Los Angeles Lakers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, March 10, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (21-41) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (40-21) at Barclays Center on Monday.

The Lakers faced the Knicks and took home the win by a score of 113-109 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended having earned a 42.7% field goal percentage (38 of 89) and made 14 of 42 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 23 of their 28 shots for a rate of 82.1%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 49 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 25 dimes in the game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 39.4% from the field on 37 out of 94 shooting. New York recorded 20 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. On top of that, New York grabbed 46 rebounds (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. New York finished shooting 78.1% when shooting free throws by converting 25 of their 32 attempts. They made 10 out of their 43 shots from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 28 and the Knicks finished the game with 21 fouls.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a contributor in the game. Doncic ended up going 39.1% from the floor and also dished out 12 dimes. He played 43 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He ended up scoring 32 points on 9 of 23 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 40-21 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 42.7 rebounds per game and has earned 1,609 assists on the campaign, which ranks 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 35.5% on 3-pointers (764 of 2,154) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 113.1 pts per contest (17th in the league) while connecting on 48.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.7% on three-point shots and they rank 8th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.1). The Lakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.0% (2,512 of 5,466) and they relinquish 42.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,655 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 121-119 against the Warriors. When discussing rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Golden State to grab 45 overall (15 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 32 and finished the game at 29 out of 32 from the free throw line (90.6%). The Nets permitted the Warriors to make 40 out of their 82 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.8% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Nets ended up shooting 44 out of 87 from the floor which had them shooting 50.6%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Brooklyn made 15 of 33 tries (45.5%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a rate of 88.9%. The Warriors earned 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Nets were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 in this game.

Cameron Johnson pitched in for the Nets for the contest. Johnson recorded 26 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists for this game. He converted 9 out of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 56.3%, and had 6 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a record of 21-41 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are shooting 43.8% from the floor, which ranks them 29th in the league. Brooklyn has 6,521 pts for the season (105.2 per contest) and they average 41.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.8 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 15.5 times per contest. The Nets are committing 20.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (812 of 2,201) and opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.9 dimes and 42.8 total rebounds per game, which is 19th and 6th in basketball. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in PPG surrendered with 111.7. They are forcing 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (27th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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