Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers (5-5) are hosting the Sacramento Kings (5-4) at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

The Kings took the court against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 132-120 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Kings finished with 19 while the Cavaliers racked up 18 fouls. They knocked down 16 out of their 35 attempts from downtown. Cleveland ended up going 82.4% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 17 attempts. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Cleveland recorded 24 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 49.5% from the field on 45 of 91 shooting. They also dished out 32 assists for the contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 37 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Kings converted 14 of their 22 shots for a rate of 63.6%. Sacramento walked away from the contest with a 59.0% field goal percentage (49 out of 83) and made 20 of 42 shots from 3-point land.

Harrison Barnes is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shooting. He played 22 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Barnes finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Sacramento heads into this contest with a record of 5-4 for the campaign. They average 113.4 pts per game (14th in the league) on 45.2% from the floor. The Kings are shooting 33.6% on 3-pointers (128 of 381) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 44.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 241 dimes on the year, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a team are committing 21.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Kings are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They give up 37.2% on shots from downtown while they are 20th in the league in PPG allowed (114.4). The Kings defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.7% (382 of 784) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 12th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 241 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Lakers went home victorious with a score of 116-110 against the Trail Blazers. The Lakers snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers committed 25 fouls in this matchup which took the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 37 shots. They were able to knock down 30 of those for a percentage of 81.1%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles made 4 of 19 attempts (21.1%). Overall, the Lakers went 41 for 84 from the floor which had them shooting 48.8%. The Lakers allowed the Trail Blazers to convert 45 of their 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.0% for the matchup. They went 35.1% from 3-point land by hitting 13 out of 37 and finished the game at 7 out of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Portland to get 38 in total (5 offensive).

Anthony Davis pitched in for the Lakers in the game. He knocked down 10 out of 20 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 13 rebounds. Davis earned 30 points in his 41 mins on the court and totaled 6 assists for the contest.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 5-5 this year. The Lakers commit 19.1 fouls per contest and they hit 77.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.9 times per contest (20th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 1,110 pts this year (111.0 per contest) and they collect 42.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lakers are shooting 47.6% from the field, which has them ranked 12th in the league.

The Lakers on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the league in PPG given up with 115.9. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (20th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense allows 37.3% on shots from distance (134 of 359) and their opponents are converting on 73.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.1 dimes and 47.0 rebounds every game, which is 16th and 26th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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