Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 4/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+5)

The Los Angeles Lakers are traveling to FedExForum on Wednesday where they will take on the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5 of their series. The Lakers lead 3-1. Los Angeles is 5-point underdogs. The total has been set at 221.5.

The Lakers earned the victory with a final of 117-111 in OT in Game 4. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 17 while the Grizzlies finished the game with 26 fouls. They also made 9 of their 42 attempts from beyond the arc. Memphis finished shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Memphis grabbed 49 rebounds (16 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 11 blocks. Memphis totaled 26 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 39.6% from the floor on 42 of 106 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 52 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 25 of their 31 shots for a rate of 80.6%. Los Angeles finished the game having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (41 of 94) and buried 10 of their 36 three-point shots.

Austin Reaves is someone who had an impact for this contest. He was able to score 23 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He played 42 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. Reaves finished the game shooting 43.8% from the floor and recorded 6 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 43-39 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.9 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 45.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 2,072 dimes so far this year, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are connecting on 34.6% on 3-point shots (885 of 2,558) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.2 points per contest (6th in the league) while connecting on 48.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.5 fouls. They surrender 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 20th in the league in PPG allowed (116.6). The Lakers are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.9% (3,607 of 7,698) and they surrender 44.9 boards per game as a team. They are 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,104 surrendered so far this season.

When discussing rebounding in Game 4, Memphis permitted Los Angeles to collect 52 overall (13 offensive). They finished the game shooting 27.8% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 36 and finished the contest at 25 of 31 at the free throw line (80.6%). The Grizzlies allowed the Lakers to knock down 41 of 94 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.6% for this contest. When the game finished, the Grizzlies ended up going 42 out of 106 from the field which had them sitting at 39.6%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Memphis buried 9 of 42 tries (21.4%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. The Lakers were called for 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Grizzlies recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this game.

Desmond Bane was important for the Grizzlies in the game. He converted 13 out of 29 for this contest for a field goal rate of 44.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Bane earned 36 points in his 47 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for this contest.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 51-31 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Grizzlies are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which is 16th in the NBA. Memphis has accounted for 9,587 pts on the year (116.9 per contest) and they grab 46.6 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 26.0 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per game. The Grizzlies have committed 20.0 fouls per game while shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Grizzlies are ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.0. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (1st in basketball). The Memphis defense gives up 35.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,065 of 2,998) and opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.4 dimes and 44.4 boards per contest, which is 27th and 21st in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis (-5)

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