Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 3/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Lakers (42-25) will meet the Denver Nuggets (44-25) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and earned the victory with a final of 114-105 in their last contest. Denver walked away from the game with a 46.7% FG percentage (43 out of 92) and made 14 of 39 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets buried 14 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 53 with 19 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 32 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When it comes to defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the floor on 41 of 84 shooting. Golden State recorded 24 assists and had 16 steals in this game. Moreover, Golden State collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Golden State ended up going 55.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 27 attempts. They also buried 8 out of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 24 while the Warriors totaled 21 personal fouls.

Vlatko Cancar is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He was able to score 5 points on 2 of 4 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes played and pulled down 8 boards. Cancar ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Denver comes into this game with a mark of 44-25 on the campaign. They have an average of 121.1 pts per game (3rd in the league) while connecting on 50.6% from the floor. The Nuggets are shooting 38.2% on 3-point shots (841 of 2,204) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Denver is collecting 45.8 boards per contest and has 2,149 dimes this year, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Nuggets are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are giving up 36.4% on 3-point shots while they are 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed (116.7). The Nuggets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.5% (2,989 of 6,422) and they relinquish 42.4 boards per game as a squad. They are 30th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,013 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Lakers walked away with a victory by a final of 125-109 when they faced the Spurs. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed San Antonio to grab 44 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 39.5% from downtown by shooting 15 out of 38 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Lakers permitted the Spurs to knock down 41 out of their 88 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.6% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Lakers finished the game shooting 44 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 48.9%. When discussing 3-pointers, Los Angeles converted 19 out of their 48 tries (39.6%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. The Spurs earned 18 fouls for the game which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 13 steals for this contest. The Lakers were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this contest.

Luka Doncic ended up having an impact for the Lakers in the game. He converted 5 out of 20 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 25.0%, and had 9 rebounds. Doncic recorded 21 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 14 dimes in the game.

Los Angeles has a mark of 42-25 so far this year. The Lakers are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per contest and they go 78.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.3 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 7,574 points for the year (113.0 per game) and they collect 42.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Lakers are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which is 9th in the league.

The Lakers on defense are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.4. They have forced 13.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the floor (9th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense allows 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (891 of 2,556) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their foul shots. They give up 27.1 dimes and 43.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 21st and 9th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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