Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 12/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Portland Trail Blazers (8-14) are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Sunday where they will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (12-10).

The Trail Blazers played the Clippers and ended up losing by a score of 127-105 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 15 and the Clippers finished the game with 14 fouls. They buried 19 of 37 attempts from three-point range. Los Angeles ended up shooting 82.4% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of 17 shots. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles doled out 29 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 55.3% from the floor on 47 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 13 of 16 shots for a rate of 81.3%. Portland ended having earned a 51.3% FG percentage (41 of 80) and knocked down 10 out of their 29 three-point attempts.

Deandre Ayton is a guy who played a role in the game. Ayton walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He notched 16 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Portland comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-14 this season. They average 107.1 points per outing (26th in the NBA) while going 43.8% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.9% on 3-point shots (259 of 765) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 43.1 boards per game and has earned 490 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 17.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers have forced 16.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.3). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (908 of 1,931) and they surrender 45.1 boards per game as a unit. They rank 25th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 610 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Lakers took a loss by a score of 134-93 against the Heat. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Miami to collect 52 in total (13 offensive). They shot 51.1% from three-point range via 24 out of 47 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 9 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Lakers allowed the Heat to make 52 of 90 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 57.8% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Lakers shot 37 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Los Angeles knocked down 5 of their 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a clip of 73.7%. The Heat earned 16 fouls for the contest which took the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Lakers were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this game.

LeBron James was important for the Lakers in this game. James racked up 29 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and earned 8 dimes for this game. He buried 12 out of 18 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 12-10 for the season. As an offense, the Lakers are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which is 10th in the league. Los Angeles has earned 2,452 points so far this season (111.5 per contest) and they collect 40.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 26.5 times per contest (12th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. The Lakers are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls per game and they shoot 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense allows 37.5% on 3-point shots (311 of 829) and opponents are converting on 78.7% of their foul shots. They give up 29.0 dimes and 44.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 28th and 16th in the league. The Lakers defensively are ranked 22nd in basketball in points given up per game with 115.7. They are forcing 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (30th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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