Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (13-14) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (14-12) at Golden 1 Center on Thursday.

The Lakers faced the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 116-110 in their last game. Los Angeles ended with a 47.6% field goal percentage (39 out of 82) and knocked down 10 out of their 34 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Lakers converted 28 of their 39 tries for a rate of 71.8%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected 44 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 23 dimes in the game in addition to creating 21 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding the defense, Los Angeles allowed 39.2% from the field on 38 out of 97 shooting. Memphis doled out 25 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Memphis collected 50 boards (17 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Memphis finished the game shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 25 of 30 attempts. They also converted 9 out of their 28 tries from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 27 while the Grizzlies recorded 31 fouls.

Anthony Davis is a player who came through in this matchup. He ended up with 40 points on 15 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins played and collected 16 rebounds. Davis finished the contest at 68.2% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a record of 14-12 on the season. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 40.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 681 assists this season, which is 13th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 34.7% on 3-point shots (301 of 868) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They average 111.3 points per outing (18th in the NBA) while going 47.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.8% from beyond the arc while they are 20th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (114.8). The Lakers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (1,113 of 2,331) and they relinquish 44.7 boards per game as a team. They rank 27th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 738 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-129 against the Nuggets. Regarding rebounding, Sacramento permitted Denver to snag 55 in total (15 offensive). They finished shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 of 28 and ended up shooting 18 out of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Kings permitted the Nuggets to bury 51 out of 102 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Kings shot 49 out of 102 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacramento made 12 out of 35 tries (34.3%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 95.0%. The Nuggets had 18 fouls in this contest which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Kings corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the matchup.

De'Aaron Fox ended up being important for the Kings in the matchup. Fox recorded 29 points in his 39 mins on the court and accumulated 7 assists for the contest. He knocked down 11 out of 24 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 45.8%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 13-14 so far this season. The Kings commit 20.3 personal fouls every game and they go 80.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.9 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per contest. Sacramento has accounted for 3,150 pts so far this season (116.7 per contest) and they pull down 43.4 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Kings are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league.

The Sacramento defense gives up 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (399 of 1,059) and their opposition makes 80.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 25.9 assists and 42.3 boards per game, which is ranked 15th and 5th in basketball. The Kings are ranked 16th in the league in PPG given up with 113.7. They are forcing 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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