Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 12/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Amway Center is where the Orlando Magic will meet the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

The Lakers played the Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-115 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 48.8% field goal percentage (39 out of 80) and knocked down 9 out of their 28 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Lakers knocked down 28 of 32 tries for a rate of 87.5%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 18 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 52.4% from the field on 44 out of 84 shooting. Dallas doled out 31 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Furthermore, Dallas totaled 38 boards (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Dallas finished the game at 72.0% at the free throw line by converting 18 of 25 attempts. They converted 18 of 44 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 23 while the Mavericks totaled 26 fouls.

LeBron James is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He scored 38 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. James finished the contest at 56.5% from the field and also earned 5 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a win-loss record of 13-20 on the year. They are averaging 115.7 points per contest (7th in basketball) while hitting 47.8% from the field. The Lakers are hitting 33.5% from downtown (335 of 999) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 44.5 boards per game and has 808 dimes for the season, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 27th in the league in points per game allowed (118.0). The Lakers are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,466 of 3,108) and they relinquish 46.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 27th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 869 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Magic got the victory with a final of 133-113 against the Spurs. The Magic were able to snag 37 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Spurs were called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Magic to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about shooting from distance, Orlando converted 17 out of 32 tries (53.1%). When the game finished, the Magic shot 50 out of 87 from the field which had them at 57.5%. The Magic permitted the Spurs to convert 44 out of their 97 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.4% in the matchup. They went 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 38 and finished the contest at 13 of 18 at the charity stripe (72.2%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Orlando allowed San Antonio to pull down 38 overall (13 offensive).

Cole Anthony ended up being important for the Magic in this game. Anthony earned 23 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 9 dimes for the contest. He converted 8 out of 10 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Orlando has a mark of 13-21 so far this season. As an offense, the Magic are shooting 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA. Orlando has 3,750 points on the season (110.3 per game) and they collect 43.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.9 times per contest (28th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.1 times per contest. The Magic have committed 20.9 fouls per game and they hit 80.4% from the free throw line.

The Orlando defense allows 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (423 of 1,268) and opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 25.2 assists and 41.3 boards per contest, which is 16th and 3rd in the NBA. The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.1. They have forced 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (14th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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