San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 2/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, February 23, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers (30-26) will play the San Antonio Spurs (11-44) at Crypto.com Arena on Friday.

The Spurs took the court against the Mavericks and took a loss by a final of 116-93 in their last contest. San Antonio finished the contest having earned a 36.0% FG percentage (36 of 100) and converted 10 of 40 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 11 of 15 attempts for a rate of 73.3%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 44 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 29 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 53.3% from the field on 49 of 92 shooting. Dallas doled out 28 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Dallas grabbed 55 rebounds (8 offensive, 47 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 10 shots. They buried 11 of their 30 shots from distance. In regard to fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 9 while the Mavericks recorded 14 fouls.

Victor Wembanyama is a player who played a role in this matchup. Wembanyama finished the game shooting 47.6% from the floor and distributed 5 assists. He saw the court for 27 mins played and collected 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 26 points on 10 of 21 shooting.

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San Antonio will play this game with a record of 11-44 this year. They currently have an average of 111.8 pts per contest (24th in basketball) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Spurs are connecting on 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (680 of 2,005) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 43.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,612 dimes this season, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Spurs have forced 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 38.5% on 3-pointers and they are 25th in the league in PPG from their opponents (120.4). The Spurs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 49.1% (2,471 of 5,031) and they relinquish 46.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,553 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Lakers took home the win by a final score of 138-122 against the Jazz. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles permitted Utah to pull down 44 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 31.1% from distance by hitting 14 of 45 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Lakers allowed the Jazz to knock down 49 out of 101 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.5% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Lakers finished the game shooting 52 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 57.1%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 14 out of their 31 attempts (45.2%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. The Jazz earned 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Lakers to the free throw line for 24 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Lakers collected 32 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the matchup.

Anthony Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Lakers for this contest. Davis racked up 37 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 13 out of 25 for the contest giving him a rate of 52.0%, and tallied 15 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 30-26 for the campaign. As an offense, the Lakers are shooting 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in the NBA. Los Angeles has accounted for 6,552 pts for the campaign (117.0 per contest) and they average 42.7 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 28.5 times per game (7th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. The Lakers are committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.4% on three-point shots (791 of 2,114) and opponents are making 79.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 27.8 dimes and 44.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 23rd and 21st in the NBA. The Lakers are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG allowed with 117.1. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (13th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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