Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Golden State Warriors (43-35) are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday where they will play the Los Angeles Lakers (45-34).

The Warriors faced the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 118-110 in their last game. Golden State wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.3% FG percentage (49 of 92) and made 14 of 35 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 6 of 6 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 47 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 32 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing defense, Golden State allowed 47.0% from the floor on 39 of 83 shooting. Utah totaled 21 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In addition, Utah snagged 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Utah shot 81.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of 21 attempts. They made 15 out of their 35 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Warriors walked away with 19 and the Jazz had 9 fouls.

Klay Thompson is one player who was a major factor for the game. Thompson finished the game shooting 52.2% from the field and also earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 28 mins and also pulled down 5 boards. He had 32 points on 12 of 23 shooting.

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Golden State will enter this contest with a mark of 43-35 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 42.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 2,279 dimes this year, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Warriors are shooting 37.7% on three-point shots (1,146 of 3,038) and 78.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 117.8 points per contest (8th in basketball) while shooting 47.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Warriors are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are surrendering 35.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (115.4). The Warriors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (3,286 of 7,043) and they concede 39.4 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 17th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,088 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Lakers took a loss by a score of 127-117 against the Timberwolves. The Lakers collected 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the matchup. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves committed 20 personal fouls for this game which took the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 32 shots. They were able to convert 28 of the free throws for a rate of 87.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles buried 11 of their 31 tries (35.5%). In all, the Lakers walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 84 from the floor which had them shooting 46.4%. The Lakers allowed the Timberwolves to make 50 of their 97 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.5% in the game. They shot 38.5% from 3-point land by shooting 15 of 39 and ended up shooting 12 out of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). When discussing rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Minnesota to grab 46 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Rui Hachimura ended up having an impact for the Lakers for this contest. Hachimura racked up 30 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest. He made 11 out of 17 in this matchup giving him a rate of 64.7%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 45-34 for the year. The Lakers commit 15.7 fouls every game and they hit 78.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 28.5 times per game (6th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. Los Angeles has 9,312 points for the campaign (117.9 per contest) and they collect 40.1 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lakers are connecting on 49.8% from the field, which is 2nd in the NBA.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,112 of 2,992) and opponents are converting on 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 28.3 assists and 41.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 26th and 15th in the NBA. The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.3. They have forced 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (17th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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