Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The Los Angeles Lakers (14-9) are headed to Frost Bank Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (3-19).

The Lakers faced off with the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 123-109 in their last contest. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 53.4% field goal percentage (47 of 88) and made 2 of their 13 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 27 of their 35 attempts for a rate of 77.1%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 55 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 dimes for the game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to defending, Los Angeles allowed 36.8% from the floor on 35 out of 95 shooting. Indiana earned 27 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. On top of that, Indiana collected 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 10 rejections. Indiana finished 87.9% from the charity stripe by making 29 of 33 shots. They also made 10 of 41 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 25 and the Pacers accounted for 33 personal fouls.

Anthony Davis is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. Davis finished 66.7% from the floor and earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 41 mins and snagged 20 rebounds. He left the arena with 41 points on 16 of 24 shooting.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a record of 14-9 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 44.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 606 assists on the year, which is 8th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 34.3% on three-point shots (234 of 683) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They average 113.1 points per contest (18th in the league) while hitting 48.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 21.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 609 relinquished on the campaign. The Lakers are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.3% (968 of 2,139) and they concede 44.9 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 36.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 10th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 93-82 when they played the Rockets. When talking about team rebounding, San Antonio permitted Houston to pull down 60 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 30.8% from three-point range via 12 out of 39 and finished the game at 17 out of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). The Spurs permitted the Rockets to make 32 of 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.4% in this contest. Overall, the Spurs ended up shooting 31 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.6%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, San Antonio converted 5 out of their 41 attempts (12.2%). They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 68.2%. The Rockets earned 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Spurs were able to snag 42 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 51 for this contest.

Victor Wembanyama ended up being a factor for the Spurs in the matchup. He buried 7 of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 46.7%, and had 18 rebounds. Wembanyama earned 15 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists for this contest.

San Antonio has a record of 3-19 this season. The Spurs are committing 19.9 personal fouls per game and they go 78.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.8 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.2 times per game. San Antonio has accounted for 2,407 points on the campaign (109.4 per contest) and they pull in 43.1 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spurs are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA.

The Spurs defensively are ranked 27th in the league in PPG surrendered with 121.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (24th in basketball). The San Antonio defense gives up 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (310 of 797) and opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 27.9 assists and 46.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 26th and 27th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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