Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 5/10/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+5)

The Golden State Warriors are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center on Wednesday in Game 5 of their series. The Lakers lead 3-1. Golden State opens this contest as 5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 226.5.

The Lakers took home the win by a score of 104-101 in Game 4. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (39 of 86) and knocked down 6 of 25 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 20 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 42 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 21 assists in this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 46.5% from the floor on 40 out of 86 shooting. Golden State distributed 29 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. In addition, Golden State collected 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 1 block. Golden State finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 12 tries. They also knocked down 12 of their 41 tries from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Lakers finished with 15 while the Warriors totaled 22 fouls.

LeBron James is one guy who had an impact for this contest. James ended up going 40.0% from the floor and totaled 6 assists. He played 43 mins and also snagged 9 boards. He recorded 27 points on 10 out of 25 shooting.

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Los Angeles will play this game with a mark of 43-39 for the campaign. They have an average of 117.2 points per game (6th in the league) while shooting 48.2% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 34.6% on 3-pointers (885 of 2,558) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 45.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 2,072 dimes on the season, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,104 relinquished on the season. The Lakers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.9% (3,607 of 7,698) and they concede 44.9 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 34.4% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.6).

In Game 4, the Warriors earned 31 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Lakers earned 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Warriors to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. In reference to three-point shots, Golden State knocked down 12 of their 41 attempts (29.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors ended up going 40 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.5%. The Warriors permitted the Lakers to make 39 of their 86 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.3% in this game. They wrapped up this game 24.0% from beyond the arc by going 6 of 25 and finished the game at 20 of 20 from the charity stripe (100.0%). When it comes to rebounding, Golden State permitted Los Angeles to collect 42 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Stephen Curry ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors for the matchup. He converted 12 of 30 in this game giving him a rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Curry totaled 31 points in his 42 minutes of playing time and earned 14 assists in this game.

Golden State has a mark of 44-38 on the campaign. The Warriors commit 21.4 fouls per contest and they go 79.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.8 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.3 times per game. Golden State has accounted for 9,753 pts this season (118.9 per game) and they pull in 44.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Warriors are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the league.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the NBA in PPG allowed with 117.1. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (9th in basketball). The Golden State defense gives up 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,060 of 2,915) and their opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 25.7 dimes and 43.3 boards every game, which is ranked 17th and 15th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Golden State (-5) and under 226.5 points

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