Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/25/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Sunday, December 25, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

American Airlines Center is the site where the Dallas Mavericks will meet the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

The Lakers faced off with the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 134-120 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 24 and the Kings accounted for 23 personal fouls. They also converted 17 of their 47 tries from distance. Sacramento ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 21 of 28 attempts. In addition, Sacramento had 46 boards (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Sacramento distributed 29 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Regarding defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 50.5% from the field on 48 of 95 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 39 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 25 of 30 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Los Angeles wrapped up the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 out of 84) and knocked down 11 out of their 24 3-pointers.

LeBron James is a player who came through in this matchup. James went 52.4% from the field and also distributed 11 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 11 out of 21 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a mark of 13-18 this season. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.5 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 44.9 boards per game and is sitting with 763 assists for the year, which ranks 20th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (307 of 927) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.3 points per contest (9th in the NBA) while hitting 47.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Lakers have forced 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are 20th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 808 surrendered on the campaign. The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.8% (1,370 of 2,930) and they surrender 46.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 26th in the league in PPG allowed (117.3).

In their last game, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 104-99 against the Timberwolves. In reference to rebounds, Dallas permitted Minnesota to get 39 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 26.7% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 30 and finished the game at 7 out of 10 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Mavericks allowed the Timberwolves to make 42 out of their 85 attempts from the field which left them shooting 49.4% for this game. In all, the Mavericks finished shooting 34 out of 75 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Dallas buried 13 of their 39 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.2%. The Timberwolves earned 24 fouls for this contest which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Mavericks recorded 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this contest.

Luka Doncic ended up having an impact for the Mavericks in this game. Doncic had 25 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 10 assists in the game. He made 8 out of 16 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds.

Dallas has a record of 16-16 on the year. The Mavericks are responsible for committing 20.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.8 times per game (28th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per contest. Dallas has 3,550 pts so far this season (110.9 per contest) and they snag 39.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mavericks are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 19th in basketball.

The Dallas defense allows 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (354 of 983) and opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 23.8 dimes and 43.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 8th and 10th in the NBA. The Mavericks on defense are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG given up with 109.5. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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