Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Portland Trail Blazers are en route to Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Nets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-97 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 16 while the Nets accounted for 24 personal fouls. They also made 15 out of their 35 shots from beyond the arc. Brooklyn shot 77.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Brooklyn grabbed 38 boards (4 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Brooklyn recorded 27 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 52.6% from the floor on 41 out of 78 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists for the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 15 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. Portland finished with a 44.3% FG percentage (35 out of 79) and made 12 of 33 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jerami Grant is a player who had an impact in this contest. He notched 29 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and snagged 4 boards. Grant went 45.8% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists.

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Portland comes into this contest with a mark of 11-9 this season. They turn the ball over 15.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Portland is collecting 42.8 boards per game and has accounted for 474 assists for the year, which ranks 23rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 37.6% on shots from downtown (238 of 633) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 109.7 points per contest (23rd in the NBA) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 22.8 personal fouls. They are 21st in the league in giving up assists with 535 surrendered on the year. The Trail Blazers are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (810 of 1,724) and they relinquish 41.2 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 35.7% from 3-point land and they are ranked 9th in the league in PPG from their opponents (110.3).

In their last game, the Lakers went home defeated by a final of 116-115 against the Pacers. The Lakers were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 57 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. The Pacers had 24 personal fouls for the contest which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for 31 shots. They were able to make 24 of those for a percentage of 77.4%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles converted 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). When all was said and done, the Lakers shot 40 for 93 from the field which had them shooting 43.0%. The Lakers allowed the Pacers to bury 43 of 105 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 41.0% in this game. They finished 34.7% from distance by connecting on 17 of 49 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Indiana to collect 49 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Anthony Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Lakers in the game. Davis had 25 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 6 dimes for this game. He made 9 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 13 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 7-12 so far this year. The Lakers commit 19.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.1 times per contest (18th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.4 times per game. Los Angeles has totaled 2,134 points this season (112.3 per contest) and they collect 45.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Lakers are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA.

The Los Angeles defense allows 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (227 of 667) and their opponents are making 75.4% of their foul shots. They give up 26.3 assists and 47.1 rebounds every game, which is 23rd and 29th in the league. The Lakers defensively are ranked 20th in the league in PPG allowed with 114.5. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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