By ADAM ZAGORIA
Will LeBron James and Anthony Davis go back-to-back with the Lakers?
The odds are in their favor.
With the NBA season set to start on Tuesday, the Lakers are in pole position at +273
Two way play pic.twitter.com/CkiC8Fe4cj
— Laker Film Room (@LakerFilmRoom) December 17, 2020
The reigning NBA champions are followed by Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at +550. Giannis is coming of signing a five-year, $228-million supermax extension with the Bucks earlier this week.
“I just want to have kids, being able to raise my kids, and win a championship,” he told reporters. “After that, my life’s complete. I can retire in five years. Nah, I’m joking.”
Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the Clippers and Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Nets follow with odds of +600 to win the NBA title.
KAI workin’ pic.twitter.com/iO321QeFlI
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 16, 2020
In TNT’s opening-night doubleheader, Steph Curry and the Warriors visit the Nets (7 p.m. ET) and the defending NBA champion Lakers take on the Clippers (10 p.m. ET).
Jayson Tatum and the Celtics are in fifth position at +1550.
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