Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Lakers (3-5) will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers played the Kings and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-118 in their last contest. Portland ended the contest having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (44 out of 87) and knocked down 8 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 22 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 75.9%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 26 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to defending, Portland allowed 46.1% from the field on 41 of 89 shooting. Sacramento distributed 32 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Sacramento collected 50 rebounds (15 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Sacramento finished the game shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 28 of 38 tries. They also converted 11 out of their 37 attempts from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 29 and the Kings had 24 fouls.

Jerami Grant is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up finishing with 38 points on 12 out of 25 shooting. He played 46 mins played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Grant finished the game at 48.0% from the field and dished out 5 dimes.

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Portland comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-5 for the season. They are turning it over 16.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 21.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 44.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 165 dimes so far this season, which is 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Trail Blazers are hitting 30.1% on 3-point shots (75 of 249) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They average 106.0 points per game (30th in the NBA) while going 43.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 16.6 turnovers every game and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are ranked 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 217 relinquished so far this season. The Trail Blazers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (334 of 709) and they surrender 46.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 33.7% on shots from distance and they are 13th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.1).

For their last game, the Lakers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-94 when they faced the Rockets. The Lakers were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Rockets had 23 fouls for the contest which got the Lakers to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 62.5%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles made 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Lakers ended up going 36 for 84 from the field which had them sitting at 42.9%. The Lakers permitted the Rockets to convert 51 of 93 attempts from the field which had them shooting 54.8% for this game. They wrapped up this game 42.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 of 33 and ended up shooting 12 out of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed Houston to get 57 overall (14 offensive).

Rui Hachimura ended up being important for the Lakers for this contest. He made 10 out of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 71.4%, and added 8 rebounds. Hachimura scored 24 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 3-5 for the year. As an offensive team, the Lakers are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 15th in the league. Los Angeles has accounted for 872 pts for the season (109.0 per game) and they pull in 42.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. The Lakers are committing 20.0 fouls per contest and they go 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 116.3. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (18th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 37.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (106 of 285) and their opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.3 dimes and 47.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 18th and 27th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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