Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Los Angeles Lakers (23-23) are headed to Chase Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Golden State Warriors (19-23).

The Lakers faced off with the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 141-132 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Lakers walked away with 21 while the Bulls finished the game with 18 fouls. They also made 12 of their 37 attempts from beyond the arc. Chicago finished the game shooting 89.7% from the charity stripe by converting 26 of 29 tries. Moreover, Chicago grabbed 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Chicago doled out 27 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 53.4% from the floor on 47 out of 88 shooting. They also dished out 35 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Lakers made 15 of 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Los Angeles finished with a 60.9% FG percentage (53 of 87) and made 20 of their 31 3-pointers.

D'Angelo Russell is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He had 29 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played but ended the game without a board. Russell walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a mark of 23-23 on the campaign. They are averaging 115.4 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while hitting 49.1% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (513 of 1,402) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 42.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,290 dimes this season, which ranks 5th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 fouls. They currently rank 26th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,252 surrendered on the season. The Lakers are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (1,986 of 4,210) and they surrender 43.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 37.7% on 3-pointers while they are 17th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (116.2).

When they last played, the Warriors took a defeat with a final score of 134-133 against the Kings. The Warriors were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game. They also gave up possession 13 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Kings had 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of them for a rate of 78.3%. With respect to shooting from distance, Golden State converted 19 out of 37 tries (51.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors finished shooting 48 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.8%. The Warriors allowed the Kings to make 48 out of 91 tries from the field which had them shooting 52.7% in this game. They went 45.8% from distance by shooting 22 of 48 and ended up going 16 out of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Golden State allowed Sacramento to collect 34 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Stephen Curry ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors for the game. Curry had 33 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 2 assists in this game. He buried 13 of 26 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Golden State has a record of 19-23 this year. The Warriors are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls per contest while shooting 79.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.1 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. Golden State has scored 4,954 pts so far this season (118.0 per game) and they pull down 45.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Warriors are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks 18th in the league.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 118.4. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (18th in basketball). The Golden State defense surrenders 36.1% on 3-point attempts (556 of 1,540) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.3 dimes and 42.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 14th and 12th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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