2012 NBA Playoff Predictions: Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Game 1 Odds

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers open up their best-of-seven Western Conference series on Sunday at the Staples Center, with the opening tip scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Lakers as 4.5-point home favorites, while the total has dropped a full point to settle in at 201.5.

Los Angeles enters as the No. 3 seed and will be looking to move past the painful memory of getting bounced out of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round a year ago. The Lakers are 67-36 all-time in Gam...

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