Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (3-9) will try to beat the Los Angeles Lakers (7-4) at Smoothie King Center on Saturday.

The Lakers faced off with the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 128-123 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 22 while the Grizzlies recorded 25 personal fouls. They converted 12 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc. Memphis finished shooting 81.8% from the free throw line by making 27 of 33 attempts. In addition, Memphis snagged 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Memphis totaled 28 assists and had 11 steals for this game. Concerning defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 47.2% from the floor on 42 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected 42 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers buried 22 of 32 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. Los Angeles ended having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (43 of 85) and made 20 of 41 shots from beyond the perimeter.

LeBron James is a player who came through in this matchup. James finished the contest at 59.1% from the field and earned 14 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 12 rebounds. He had 35 points on 13 out of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a mark of 7-4 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 117.6 pts per game (6th in basketball) while connecting on 48.0% from the field. The Lakers are connecting on 36.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (136 of 369) and 80.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 40.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 302 assists so far this year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.5 fouls. They concede 35.5% on shots from distance while they are 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.5). The Lakers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 48.0% (481 of 1,002) and they concede 42.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 18th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 309 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 106-88 against the Thunder. Regarding rebounding, New Orleans allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 31 in all (5 offensive). They went 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 15 out of 39 and finished the game at 13 out of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). The Pelicans permitted the Thunder to bury 39 of their 88 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Pelicans shot 34 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.5%. In reference to 3-point shots, New Orleans made 9 out of their 37 attempts (24.3%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 64.7%. The Thunder had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 24 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Pelicans were able to snag 37 defensive boards and 21 offensive rebounds for a total of 58 in the game.

Brandon Ingram pitched in for the Pelicans for this contest. He converted 7 of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and had 6 rebounds. Ingram had 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists in the matchup.

New Orleans has a record of 3-9 on the year. The Pelicans have committed 17.1 fouls per game while shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.2 times per game (25th in the league) and they turn it over 15.4 times per contest. New Orleans has totaled 1,265 points for the campaign (105.4 per contest) and they grab 42.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Pelicans are shooting 44.1% from the floor, which is ranked 24th in the NBA.

The New Orleans defense allows 38.8% on shots from 3-point land (171 of 441) and their opposition makes 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 27.8 dimes and 42.2 rebounds per game, ranking them 26th and 10th in the NBA. The Pelicans are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG allowed with 115.7. They are able to force 14.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.0% from the floor (29th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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