Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 4/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (14-61) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (42-33) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Lakers played the Nets and went home with a win by a final score of 116-104 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 54.5% field goal percentage (42 out of 77) and buried 15 out of their 40 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Lakers made 17 of their 22 tries for a rate of 77.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 50 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 24 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 42.4% from the field on 39 of 92 shooting. Brooklyn doled out 19 assists and had 12 steals in this game. On top of that, Brooklyn pulled down 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Brooklyn ended up shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 19 attempts. They also converted 12 of 36 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Lakers walked away with 15 while the Nets totaled 17 fouls.

LeBron James is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He walked away with 40 points on 13 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and collected 7 rebounds. James finished the game at 76.5% from the floor and dished out 5 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a mark of 42-33 this season. They average 117.7 points per game (8th in the league) while connecting on 49.8% from the floor. The Lakers are connecting on 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (880 of 2,334) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 43.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,136 assists so far this season, which ranks 6th in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 13.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They currently rank 28th in the league in allowing assists with 2,130 surrendered on the campaign. The Lakers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (3,335 of 7,059) and they surrender 44.3 boards per game as a unit. They concede 37.2% on 3-pointers and they are 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed (117.5).

For their last game, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 119-107 against the Heat. In relation to attacking the glass, Washington permitted Miami to pull down 42 in all (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 38.9% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 36 and ended up going 25 out of 29 at the free throw line (86.2%). The Wizards allowed the Heat to bury 40 of 81 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Wizards ended up shooting 40 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Washington converted 11 out of their 38 attempts (28.9%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.2%. The Heat committed 19 fouls in this contest which got the Wizards to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Wizards collected 35 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the matchup.

Jordan Poole ended up being important for the Wizards in the matchup. Poole earned 22 points in his 34 minutes on the court and earned 8 dimes for this contest. He made 8 of 20 for this contest for a rate of 40.0%, and added 4 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 14-61 on the campaign. As an offense, the Wizards are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which is 17th in the NBA. Washington has 8,496 points on the season (113.3 per game) and they grab 41.1 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 27.9 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per contest. The Wizards are committing 19.9 fouls per contest and they hit 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense concedes 36.2% on 3-point attempts (920 of 2,538) and opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 29.1 assists and 48.7 boards every game, which is 29th and 30th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the league in PPG given up with 123.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.6% from the field (29th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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