Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/29/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets
Date: Monday, April 29, 2024
Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO
TV: TNT
Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+8)
The Los Angeles Lakers are headed to Ball Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their series. Denver leads the series 3-1. Los Angeles opens this contest as 8-point underdogs. The over/under is 217.5.
The Lakers walked away with a win by a score of 119-108 in Game 4 to avoid a sweep. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 20 and the Nuggets accumulated 15 fouls. They also made 9 of 30 tries from downtown. Denver finished 84.0% at the free throw line by making 21 of 25 tries. Moreover, Denver collected 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Denver totaled 30 assists and had 9 steals in this game. When discussing the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the floor on 39 of 87 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 46 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Lakers converted 15 of their 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 52.2% FG percentage (48 of 92) and knocked down 8 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.
Anthony Davis is someone who was a factor for the contest. Davis shot 64.7% from the field and also totaled 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins and collected 23 rebounds. He recorded 25 points on 11 of 17 shooting.
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Los Angeles will play this game with a win-loss record of 47-35 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 43.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 2,340 assists on the year, which ranks 5th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are hitting 37.7% from downtown (969 of 2,572) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.0 points per contest (6th in the league) while hitting 49.9% from the floor.
On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,316 surrendered for the season. The Lakers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,643 of 7,687) and they surrender 44.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 37.6% on 3-point shots and they are 23rd in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (117.4).
When it comes to cleaning up the glass in Game 4, Denver allowed Los Angeles to pull down 46 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 30.8% from three-point range by going 8 out of 26 and ended up going 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Nuggets allowed the Lakers to make 48 of 92 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.2% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets went 39 for 87 from the field which had them shooting 44.8%. In terms of shots from distance, Denver converted 9 out of their 30 attempts (30.0%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.0%. The Lakers committed 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Nuggets pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was important for the Nuggets for the contest. He converted 6 out of 8 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Caldwell scored 14 points in his 40 minutes on the court and added 3 assists for the game.
Denver has a win-loss mark of 57-25 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.6% from the floor, which ranks them 4th in basketball. Denver has accounted for 9,418 points on the campaign (114.9 per game) and they average 44.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 29.5 times per game (3rd in the league) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per contest. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per game while shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe.
The Nuggets are ranked 6th in the league in PPG given up with 109.6. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (4th in basketball). The Denver defense gives up 35.5% on three-point shots (919 of 2,587) and their opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their free throw shots. They surrender 25.7 assists and 42.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 9th and 7th in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+8)
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