Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Los Angeles Lakers are headed to State Farm Arena on Friday where they will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks.

The Lakers played the Heat and took a loss by a final of 112-98 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (37 of 77) and converted 13 out of their 36 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 11 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 44 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In reference to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 47.8% from the field on 44 out of 92 shooting. Miami distributed 20 dimes and had 14 steals in this contest. Moreover, Miami collected 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Miami finished 81.3% when shooting free throws by making 13 of their 16 shots. They knocked down 11 out of their 35 shots from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 16 while the Heat accumulated 15 personal fouls.

LeBron James is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. James finished the game at 55.6% from the floor and totaled 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also snagged 9 rebounds. He totaled 27 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles will play this game with a mark of 14-21 for the season. They average 115.6 pts per game (8th in the NBA) while hitting 48.0% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 33.9% on shots from distance (365 of 1,078) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 44.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 865 dimes so far this season, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.7 times per game and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls every game.

On defense, the Lakers are able to force 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 21.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 914 surrendered so far this season. The Lakers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (1,552 of 3,284) and they concede 45.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 35.0% on shots from downtown while they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (117.6).

The last time they took the court, the Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 108-107 when they faced the Nets. When discussing cleaning the glass, Atlanta allowed Brooklyn to snag 47 in total (5 offensive). They finished 38.5% from distance by shooting 10 out of 26 and finished the contest at 14 out of 17 from the free throw line (82.4%). The Hawks permitted the Nets to convert 42 out of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6% in this contest. When the game finished, the Hawks shot 42 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Atlanta knocked down 8 out of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. The Nets committed 18 fouls in this contest which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They coughed up the ball 3 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Hawks earned 36 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the game.

Dejounte Murray was important for the Hawks for this contest. Murray tallied 24 points in his 40 mins on the court and earned 8 dimes for the game. He buried 10 of 26 in the game for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and accumulated 9 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 17-18 so far this season. The Hawks are committing 19.6 fouls per contest and they hit 82.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 24.0 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. Atlanta has scored 4,002 points on the year (114.3 per game) and they snag 44.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which is 19th in basketball.

The Atlanta defense allows 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (387 of 1,128) and their opponents are making 80.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.8 dimes and 45.8 boards per game, which is 12th and 27th in the NBA. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (19th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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