Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 3/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Lakers (37-32) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (38-31) on Friday.

The 76ers faced off with the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-102 in their last contest. Philadelphia walked away from the contest having earned a 43.2% field goal percentage (41 of 95) and buried 13 out of their 37 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the 76ers buried 7 of their 18 tries for a rate of 38.9%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 40 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 33 assists for the game while creating 23 turnovers and having 12 steals. When discussing the defense, Philadelphia allowed 50.0% from the field on 45 of 90 shooting. Phoenix recorded 34 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Additionally, Phoenix had 55 boards (14 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Phoenix finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 6 of their 8 tries. They also made 19 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the 76ers ended up walking away with 12 and the Suns totaled 18 personal fouls.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. Oubre finished 35.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Philadelphia heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 38-31 so far this season. They are averaging 114.7 pts per contest (15th in the NBA) while hitting 46.4% from the field. The 76ers are shooting 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (801 of 2,243) and 82.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is snagging 42.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,704 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the 76ers are able to force 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 11th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,806 surrendered so far this year. The 76ers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,815 of 5,966) and they relinquish 44.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 9th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.4).

For their last game, the Lakers went home victorious with a score of 136-105 when they faced the Hawks. When discussing rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Atlanta to snag 42 in all (12 offensive). They finished shooting 22.0% from 3-point land by going 9 of 41 and ended up shooting 12 of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Lakers allowed the Hawks to bury 42 out of 98 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 42.9% in the game. In all, the Lakers went 52 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.8%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles knocked down 15 of their 36 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a rate of 85.0%. The Hawks were called for 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Lakers earned 44 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 48 in this game.

D'Angelo Russell pitched in for the Lakers for this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds. Russell scored 27 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 10 dimes for the contest.

Los Angeles has a mark of 37-32 so far this year. The Lakers commit 15.9 personal fouls per game and they go 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.7 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per game. Los Angeles has accumulated 8,105 points for the campaign (117.5 per game) and they collect 42.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Lakers are hitting on 49.9% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in the league.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 37.5% on three-point shots (978 of 2,610) and opponents are converting on 80.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 28.4 assists and 44.3 rebounds per contest, which is 28th and 19th in basketball. The Lakers are ranked 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed with 117.6. They have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (19th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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