of their more illustrious neighbours at least for another season.
Also short in the outright betting are the defending champions the Boston Celtics. They have also made a good start to their title defence and lead the Eastern Conference.