Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 10/26/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is where the Denver Nuggets will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.

The Lakers faced the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a final of 106-104 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 44.6% FG percentage (41 of 92) and buried 6 of their 33 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 16 of 20 tries for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 40 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 26 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of defending, Los Angeles allowed 44.0% from the floor on 37 out of 84 shooting. Portland recorded 19 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, Portland collected 52 rebounds (13 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Portland went 81.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 27 attempts. They also buried 10 of their 27 tries from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 24 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 20 fouls.

LeBron James is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He played for 38 mins played and also collected 8 rebounds. James finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and earned 8 assists.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a win-loss mark of 0-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 103.3 points per outing (29th in the NBA) while going 40.7% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 21.2% on 3-pointers (25 of 118) and 80.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 42.0 rebounds per contest and has 72 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a team are committing 22.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 20.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.3 personal fouls. They give up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 14th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.7). The Lakers are giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (119 of 263) and they surrender 52.7 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 7th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 68 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets took a loss by a score of 135-110 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Nuggets recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the matchup. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Trail Blazers were called for 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 8 of them for a percentage of 57.1%. In regard to 3-pointers, Denver made 12 of 31 tries (38.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets ended up going 45 for 91 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.5%. The Nuggets permitted the Trail Blazers to knock down 48 out of their 83 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 57.8% for this game. They finished 45.7% from 3-point land by shooting 16 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 31 from the free throw line (74.2%). Concerning team rebounding, Denver allowed Portland to pull down 45 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Aaron Gordon ended up having an impact for the Nuggets for the game. Gordon earned 26 points in his 28 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for this game. He made 12 out of 16 for the game for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss record of 2-2 on the campaign. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 23.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.0 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.8 times per contest. Denver has accounted for 462 pts on the season (115.5 per contest) and they collect 40.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.1% from the field, which is 1st in the NBA.

The Denver defense gives up 40.0% on three-point shots (62 of 155) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 28.3 assists and 42.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 29th and 7th in the league. The Nuggets defensively are ranked 30th in basketball in points allowed per game with 124.5. They are forcing 15.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 50.0% from the floor (30th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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