Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 2/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors are welcoming the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center on Saturday.

The Lakers played the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-106 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 19 and the Bucks accumulated 20 fouls. They also converted 12 of 47 attempts from distance. Milwaukee ended up shooting 72.2% at the free throw line by burying 13 of 18 attempts. In addition, Milwaukee snagged 51 rebounds (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Milwaukee dished out 24 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defending, Los Angeles allowed 45.5% from the field on 45 of 99 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for the game as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Lakers buried 15 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 of 89) and converted 7 of 18 shots from downtown.

Dennis Schröder is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He was able to score 25 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also totaled 2 boards. Schröder finished 58.8% from the floor and earned 12 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a mark of 25-31 this season. They cough up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 45.0 boards per contest and has 1,410 assists on the season, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 33.9% from downtown (586 of 1,730) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 117.1 pts per contest (6th in basketball) on 48.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Lakers have forced 12.8 turnovers every game and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,445 conceded this season. The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.4% (2,493 of 5,263) and they relinquish 45.7 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are 27th in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Warriors took a defeat with a final score of 125-122 when they played the Trail Blazers. In reference to rebounds, Golden State permitted Portland to snag 47 in total (12 offensive). They shot 29.6% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 27 and finished the contest at 31 of 32 at the charity stripe (96.9%). The Warriors permitted the Trail Blazers to make 43 out of 78 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.1% in this game. When all was said and done, the Warriors shot 46 for 97 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Golden State converted 21 of 49 tries (42.9%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.0%. The Trail Blazers earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. The Warriors were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this contest.

Jordan Poole was important for the Warriors for this game. He made 13 out of 25 for this contest giving him a rate of 52.0%, and had 1 rebound. Poole had 38 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 7 assists for the game.

Golden State has a mark of 28-27 on the season. As an offense, the Warriors are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in the league. Golden State has tallied 6,518 points so far this year (118.5 per game) and they collect 44.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 29.7 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.5 times per game. The Warriors have committed 22.1 fouls per game while shooting 79.0% from the free throw line.

The Warriors on defense are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG allowed with 118.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (13th in the league). The Golden State defense gives up 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (708 of 1,961) and their opposition makes 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 25.6 assists and 44.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 16th and 21st in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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