Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 1/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers (21-21) will try to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (11-29) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Nets and notched a win by a score of 105-103 in their last game. Portland ended the game with a 48.8% FG percentage (42 of 86) and converted 9 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers made 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 21 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When discussing defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.9% from the field on 35 out of 73 shooting. Brooklyn earned 28 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Additionally, Brooklyn pulled down 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Brooklyn ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 18 of 27 tries. They made 15 out of their 38 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 16 while the Nets accumulated 14 fouls.

Jerami Grant is someone who had an impact in this matchup. Grant finished the contest at 53.8% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He notched 30 points on 14 of 26 shooting.

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Portland will take the court with a win-loss mark of 11-29 for the season. They average 107.2 pts per game (30th in the NBA) while hitting 43.2% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 35.4% from downtown (494 of 1,395) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 41.4 rebounds per game and has earned 888 assists for the season, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 15.2 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,106 relinquished on the campaign. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.7% (1,729 of 3,477) and they concede 45.1 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from downtown and they are 19th in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.7).

In their last game, the Lakers got the win with a final of 127-110 when they played the Mavericks. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to snag 43 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 27.5% from three-point range by going 11 out of 40 and finished the game at 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Lakers allowed the Mavericks to knock down 42 out of 91 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.2% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Lakers ended up going 49 out of 91 from the floor which had them at 53.8%. Regarding shots from downtown, Los Angeles made 12 out of 28 tries (42.9%). They were able to convert 17 of those for a rate of 70.8%. The Mavericks were called for 19 fouls for the contest which got the Lakers to the free throw line for 24 shots. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Lakers collected 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this game.

D'Angelo Russell pitched in for the Lakers for the game. He made 11 out of 20 in the game for a rate of 55.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Russell accumulated 29 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 3 dimes for the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 21-21 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lakers are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which ranks 7th in basketball. Los Angeles has scored 4,804 pts this season (114.4 per game) and they snag 43.1 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.8 times per game (8th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.3 times per game. The Lakers have committed 16.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Lakers are ranked 16th in the league in points allowed per contest with 115.4. They are able to force 13.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (10th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.7% on 3-pointers (600 of 1,593) and their opponents are connecting on 79.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 27.1 assists and 44.3 rebounds per game, which is 20th and 20th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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