Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 4/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

Toyota Center is the site where the Houston Rockets will try to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and notched a win by a score of 121-110 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 14 while the Bulls had 22 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 84.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 13 tries. Furthermore, Chicago collected 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Chicago distributed 31 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Los Angeles allowed 51.1% from the floor on 45 of 88 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 45 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 24 of their 30 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Los Angeles ended having earned a 52.3% FG percentage (45 of 86) and converted 7 of 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Anthony Davis is a guy who was important in the matchup. Davis went 65.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He accounted for 38 points on 13 out of 20 shooting.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a mark of 38-38 for the campaign. They have an average of 116.4 pts per game (10th in the NBA) while hitting 48.0% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 34.2% from downtown (807 of 2,362) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 45.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,901 dimes on the campaign, which is 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lakers have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,950 conceded this year. The Lakers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,338 of 7,124) and they relinquish 45.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG allowed (116.6).

In their last game, the Rockets went home defeated by a final of 123-114 when they faced the Nets. The Rockets earned 32 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in this contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. The Nets committed 18 fouls for this game which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 61.9%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Houston knocked down 9 out of their 30 attempts (30.0%). Overall, the Rockets went 46 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.9%. The Rockets permitted the Nets to knock down 44 out of 82 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.7% for the matchup. They finished 48.6% from beyond the arc by going 17 of 35 and finished the contest at 18 of 27 at the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Houston permitted Brooklyn to get 41 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Porter Jr. ended up being important for the Rockets for the game. He buried 11 out of 22 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds. Porter scored 31 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 6 assists for this game.

Houston has a mark of 18-59 so far this year. The Rockets are committing 20.6 fouls every game while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.4 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.4 times per game. Houston has accumulated 8,501 pts on the campaign (110.4 per game) and they collect 46.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in basketball.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.9. They have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (22nd in basketball). The Houston defense allows 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc (1,131 of 2,996) and their opponents are knocking down 80.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.1 dimes and 41.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 24th and 3rd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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