Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 1/18/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Sacramento Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

The Kings played the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 132-119 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Kings ended up with 19 while the Spurs finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They buried 10 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. San Antonio ended up going 65.0% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 20 attempts. Moreover, San Antonio grabbed 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. San Antonio totaled 27 assists and had 1 steal for the contest. When talking about defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 51.6% from the floor on 48 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 20 of 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Sacramento ended having earned a 55.1% FG percentage (49 out of 89) and converted 14 out of their 30 three-point attempts.

Harrison Barnes is a guy who came through in this game. Barnes finished the game shooting 72.7% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He played for 39 mins and also totaled 2 rebounds. He accumulated 29 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 24-18 on the season. They have an average of 120.0 pts per game (1st in the league) while going 49.3% from the field. The Kings are connecting on 36.9% on shots from distance (574 of 1,557) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is snagging 42.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,137 assists so far this season, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.7 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 21.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 8th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,062 surrendered this season. The Kings defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.9% (1,820 of 3,720) and they relinquish 42.3 boards per contest as a group. They give up 36.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (117.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Lakers went home victorious with a score of 140-132 against the Rockets. The Lakers earned 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They gave up possession 2 times, while earning 4 steals in this matchup. The Rockets had 25 personal fouls in this contest which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 35 tries. They were able to knock down 30 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Los Angeles knocked down 12 out of their 33 attempts (36.4%). When all was said and done, the Lakers ended up shooting 49 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 53.8%. The Lakers permitted the Rockets to make 49 of their 100 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.0% in this game. They wrapped up this game 36.7% from downtown by shooting 11 of 30 and ended up going 23 of 31 at the free throw line (74.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Houston to grab 48 in all (17 offensive).

LeBron James ended up having an impact for the Lakers for the matchup. He buried 16 out of 26 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and earned 8 rebounds. James recorded 48 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 9 dimes in this contest.

Los Angeles has a record of 20-24 this season. The Lakers commit 18.6 fouls per contest and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per game. Los Angeles has accumulated 5,150 pts so far this year (117.0 per contest) and they collect 44.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Lakers are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which ranks 6th in the league.

The Lakers on defense are ranked 27th in the NBA in points given up per game with 118.1. They have forced 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (19th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (551 of 1,586) and their opponents are connecting on 75.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 26.0 assists and 45.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 25th and 26th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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