Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks (19-27) will try to beat the Los Angeles Lakers (24-23) at State Farm Arena on Tuesday.

The Lakers played the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 145-144 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 21 while the Warriors totaled 34 personal fouls. They also made 23 of 58 shots from beyond the arc. Golden State finished the game at 68.8% from the free throw line by burying 11 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Golden State grabbed 50 rebounds (11 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Golden State earned 37 assists and had 11 steals in the game. With regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed 46.2% from the floor on 55 of 119 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists for this game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 55 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 38 of 43 shots for a rate of 88.4%. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 48.5% field goal percentage (49 of 101) and made 9 out of their 27 3-point attempts.

LeBron James is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. James finished shooting 56.0% from the field and distributed 12 assists. He was on the court for 48 mins and also snagged 20 rebounds. He left the arena with 36 points on 14 out of 25 shooting.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a record of 24-23 so far this year. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.1 boards per contest and has racked up 1,323 assists this season, which ranks 6th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (522 of 1,429) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 116.0 points per contest (14th in the NBA) while hitting 49.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 26th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,289 relinquished for the year. The Lakers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.1% (2,041 of 4,329) and they surrender 43.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 17th in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.8).

The last time they took the court, the Hawks got the victory with a final of 126-125 against the Raptors. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Atlanta permitted Toronto to snag 46 in all (15 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 48.4% from three-point range by shooting 15 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 32 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Hawks allowed the Raptors to convert 41 of their 89 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.1% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks ended up shooting 44 out of 95 from the field which had them shooting 46.3%. In relation to 3-pointers, Atlanta converted 6 of 27 tries (22.2%). They were able to bury 32 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. The Raptors committed 30 personal fouls in the game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 40 attempts. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Hawks were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this game.

Trae Young was important for the Hawks in this game. Young racked up 30 points in his 42 minutes on the court and had 12 dimes in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 24 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and added 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 19-27 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 23rd in the league. Atlanta has tallied 5,530 pts for the season (120.2 per contest) and they grab 44.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.7 times per game (19th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 19.0 fouls every game while shooting 81.1% from the free throw line.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 29th in the league in points given up per game with 123.3. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 50.2% from the floor (29th in the league). The Atlanta defense gives up 38.9% on three-point shots (633 of 1,629) and opponents are converting on 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 28.7 assists and 44.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 28th and 23rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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