The reigning champion is forced to act with an optimal line-up, as LeBron James and Anthony Davis are recovering from injuries and are unable to help now. Despite these losses, the team is fifth and is doing everything possible so that Portland does not catch up. The Lakers played well the previous match, as they sorted it out with Charlotte (101-93). Kyle Kuzma together with Dennis Schroeder, showed a wonderful tandem in attack, because they scored 43 points for two, which clearly influenced the overall picture. The Lakes understand that the match against Boston will obviously take place in a different vein, because opponents are in good shape.
Silver medalists of the IPL 2020 Delhi Capitals, confidently started with a victory in the first match. The team was headed by Rishabh Pant, who replaced the current captain Shreyas Iyer , who was eliminated from the tournament due to a shoulder injury. In their first match, the Delhi Capitals secured a comfortable win over the Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets after 189 runs target in 18.4 overs. Both rookies Chris Woakes and Avesh Khan played very well, providing a strong start and finishing with confidence. While English cricketer Woakes had a bowling indicator of 3-0-18-2, Avesh finished with a bowling score 4-0-23-2. Ravichandran Ashwin (1/47) and England cricketer Tom Curran (1/40) each got one wicket in this match, but their overall performance leaves a lot to be desired. Squad for the upcoming match Rishabh Pant (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Steven Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings. More IPL predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
