Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 12/7/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Location: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: TNT

The Los Angeles Lakers (12-12) host the Boston Celtics (13-11) at STAPLES Center on Tuesday.

The Celtics played the Trail Blazers and took home the win by a score of 145-117 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Celtics left the arena with 21 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 8 fouls. They converted 8 of 29 tries from downtown. Portland ended up shooting 78.1% at the charity stripe by burying 25 of their 32 attempts. Additionally, Portland grabbed 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Portland dished out 31 assists and had 22 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Boston allowed 47.2% from the field on 42 out of 89 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 2 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 47 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Celtics buried 26 of 29 tries for a percentage of 89.7%. Boston finished the contest with a 56.3% field goal percentage (49 out of 87) and buried 21 of their 37 shots from distance.

Dennis Schröder is one guy who was a contributor for the game. Schröder walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and also recorded 8 assists. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He left the arena with 31 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Boston comes into this one with a mark of 13-11 on the year. They currently have an average of 108.9 pts per contest (13th in the league) while hitting 44.3% from the floor. The Celtics are connecting on 33.9% on 3-pointers (296 of 872) and 82.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 46.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 544 assists this season, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are 8th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 519 surrendered on the season. The Celtics defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.8% (923 of 2,107) and they concede 45.6 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 34.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 15th in the league in points per game allowed (106.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Lakers took a loss by a score of 119-115 against the Clippers. The Lakers were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Clippers committed 9 personal fouls for this contest which took the Lakers to the free throw line for 21 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a rate of 61.9%. Regarding shots from distance, Los Angeles knocked down 12 of their 33 tries (36.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lakers shot 45 for 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Lakers allowed the Clippers to convert 41 of their 81 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 50.6% for this contest. They shot 45.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 16 out of 35 and finished the game at 21 out of 24 at the charity stripe (87.5%). When it comes to team rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Los Angeles to snag 28 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Davis ended up having an impact for the Lakers in this matchup. Davis earned 27 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for the matchup. He buried 10 out of 15 for the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 12-12 on the season. The Lakers are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.8 times per game. Los Angeles has earned 2,681 points this year (111.7 per contest) and they average 46.3 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Lakers are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the NBA.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (310 of 894) and their opposition makes 73.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.8 dimes and 47.6 boards per game, which is 27th and 26th in the NBA. The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 29th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (18th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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