Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 3/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Lakers (44-29) will take on the Houston Rockets (48-26) on Monday.

The Rockets took the court against the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 121-110 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Rockets ended up with 14 while the Jazz racked up 20 fouls. They converted 11 of 23 shots from 3-point range. Utah finished the contest at 76.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 17 tries. Moreover, Utah collected 33 rebounds (3 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Utah totaled 29 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 54.4% from the field on 43 out of 79 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 51 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rockets made 15 of 19 shots for a rate of 78.9%. Houston ended the game with a 46.1% field goal percentage (47 out of 102) and converted 12 of their 37 shots from beyond the arc.

Alperen Sengun is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He ended up with 33 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He played 32 minutes and grabbed 10 boards. Sengun finished the game shooting 57.9% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Houston enters this one with a win-loss record of 48-26 for the season. They are averaging 113.7 points per contest (16th in basketball) while going 45.1% from the floor. The Rockets are hitting 34.7% on three-point attempts (918 of 2,646) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston is grabbing 48.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,693 dimes this season, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are conceding 35.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 5th in the league in points per game allowed (109.1). The Rockets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (2,979 of 6,531) and they surrender 42.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,713 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lakers took a defeat with a final score of 119-117 when they played the Bulls. The Lakers collected 34 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 40 for the game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Bulls committed 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 12 out of 41 attempts (29.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lakers ended up going 45 for 91 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.5%. The Lakers permitted the Bulls to bury 43 of their 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7% in this contest. They went 43.2% from distance by shooting 19 of 44 and ended up shooting 14 out of 22 at the charity stripe (63.6%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Chicago to pull down 48 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Austin Reaves pitched in for the Lakers for the contest. Reaves earned 30 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for this contest. He converted 10 of 17 for this contest giving him a rate of 58.8%, and had 1 rebound.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 44-29 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lakers are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which is ranked 10th in the league. Los Angeles has scored 8,241 pts on the campaign (112.9 per contest) and they grab 42.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 26.2 times per contest (15th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. The Lakers commit 17.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Lakers are ranked 11th in the league in PPG surrendered with 112.2. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (10th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (983 of 2,791) and their opposition knocks down 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 27.3 dimes and 43.1 boards every game, which is 22nd and 8th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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