Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 2/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+3)

Chase Center is the site where the Golden State Warriors (27-26) will compete against the Los Angeles Lakers (30-26) on Thursday. Los Angeles opens this game as 3-point underdogs. The total has been set at 241.5.

The Lakers faced the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 138-122 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 13 and the Jazz totaled 21 personal fouls. They also made 14 of their 45 attempts from three-point range. Utah ended up going 76.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Utah pulled down 44 boards (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Utah doled out 29 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. In terms of defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 48.5% from the field on 49 of 101 shooting. They also recorded 34 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 37 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 20 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Los Angeles finished the game with a 57.1% FG percentage (52 of 91) and made 14 out of their 31 3-point shots.

Anthony Davis is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He had 37 points on 13 out of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also grabbed 15 boards. Davis ended up going 52.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 30-26 this year. They are averaging 117.0 pts per contest (13th in basketball) while hitting 49.4% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (636 of 1,720) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 42.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,596 assists this season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 26th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,554 relinquished this year. The Lakers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,462 of 5,216) and they concede 44.4 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 37.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 18th in the league in PPG allowed (117.1).

In their last game, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 140-137 when they faced the Jazz. Regarding attacking the glass, Golden State permitted Utah to collect 48 overall (17 offensive). They finished the game shooting 44.9% from distance by connecting on 22 of 49 and ended up shooting 29 out of 32 at the charity stripe (90.6%). The Warriors allowed the Jazz to bury 43 out of 93 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.2% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Warriors finished shooting 49 out of 92 from the floor which had them at 53.3%. Regarding shooting from distance, Golden State knocked down 20 of 42 tries (47.6%). They were able to convert 22 of them for a rate of 78.6%. The Jazz committed 22 fouls in this contest which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Warriors were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this game.

Klay Thompson ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors in this matchup. Thompson recorded 35 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 13 of 22 in the game for a field goal percentage of 59.1%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 27-26 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in basketball. Golden State has accumulated 6,346 points so far this year (119.7 per contest) and they grab 46.6 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 29.0 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per game. The Warriors are responsible for committing 20.6 fouls per game while shooting 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG given up with 118.2. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (11th in basketball). The Golden State defense allows 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (696 of 1,944) and opponents are making 80.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.3 dimes and 42.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 12th and 13th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+3)

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