Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/26/2022 Preview and Pick
Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs
Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022
Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio
The San Antonio Spurs will play the Los Angeles Lakers at AT&T Center on Saturday.
The Lakers played the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-105 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 12 while the Suns accounted for 22 personal fouls. They also buried 16 of 34 tries from 3-point land. Phoenix ended up going 60.0% from the free throw line by burying 3 of 5 tries. On top of that, Phoenix snagged 49 rebounds (8 offensive, 41 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Phoenix dished out 23 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. With regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 48 of 102 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes for the game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected 45 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 29 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 82.9%. Los Angeles ended having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (36 out of 85) and made 4 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land.
Anthony Davis is a player who played a role in the game. Davis finished the game at 64.7% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and also grabbed 21 rebounds. He had 37 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.
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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-11 on the season. They average 110.7 points per outing (19th in the league) while shooting 45.9% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 30.6% on shots from 3-point land (147 of 480) and 80.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 45.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 382 assists for the campaign, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are ranked 5th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 417 conceded on the season. The Lakers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (686 of 1,481) and they relinquish 46.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG from their opponents (114.3).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 129-110 when they faced the Pelicans. The Spurs earned 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the contest. They also coughed it up 18 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Pelicans were called for 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.3%. Regarding shots from downtown, San Antonio converted 10 out of their 34 attempts (29.4%). Overall, the Spurs walked away from this one shooting 41 for 85 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. The Spurs allowed the Pelicans to convert 47 of their 82 attempts from the floor which had them at 57.3% in this contest. They finished 42.4% from beyond the perimeter via 14 out of 33 and ended up shooting 21 of 30 at the charity stripe (70.0%). With respect to rebounding, San Antonio permitted New Orleans to pull down 42 in total (8 on the offensive side).
Devin Vassell was important for the Spurs for the matchup. Vassell racked up 26 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 assists for this contest. He knocked down 10 of 17 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds.
San Antonio has a win-loss record of 6-13 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Spurs are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 19th in the league. San Antonio has accounted for 2,091 points on the season (110.1 per game) and they collect 41.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.5 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 17.1 times per contest. The Spurs have committed 19.0 fouls per game and they shoot 71.8% from the charity stripe.
The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 120.7. They have forced 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.9% from the field (30th in the league). The San Antonio defense concedes 40.1% on shots from 3-point land (250 of 624) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 28.3 dimes and 43.6 total rebounds per game, ranking them 30th and 18th in the league.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take San Antonio and under the total points
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