Friday, November 14, 2014 at 10:00 PM

Staples Center in Los Angeles

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Two teams out of the Western Conference will get together on Friday night at the Staples Center. The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers will hook-up. After a slow start, San Antonio has won two straight games. The Spurs are 4-3 on the season, and 2-2 on the road. For the Lakers, they have been poor, with just 1 win in 8 tries. The Lakers have the worst record in the Western Conference. Los Angeles is 1-3 in games at the Staples Center this season.

Kobe Bryant scored 33 points on 28 shots, but the Lakers were unable to down the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. The Lakers also saw Carlos Boozer add 16, in a game in which all five starters scored in double figures. Los Angeles is the worst defensive team in all of the league, allowing more than 111 points per game. The Lakers are using Jordan Hill's 9.4 rebounds and Jeremy Lin's 5 assists per game to their favor.

The defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs picked up a monstrous 113-100 win over Golden State on Tuesday night. The Spurs saw Tony Parker score 28 points, and deal out 7 assists, while Kawhi Leonard added 19. The Spurs rank 6th in the league in defense, as they are allowing just over 95 points per game. San Antonio is one of five teams in the Southwest Division, where all five teams are above .500 on the season.

San Antonio Spurs Betting Trends

San Antonio Spurs are 2-5-0 Against the Spread

San Antonio Spurs are 2-5-0 against the Over/Under

Los Angeles Lakers Betting Trends

Los Angeles Lakers are 3-3-1 Against the Spread

Los Angeles Lakers are 5-2-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

San Antonio Spurs

11/13/14 G Marco Belinelli Groin "?" Friday vs. LA Lakers
11/06/14 C Tiago Splitter Calf out indefinitely
10/24/14 G Patrick Mills Shoulder out indefinitely

Los Angeles Lakers

11/13/14 F Ryan Kelly Hamstring probable Friday vs. San Antonio
11/11/14 G Wayne Ellington Personal out indefinitely
10/28/14 F Julius Randle Tibia out for season
10/23/14 G Steve Nash Back out for season
10/04/14 G Nick Young Thumb expected to miss 6-8 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take San Antonio

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