2009 NBA Playoffs Betting: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Game 4

2009 NBA Playoffs Betting: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Game 4: Denver needs Smith to come off the bench because of the energy he brings. Melo went the entire season without putting up huge numbers. He became a team player this year and took fewer shots and the nuggets won more games. The problem with this series is that Melo has to put up big numbers in order for the Nuggets to win because the lakers have Kobe. The NBA Betting Odds list Denver Nuggets -4.5 favorites to Los Angeles Lakers heading into this 2009 NBA Playoffs Game 4 matchup.

"We'd go up seven, eight points and trying to get the building to erupt," Martin said. "We've done that so much during the season and throughout the 2009 NBA playoffs. So, we figured that's the way it was going to be. And it's not always going to be that way. You've got to grind it out sometimes, take the tough two or get to the line and score points that way."

Have to take Denver here. To me they've been the better team so far, but only have 1 win to show for it. If this were the Nuggets of past years, I would say that this series is already over. But this team is not the same. They proved that during game 2. I see Denver coming out strong out of the gate, and having a pretty decent size lead. Nuggets are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Monday games. Nuggets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss. My 2009 NBA Playoffs Picks is to bet on Denver. The NBA betting odds list the total in this Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets game is set at 208.5 points.