Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 3/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

The Los Angeles Lakers (39-32) are hitting the road to FedExForum on Wednesday where they will compete against the Memphis Grizzlies (24-48).

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 150-145 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 14 and the Pacers finished the game with 31 personal fouls. They made 18 of 36 attempts from distance. Indiana finished shooting 56.3% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 16 shots. Furthermore, Indiana pulled down 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Indiana totaled 39 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 55.1% from the field on 59 of 107 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Lakers knocked down 38 of 43 shots for a percentage of 88.4%. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 56.2% FG percentage (50 of 89) and made 12 out of their 25 shots from distance.

Anthony Davis is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 36 points on 15 of 21 shooting. He played 40 minutes played and grabbed 16 rebounds. Davis went 71.4% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a win-loss record of 39-32 on the season. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 42.7 boards per contest and has earned 2,027 assists so far this season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are shooting 37.9% on three-point attempts (828 of 2,187) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 117.7 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 50.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing 13.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They surrender 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (117.6). The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.4% (3,158 of 6,662) and they relinquish 44.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are 25th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,017 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Grizzlies took a loss by a score of 128-103 when they played the Nuggets. The Grizzlies snagged 23 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. The Nuggets committed 23 fouls for this contest which got the Grizzlies to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They were able to bury 18 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Memphis converted 11 of 44 tries (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 37 out of 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.4%. The Grizzlies permitted the Nuggets to convert 48 of their 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% for the contest. They went 46.9% from distance by hitting 15 out of 32 and finished the game at 17 out of 18 at the free throw line (94.4%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Memphis allowed Denver to collect 50 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Lamar Stevens ended up being a major contributor for the Grizzlies in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Stevens accumulated 19 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game.

Memphis has a mark of 24-48 this season. The Grizzlies commit 19.2 personal fouls per contest while shooting 76.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.8 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.1 times per contest. Memphis has tallied 7,624 pts so far this year (105.9 per contest) and they pull down 42.2 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Grizzlies are connecting on 43.6% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in basketball.

The Memphis defense surrenders 37.6% on 3-point attempts (955 of 2,537) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 26.5 assists and 45.8 boards every game, which is 12th and 29th in the league. The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (17th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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