Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 1/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (21-24) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (24-23) at Toyota Center on Monday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 145-144 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Lakers walked away with 21 and the Warriors had 34 fouls. They made 23 of 58 attempts from 3-point range. Golden State finished shooting 68.8% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 16 shots. Furthermore, Golden State grabbed 50 boards (11 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Golden State doled out 37 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Los Angeles allowed 46.2% from the floor on 55 out of 119 shooting. They also doled out 33 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 55 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 38 of their 43 attempts for a rate of 88.4%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (49 out of 101) and buried 9 of their 27 3-pointers.

LeBron James is someone who played a role in the matchup. He totaled 36 points on 14 of 25 shooting. He played 48 mins played and also collected 20 boards. James finished shooting 56.0% from the floor and also recorded 12 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a win-loss record of 24-23 on the year. They currently have an average of 116.0 points per contest (14th in basketball) while going 49.1% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 36.5% from downtown (522 of 1,429) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 43.1 boards per game and has accounted for 1,323 dimes this year, which ranks 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Lakers have forced 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are surrendering 37.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 18th in the league in points per game allowed (116.8). The Lakers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,041 of 4,329) and they concede 43.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 27th in the league in allowing assists with 1,289 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets took a loss by a final score of 106-104 when they faced the Nets. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Houston permitted Brooklyn to snag 40 in all (2 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 35.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 out of 34 and finished the game at 22 of 37 from the charity stripe (59.5%). The Rockets allowed the Nets to make 36 of 74 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.6% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Rockets ended up going 37 out of 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.4%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Houston converted 10 out of 37 attempts (27.0%). They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 87.0%. The Nets were called for 22 personal fouls for this game which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Rockets were able to pull down 40 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 55 for the game.

Dillon Brooks pitched in for the Rockets in this matchup. He converted 7 of 18 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and earned 5 rebounds. Brooks racked up 19 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 assists for this contest.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 21-24 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is ranked 26th in the league. Houston has scored 5,097 pts this year (113.3 per game) and they collect 45.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. The Rockets commit 21.5 fouls every game and they connect on 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets defensively are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.4. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (5th in the league). The Houston defense allows 34.4% on shots from distance (559 of 1,624) and opponents are knocking down 75.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 24.6 dimes and 44.5 boards every game, which is ranked 4th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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