Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (36-27) welcome the Los Angeles Lakers (36-30) at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Timberwolves and earned the victory with a final of 120-109 in their last contest. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 53.0% field goal percentage (44 of 83) and converted 10 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 22 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 75.9%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 56 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 29 assists in the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 42.3% from the field on 41 out of 97 shooting. Minnesota recorded 27 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Minnesota collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Minnesota finished shooting 84.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 13 tries. They also converted 16 out of their 46 tries from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 12 and the Timberwolves accounted for 18 personal fouls.

LeBron James is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. James finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 9 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also totaled 8 rebounds. He ended up scoring 29 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 36-30 for the year. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.0 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 42.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,881 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 5th in basketball in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 37.6% on three-point shots (763 of 2,029) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They average 117.3 pts per contest (10th in basketball) while connecting on 49.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 21st in the league in opponents points per game (117.6). The Lakers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,927 of 6,176) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,858 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 112-104 against the Rockets. The Kings were able to snag 37 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Rockets had 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Kings to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.0%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Sacramento converted 6 of their 32 tries (18.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings finished 39 for 86 from the field which had them sitting at 45.3%. The Kings allowed the Rockets to make 39 of 84 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4% for this game. They finished the game shooting 41.4% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 29 and ended up shooting 22 of 27 at the charity stripe (81.5%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Sacramento allowed Houston to grab 42 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Domantas Sabonis was important for the Kings in this game. He made 10 of 11 for the contest giving him a rate of 90.9%, and earned 15 rebounds. Sabonis totaled 25 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 8 assists for the matchup.

Sacramento has a mark of 36-27 this season. As an offense, the Kings are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which is 10th in basketball. Sacramento has totaled 7,448 pts this season (118.2 per contest) and they collect 43.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 28.7 times per game (6th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. The Kings have committed 20.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Kings are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 117.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Sacramento defense gives up 39.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (841 of 2,111) and their opponents are making 81.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 27.9 dimes and 42.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 22nd and 8th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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