Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 11/19/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, November 19, 2021

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

The Los Angeles Lakers (8-8) are headed to TD Garden on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Boston Celtics (7-8).

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-102 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the game having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (40 out of 96) and converted 12 of their 43 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Lakers knocked down 10 of their 12 tries for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 48 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 24 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the floor on 40 out of 87 shooting. Milwaukee recorded 52 assists and had 22 steals in the game. In addition, Milwaukee snagged 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Milwaukee finished 70.8% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 24 attempts. They also converted 12 of 37 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 19 while the Bucks accumulated 15 fouls.

Talen Horton-Tucker is a player who was a factor in this contest. He accounted for 25 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and also grabbed 12 boards. Horton-Tucker finished shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 3 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a win-loss record of 8-8 this year. They lose possession via turnover 17.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 46.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 382 assists for the year, which ranks 5th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are hitting 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (186 of 536) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They average 109.3 points per outing (9th in the NBA) while going 45.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 16.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are ranked 28th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 412 surrendered this season. The Lakers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (664 of 1,464) and they surrender 47.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 34.6% from 3-point land while they are 28th in the NBA in opponents points per game (112.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics took a loss by a score of 110-99 when they faced the Hawks. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Boston permitted Atlanta to snag 34 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 35.1% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 37 and ended up shooting 15 out of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Celtics allowed the Hawks to knock down 41 of 81 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.6% for the contest. Overall, the Celtics went 37 for 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston buried 11 of 41 attempts (26.8%). They were able to bury 14 of them for a rate of 82.4%. The Hawks committed 11 fouls in this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Celtics collected 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 42 in the matchup.

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics for this contest. Tatum racked up 34 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and earned 5 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 12 out of 22 in the matchup for a rate of 54.5%, and had 9 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 7-8 on the season. The Celtics are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game and they go 79.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.6 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per contest. Boston has scored 1,600 points on the campaign (106.7 per game) and they collect 45.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is 23rd in basketball.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG given up with 106.4. They are forcing 15.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the floor (11th in the NBA). The Boston defense allows 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (184 of 558) and their opposition makes 79.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 21.3 assists and 46.5 boards per game, which ranks 4th and 19th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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