Brooklyn Nets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 1/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, January 19, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Lakers (21-21) will compete against the Brooklyn Nets (16-24) on Friday.

The Nets faced off with the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-103 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 14 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 27 shots from 3-point range. Portland finished shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 14 attempts. Moreover, Portland grabbed 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Portland doled out 21 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. Concerning the defense, Brooklyn allowed 48.8% from the floor on 42 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 18 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Brooklyn finished with a 47.9% field goal percentage (35 out of 73) and converted 15 of 38 three-point shots.

Mikal Bridges is a guy who came through in the matchup. Bridges ended up shooting 38.9% from the floor and also earned 4 dimes. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up with 21 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Brooklyn comes into this one with a record of 16-24 this season. They are averaging 113.8 points per contest (19th in the league) while connecting on 45.6% from the field. The Nets are hitting 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (543 of 1,500) and 75.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is snagging 46.4 boards per game and has tallied 1,045 dimes for the year, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.1 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nets are able to force 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 38.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 17th in basketball in opponents points per game (115.6). The Nets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.6% (1,677 of 3,599) and they surrender 44.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 10th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,029 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Lakers got the victory with a final of 127-110 when they faced the Mavericks. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Dallas to get 43 in total (11 on the offensive side). They went 27.5% from three-point range by going 11 out of 40 and finished the game at 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Lakers allowed the Mavericks to make 42 of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2% for the game. When the game finished, the Lakers shot 49 out of 91 from the floor which had them at 53.8%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Los Angeles knocked down 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 17 of those for a percentage of 70.8%. The Mavericks had 19 fouls for the contest which got the Lakers to the free throw line for 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Lakers were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this matchup.

D'Angelo Russell ended up having an impact for the Lakers in the game. He buried 11 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Russell scored 29 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the game.

Los Angeles has a record of 21-21 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lakers are shooting 48.8% from the field, which ranks them 7th in the league. Los Angeles has tallied 4,804 points for the campaign (114.4 per contest) and they grab 43.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 27.8 times per contest (8th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. The Lakers are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 16th in basketball in PPG allowed with 115.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (12th in the league). The Los Angeles defense allows 37.7% on shots from distance (600 of 1,593) and opponents are connecting on 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.1 assists and 44.3 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 20th and 20th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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