Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 4/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Cleveland Cavaliers (46-31) are headed to Crypto.com Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (44-33).

The Cavaliers faced off with the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-101 in their last contest. Cleveland ended having earned a 47.0% FG percentage (39 of 83) and buried 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers knocked down 16 of 19 tries for a rate of 84.2%. With regard to rebounding, they collected 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 28 assists for this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the floor on 44 out of 87 shooting. Phoenix recorded 32 dimes and had 11 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Phoenix collected 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Phoenix ended up going 94.1% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 17 shots. They also made 18 of their 33 tries from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 14 while the Suns recorded 17 personal fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who played a role for the game. Mitchell finished the contest at 47.1% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 38 mins and totaled 3 boards. He racked up 24 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Cleveland will play this game with a record of 46-31 so far this season. They currently have an average of 112.6 points per outing (19th in the NBA) while going 48.0% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 36.6% from downtown (1,042 of 2,849) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling down 41.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,163 dimes on the season, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a team they commit 17.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.9). The Cavaliers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.1% (3,112 of 6,748) and they concede 40.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 6th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,921 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Lakers got the win with a final of 125-120 when they played the Wizards. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Washington to get 39 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 42.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 18 of 42 and finished the game at 12 of 13 from the free throw line (92.3%). The Lakers permitted the Wizards to bury 45 out of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.5% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Lakers shot 46 for 91 from the field which had them at 50.5%. In regard to shots from distance, Los Angeles converted 8 of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 25 of those for a percentage of 86.2%. The Wizards were called for 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Lakers snagged 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this contest.

Anthony Davis ended up being a factor for the Lakers for the contest. Davis earned 35 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the game. He made 10 out of 17 for the game for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 18 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 44-33 this year. As an offensive team, the Lakers are hitting on 49.8% from the floor, which ranks 2nd in the league. Los Angeles has tallied 9,079 pts for the season (117.9 per contest) and they collect 41.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.5 times per game (7th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game. The Lakers have committed 15.8 fouls per game and they shoot 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (1,086 of 2,918) and their opponents are making 79.8% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 28.3 dimes and 42.4 boards every game, which is 26th and 15th in the NBA. The Lakers defensively are ranked 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed with 117.5. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (17th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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