Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics (37-11) will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (24-25) on Thursday.

The Lakers faced off with the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 138-122 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 16 and the Hawks totaled 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 16 out of their 38 tries from beyond the arc. Atlanta went 88.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 18 tries. On top of that, Atlanta collected 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Atlanta dished out 32 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. In regard to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 52.5% from the floor on 53 of 101 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes in this contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 14 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 56.0%. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 53.3% field goal percentage (48 of 90) and converted 12 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

Max Christie is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 5 points on 2 out of 2 shooting. He saw the court for 11 minutes played and collected 1 board. Christie went 100.0% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 24-25 so far this season. They average 116.2 pts per game (14th in the league) while shooting 49.2% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 36.5% on shots from distance (547 of 1,497) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 42.8 boards per contest and has earned 1,377 assists so far this season, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 28th in the league in giving up assists with 1,357 surrendered on the campaign. The Lakers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.4% (2,146 of 4,528) and they relinquish 44.2 boards per game as a team. They give up 37.8% on shots from downtown and they are 20th in the league in PPG from their opponents (117.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 129-124 when they played the Pacers. The Celtics snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Pacers committed 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 81.8%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Boston made 17 of 36 tries (47.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Celtics went 47 for 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.0%. The Celtics allowed the Pacers to make 50 out of their 108 attempts from the field which had them at 46.3% for the game. They went 30.8% from distance by shooting 12 of 39 and finished the game at 12 of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Boston permitted Indiana to collect 50 in total (19 on the offensive side).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics in this contest. He converted 9 out of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Brown accumulated 25 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in this matchup.

Boston has a record of 37-11 on the season. The Celtics commit 17.1 fouls per contest while shooting 80.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.7 times per game (20th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per game. Boston has accounted for 5,779 pts so far this year (120.4 per game) and they grab 47.2 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Celtics are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which is 12th in the NBA.

The Boston defense gives up 34.7% on 3-point shots (628 of 1,811) and their opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.9 dimes and 44.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks 5th and 19th in the NBA. The Celtics on defense are ranked 5th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 111.0. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (3rd in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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