Man if only I knew whether or not Charlotte would have Mohammed and Chandler in the line up and this would be a 5 dime play. However, I'm still confident with or without those guys. Bobcats are 20-8 at home this year and really need to win this game. Wallace/Thomas up front are very athletic and will give the front line of the Lakers some issues.
The Lakers are also going to be suffering from jet lag playing this game at 4pm their local time after an OT game last night against the Miami Heat. The Bobcats are a similar team to the Heat in that they struggle offensively at some times and are a very good defensive team. This game means a lot to Charlotte if they are going to hang in with the Heat in the playoff race. Right now the Lakers aren't the Lakers and catching them on short rest like this is a huge bonus for the Bobcats who have always played the Lake show well including just a 2 point loss in LA earlier this year. They are 4-1 ATS @ home in their last 5 vs. the Lakers and they are 16-5-1 ATS in their last 22 vs. the NBA Pacific and that's because the play defense.
