Lakers rarely drop three games in a row

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Professional sports handicapper Jeff Mattingly previews a Western Conference contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies at the FedExForum

At the time of this writing, the following Match Odds/Moneyline were available: Los Angeles Lakers (1.44, -227) and Memphis Grizzlies (3.15, +215)

Los Angeles has dropped two consecutive games to the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers leaving many to wonder how a team that was averaging 112.5 points in its first 14 games is suddenly being held to 95.3 over the last three contests. "Focus, our energy and effort - we need to sustain it throughout the whole game," said forward Lamar Odom. "It was disappointing after letting a team come back from 19." The Lakers fell behind by 15 points and couldn't recover in a 95-92 home loss to the Indiana Pacers, which was their first loss to Indiana at home since 1999. The team is 9-3 against the Western Conference this year, including a 3-2 mark on the road. Los Angeles is 3-0 ATS as a road favorite of 3.5 to 6 points.

The Lakers lead the current season series with Memphis 1-0 after taking last season's series 2-1. Los Angeles leads the all-time series 43-14, but are just 21-13 versus the Grizzlies since the team moved to Memphis. In their first meeting of the 2010-11 season, the Lakers scored an all-time series high 124 points in a 124-105 victory on November 2. Of the team's 18 two-game skids since acquiring Pau Gasol on February 1, 2008, the team only once has dropped three consecutive games. Los Angeles is also playing the first game of a back-to-back set on Tuesday night, posting a 2-0 record in the first game and 2-0 mark in the second game.

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