Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 4/5/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: NBA TV

The Phoenix Suns (62-16) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (31-47) at Footprint Center on Tuesday.

The Lakers faced off with the Nuggets and ended up losing by a score of 129-118 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (49 of 92) and made 6 out of their 20 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers made 14 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 31 assists for this contest as well as creating 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 57.3% from the floor on 47 out of 82 shooting. Denver doled out 38 dimes and had 33 steals in the game. Furthermore, Denver pulled down 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Denver finished 79.3% from the free throw line by making 23 of 29 shots. They converted 12 of their 31 tries from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Lakers finished with 25 while the Nuggets accounted for 12 fouls.

Russell Westbrook is a guy who had an impact for this game. He accumulated 27 points on 11 out of 15 shooting. He played 34 minutes played and totaled 10 rebounds. Westbrook shot 73.3% from the floor and also distributed 7 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a mark of 31-47 this season. They average 111.6 points per contest (12th in basketball) while going 46.9% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 34.9% on three-point attempts (939 of 2,691) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,883 assists on the year, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a team they commit 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They concede 35.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 26th in the NBA in points per game allowed (114.8). The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.9% (3,301 of 7,037) and they concede 46.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 25th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,023 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Suns took a defeat with a final score of 117-96 when they played the Thunder. Concerning attacking the glass, Phoenix allowed Oklahoma City to grab 42 overall (12 on the offensive side). They went 41.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 17 out of 41 and ended up shooting 14 out of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Suns allowed the Thunder to bury 43 of their 87 attempts from the field which left them shooting 49.4% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.6%. In reference to three-point attempts, Phoenix made 7 out of 38 attempts (18.4%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 88.2%. The Thunder were called for 16 fouls in this contest which got the Suns to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 14 steals in the matchup. The Suns pulled down 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 33 in this matchup.

Chris Paul ended up being important for the Suns for this contest. Paul tallied 11 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accounted for 9 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 45.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 62-16 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Suns are shooting 48.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA. Phoenix has 8,966 pts so far this year (114.9 per game) and they average 45.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.2 times per game (4th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per contest. The Suns commit 19.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.8% from the free throw line.

The Suns on defense are ranked 9th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 107.1. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (3rd in basketball). The Phoenix defense gives up 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (907 of 2,678) and opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 22.9 dimes and 44.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 2nd and 18th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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