Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Lakers (10-4) will try to beat the Denver Nuggets (8-5) on Saturday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Grizzlies and walked away with a win by a score of 122-110 in their last contest. Denver walked away from the game having earned a 48.0% field goal percentage (48 of 100) and made 12 out of their 36 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets buried 14 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 53 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 29 assists for the contest while creating 22 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In the matter of defense, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 39.8% from the field on 41 of 103 shooting. Memphis dished out 24 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In addition, Memphis pulled down 55 rebounds (19 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 61.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 31 attempts. They also buried 9 of their 38 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 29 while the Grizzlies recorded 24 personal fouls.

Jamal Murray is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He was able to score 27 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Murray finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists.

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Denver will take the court with a record of 8-5 so far this year. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Denver is snagging 46.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 385 dimes for the campaign, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nuggets are shooting 38.0% on shots from distance (160 of 421) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.5 pts per game (8th in the NBA) while shooting 46.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 21.9 fouls. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from downtown while they are 22nd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (115.1). The Nuggets are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.1% (560 of 1,216) and they concede 44.9 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 11th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 383 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lakers walked away with a victory by a final of 124-118 when they faced the Jazz. The Lakers were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Jazz were called for 24 personal fouls in the game which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for 36 shots. They were able to knock down 26 of those for a clip of 72.2%. In reference to three-point shots, Los Angeles made 14 out of 31 tries (45.2%). Overall, the Lakers walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 76 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.3%. The Lakers allowed the Jazz to convert 45 out of 90 tries from the floor which had them at 50.0% for the matchup. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 of 36 and ended up going 16 of 19 from the charity stripe (84.2%). When talking about rebounds, Los Angeles permitted Utah to grab 42 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Dalton Knecht was important for the Lakers in the matchup. Knecht totaled 37 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist. He knocked down 12 out of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 10-4 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Lakers are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which ranks 5th in the league. Los Angeles has earned 1,642 points for the campaign (117.3 per contest) and they pull in 40.4 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 27.4 times per game (11th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. The Lakers have committed 16.5 fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 35.7% on shots from distance (183 of 513) and their opposition makes 80.1% of their foul shots. They allow 28.1 dimes and 42.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 28th and 12th in the NBA. The Lakers defensively are ranked 24th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.0. They have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (24th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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