Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 12/29/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: NBA TV

FedExForum is where the Memphis Grizzlies (21-14) will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (16-18) on Wednesday.

The Lakers played the Nets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-115 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Lakers finished with 23 and the Nets recorded 10 fouls. They converted 14 of their 32 tries from 3-point range. Brooklyn finished the game shooting 81.5% at the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 27 tries. Additionally, Brooklyn pulled down 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Brooklyn dished out 41 dimes and had 31 steals for this contest. In regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the field on 43 of 89 shooting. They also distributed 29 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 25 of 28 attempts for a rate of 89.3%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 41.7% field goal percentage (40 out of 96) and converted 10 of their 35 shots from distance.

LeBron James is a player who came through for the contest. He had 39 points on 14 out of 25 shooting. He played 40 minutes and also snagged 9 boards. James ended up shooting 56.0% from the floor and earned 7 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-18 so far this season. They are giving up possession 16.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 46.1 boards per game and has tallied 824 dimes for the campaign, which is 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are hitting 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (394 of 1,147) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.0 points per contest (11th in basketball) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They give up 34.0% from 3-point land while they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (112.3). The Lakers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.6% (1,396 of 3,130) and they relinquish 47.6 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 28th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 871 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 114-113 when they faced the Suns. When discussing attacking the glass, Memphis allowed Phoenix to snag 25 overall (10 on the offensive side). They went 35.5% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 31 and ended up going 20 out of 23 at the free throw line (87.0%). The Grizzlies allowed the Suns to make 41 of 90 attempts from the field which left them shooting 45.6% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Grizzlies finished shooting 45 for 88 from the field which had them shooting 51.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Memphis made 11 out of their 29 attempts (37.9%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.5%. The Suns had 11 fouls for the matchup which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. The Grizzlies recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 50 for the game.

Ja Morant ended up being a factor for the Grizzlies in this matchup. He made 14 of 25 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Morant accumulated 33 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this contest.

Memphis has a record of 21-14 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Grizzlies are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks 17th in basketball. Memphis has totaled 3,889 points so far this season (111.1 per contest) and they collect 47.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per game (9th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. The Grizzlies are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls every game and they connect on 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Grizzlies defensively are ranked 18th in the NBA in PPG given up with 108.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Memphis defense gives up 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (455 of 1,220) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 24.9 assists and 42.7 rebounds per contest, which is 24th and 5th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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