Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 11/10/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Friday, November 10, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+3)

The Phoenix Suns (4-4) will play the Los Angeles Lakers (3-5) at Footprint Center on Friday. Los Angeles is 3-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 226.

The Lakers took the court against the Rockets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-94 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (36 of 84) and knocked down 7 out of their 25 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers made 15 of their 24 tries for a rate of 62.5%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 34 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 20 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 54.8% from the field on 51 out of 93 shooting. Houston recorded 26 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, Houston had 57 boards (14 offensive, 43 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Houston walked away from this one shooting 63.2% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 19 attempts. They knocked down 14 out of their 33 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Lakers ended up with 18 while the Rockets had 23 fouls.

LeBron James is one player who was a major factor in the game. He racked up 21 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. James finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a mark of 3-5 so far this season. They average 109.0 points per game (22nd in the league) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 29.6% on shots from downtown (72 of 243) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 42.8 boards per contest and has 195 dimes on the season, which ranks 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.5 fouls. They rank 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 210 surrendered so far this season. The Lakers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (354 of 752) and they relinquish 47.5 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (116.3).

For their last game, the Suns got the victory with a final of 116-115 when they faced the Bulls. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Phoenix allowed Chicago to collect 39 overall (9 offensive). They shot 42.4% from three-point range via 14 of 33 and ended up shooting 17 of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). The Suns permitted the Bulls to knock down 42 of 95 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.2% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2%. When talking about shots from distance, Phoenix converted 19 of their 48 attempts (39.6%). They were able to make 21 of those for a percentage of 84.0%. The Bulls were called for 22 fouls in the matchup which took the Suns to the free throw line for 25 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Suns recorded 40 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 53 in this contest.

Devin Booker was important for the Suns for the contest. He made 13 out of 21 for the matchup giving him a rate of 61.9%, and had 6 rebounds. Booker tallied 32 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 8 assists for the matchup.

Phoenix has a mark of 4-4 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 18th in basketball. Phoenix has accounted for 900 pts this season (112.5 per game) and they pull down 45.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.0 times per contest (12th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 17.3 times per contest. The Suns are committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 82.7% from the free throw line.

The Phoenix defense allows 34.2% on 3-point attempts (92 of 269) and opponents are knocking down 80.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.3 assists and 42.1 total boards per game, which is 17th and 8th in the league. The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG given up with 111.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (8th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix (-3)

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