Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Smoothie King Center is the location where the New Orleans Pelicans will take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

The Lakers faced the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 112-108 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (43 out of 89) and converted 12 of their 36 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 10 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 58.8%. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 24 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed 47.7% from the floor on 42 of 88 shooting. New York earned 18 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Furthermore, New York pulled down 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. New York finished the contest at 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 21 shots. They also buried 11 of their 37 attempts from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 17 while the Knicks recorded 18 fouls.

D'Angelo Russell is one player who was a contributor for the game. Russell finished shooting 68.4% from the floor and also earned 8 assists. He was on the court for 35 minutes and collected 5 boards. He was able to score 33 points on 13 of 19 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a record of 33-35 so far this year. They are averaging 116.6 pts per game (8th in the league) while connecting on 47.9% from the field. The Lakers are hitting 34.0% on three-point shots (720 of 2,120) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 45.6 boards per game and has racked up 1,715 assists on the year, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game while drawing 21.2 fouls. They are 20th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,747 surrendered on the campaign. The Lakers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (2,994 of 6,399) and they relinquish 45.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 34.3% on shots from downtown and they are 21st in the league in PPG from their opponents (117.2).

For their last game, the Pelicans got the victory with a final of 127-110 against the Trail Blazers. The Pelicans were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 43 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Trail Blazers committed 21 fouls for this contest which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a rate of 75.9%. In relation to 3-pointers, New Orleans knocked down 19 out of 40 tries (47.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans went 43 out of 86 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Pelicans permitted the Trail Blazers to make 43 out of their 88 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 48.9% in this game. They went 30.3% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 33 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, New Orleans permitted Portland to get 46 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Trey Murphy III ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans in this matchup. He made 13 out of 20 in this matchup for a rate of 65.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Murphy tallied 41 points in his 30 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this game.

New Orleans has a record of 33-35 so far this season. The Pelicans commit 20.7 fouls per game and they shoot 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.8 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. New Orleans has tallied 7,752 pts for the year (114.0 per game) and they collect 43.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks them 12th in the league.

The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 15th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.3. They have forced 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (17th in basketball). The New Orleans defense gives up 33.9% on 3-pointers (831 of 2,451) and their opponents are converting on 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 25.1 dimes and 42.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 12th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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