Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+7)

The Los Angeles Lakers are hitting the road to TD Garden on Saturday where they will take on the Boston Celtics. Boston opens as 7-point favorites. The total comes in at 228.

The Lakers played the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 113-104 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 44.4% FG percentage (40 of 90) and buried 10 of their 33 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 23 of their 30 shots for a rate of 76.7%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 56 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 25 assists for this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In relation to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 37.7% from the field on 40 out of 106 shooting. San Antonio totaled 22 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. Additionally, San Antonio totaled 48 rebounds (17 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 9 blocks. San Antonio ended up shooting 88.9% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 18 shots. They also buried 8 of their 34 tries from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 13 while the Spurs totaled 19 personal fouls.

Anthony Davis is one player who was a factor for this contest. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 26 mins and grabbed 12 rebounds. Davis walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a record of 23-26 for the season. They currently have an average of 117.0 pts per game (6th in basketball) while hitting 48.3% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 33.7% on three-point shots (514 of 1,523) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 44.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,218 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.5 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Lakers are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 21.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.8% on 3-point shots and they are 26th in the league in opponents points per game (118.0). The Lakers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (2,174 of 4,600) and they relinquish 45.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,262 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Celtics took a loss by a final score of 120-117 against the Knicks. The Celtics earned 39 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Knicks committed 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.6%. When discussing shots from distance, Boston made 16 out of their 46 tries (34.8%). When all was said and done, the Celtics finished the game shooting 41 for 100 from the field which had them shooting 41.0%. The Celtics allowed the Knicks to make 44 of 96 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.8% in the matchup. They finished shooting 34.2% from three-point range by going 13 of 38 and ended up shooting 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). When discussing how they rebounded, Boston allowed New York to pull down 50 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Jayson Tatum ended up being important for the Celtics for this game. He knocked down 12 of 26 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and tallied 14 rebounds. Tatum totaled 35 points in his 43 mins of playing time and added 4 dimes for this game.

Boston has a mark of 35-15 for the campaign. The Celtics are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per game and they hit 82.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 5,881 points this year (117.6 per contest) and they pull in 44.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are shooting 47.2% from the field, which ranks 15th in the league.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 9th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.1. They have forced 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (10th in basketball). The Boston defense allows 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (582 of 1,630) and their opponents are converting on 78.1% of their free throw shots. They concede 22.5 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks 1st and 16th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+7)

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