Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Los Angeles Lakers are on their way to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 130-104 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 16 while the Suns accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also buried 20 of 39 tries from three-point range. Phoenix ended up shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 24 shots. In addition, Phoenix pulled down 51 rebounds (15 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Phoenix doled out 21 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. When it comes to defense, Los Angeles allowed 49.5% from the floor on 46 out of 93 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 14 of 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. Los Angeles finished having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (39 of 87) and made 12 of 28 three-point shots.

Dennis Schröder is a guy who was a contributor for the game. Schröder finished the contest at 63.2% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. He scored 30 points on 12 of 19 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-17 on the campaign. They cough up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 45.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 738 assists so far this season, which ranks 19th in basketball in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 32.8% on 3-point shots (296 of 903) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 115.1 points per outing (11th in the league) while connecting on 47.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Lakers have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 21.3 fouls. They relinquish 34.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 26th in the league in points per game allowed (116.7). The Lakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.6% (1,322 of 2,835) and they relinquish 46.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are 20th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 779 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Kings took a loss by a score of 125-119 when they faced the Hornets. The Kings were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 42 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Hornets committed 25 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They were able to bury 17 of them for a percentage of 54.8%. With regard to shooting from distance, Sacramento made 12 of 33 tries (36.4%). Overall, the Kings went 45 for 95 from the floor which had them shooting 47.4%. The Kings allowed the Hornets to convert 49 out of their 95 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6% for the game. They finished shooting 32.3% from downtown by shooting 10 out of 31 and finished the game at 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Sacramento allowed Charlotte to pull down 56 overall (11 on the offensive side).

De'Aaron Fox was important for the Kings for the game. Fox earned 37 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 2 assists for this contest. He buried 14 of 25 in the game for a field goal percentage of 56.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 16-13 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Kings are connecting on 48.7% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in basketball. Sacramento has tallied 3,417 pts on the campaign (117.8 per contest) and they pull in 42.1 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 27.0 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.9 times per contest. The Kings are committing 20.9 fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense allows 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (325 of 887) and their opponents are making 81.0% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 24.7 assists and 42.7 boards per contest, which is 12th and 8th in the NBA. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in basketball in points given up per game with 115.8. They have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (26th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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