Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (9-8) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (10-6) at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.

The Lakers played the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 127-102 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 16 while the Nuggets finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 16 out of their 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Denver went 57.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Denver grabbed 48 rebounds (8 offensive, 40 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Denver doled out 37 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 61.0% from the floor on 50 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for the matchup while creating 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 11 of 14 shots for a rate of 78.6%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 44.3% FG percentage (39 out of 88) and knocked down 13 out of their 36 shots from downtown.

Austin Reaves is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He accumulated 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and also grabbed 3 boards. Reaves went 53.8% from the floor and also recorded 6 dimes.

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Los Angeles will play this game with a record of 10-6 so far this season. They average 116.4 points per contest (9th in the league) on 48.2% from the floor. The Lakers are shooting 37.5% on three-point shots (202 of 538) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 39.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 431 assists on the year, which is 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.1 fouls. They currently rank 20th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 461 conceded on the season. The Lakers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.5% (697 of 1,436) and they concede 43.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 24th in the league in PPG allowed (116.9).

When they last played, the Spurs walked away with a victory by a final of 104-94 when they faced the Warriors. The Spurs recorded 39 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 48 in the game. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Warriors earned 21 personal fouls for the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.9%. With respect to 3-pointers, San Antonio converted 13 of their 47 tries (27.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs went 38 out of 85 from the field which had them shooting 44.7%. The Spurs allowed the Warriors to make 36 of their 95 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 31.8% from distance by hitting 14 of 44 and ended up going 8 out of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). In relation to rebounding, San Antonio permitted Golden State to grab 49 in total (17 offensive).

Victor Wembanyama was important for the Spurs for the contest. Wembanyama recorded 25 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 9 dimes for the contest. He made 9 out of 21 in this matchup giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 7 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 9-8 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spurs are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which is ranked 18th in basketball. San Antonio has scored 1,866 points so far this season (109.8 per game) and they grab 45.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.9 times per game (8th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per game. The Spurs are committing 16.4 fouls every game and they shoot 80.4% from the charity stripe.

The San Antonio defense gives up 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (223 of 647) and their opposition knocks down 76.9% of their foul shots. They give up 24.0 assists and 43.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 4th and 15th in the NBA. The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 5th in basketball in PPG given up with 109.2. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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