Lakers NBA championship odds plummet after second-half collapse in Game 2 vs. Nuggets

For one half of basketball (again) the Los Angeles Lakers looked primed to end their losing streak against the Denver Nuggets. 

Then, a second-half collapse where the Lakers were outscored 57-40, ensued and Jamal Murray ended things with a step-back jumper over Anthony Davis at the buzzer.

Brutal. 

Los Angeles has led at the half in both of the first two games in this series, but the team squandered big games from LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and D’Angelo Russell in Game 2. 

Can the team save the season in L.A.? Based on the Lakers’ latest odds to win the title, Vegas isn’t buying it, but that doesn’t mean things are over. 

Lakers latest odds to win the NBA Finals

After opening the playoffs as one of the leading teams to win the NBA Finals in the West, the Lakers are now just +4700 at FanDuel Sportsbook to win the title. 

They have one of the lower numbers in the entire Western Conference, and it makes sense since they trail the defending champs 2-0 in the first round. Still, can James and Davis flip the script with the series shifting back to Los Angeles? 

Can Lakers turn things around vs. Denver?

If there’s one thing in the Lakers' favor, it’s that home teams have won every single game in the NBA playoffs through the first three days. 

Denver (33-8 at home in the regular season) is one of the best home teams in the NBA, so Los Angeles’ ability to play the first two games as close as it did is a positive sign. 

Plus, Russell bounced back in a major way in Game 2 of the series after a putrid 6-for-20 shooting performance in Game 1. 

Even though the Lakers have lost nine straight to Denver since last season’s Western Conference Finals, they’re far from done in this series – no matter what the odds say. 

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