Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Los Angeles Lakers (32-21) are on their way to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Denver Nuggets (36-19).

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and took a loss by a final of 100-97 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 17 while the Hornets totaled 16 personal fouls. They also converted 18 of their 53 attempts from beyond the arc. Charlotte walked away from this one shooting 94.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 17 shots. Furthermore, Charlotte collected 47 boards (9 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Charlotte recorded 20 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, Los Angeles allowed 36.3% from the field on 33 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 50 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 8 of 12 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (37 of 90) and buried 15 of their 51 3-point attempts.

LeBron James is someone who played a role for the contest. James went 45.5% from the field and also totaled 11 dimes. He played 38 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 10 of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 32-21 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 42.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,420 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (655 of 1,831) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.0 pts per contest (15th in the league) while shooting 48.2% from the field.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 fouls. They surrender 35.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.2). The Lakers are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.5% (2,210 of 4,751) and they relinquish 43.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 20th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,454 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 132-121 against the Trail Blazers. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Denver permitted Portland to pull down 45 in all (14 offensive). They finished 36.8% from downtown by shooting 14 out of 38 and finished the game at 21 of 29 from the charity stripe (72.4%). The Nuggets allowed the Trail Blazers to convert 43 out of their 94 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.7% in this matchup. In all, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 49 out of 96 from the floor which had them shooting 51.0%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Denver converted 15 out of 38 attempts (39.5%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 79.2%. The Trail Blazers were called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Nuggets collected 37 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 49 in the game.

Jamal Murray ended up being important for the Nuggets in this contest. He converted 20 out of 36 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. Murray had 55 points in his 42 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 5 assists in the game.

Denver has a record of 36-19 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nuggets are hitting on 51.0% from the floor, which is 1st in the NBA. Denver has accumulated 6,684 pts on the season (121.5 per game) and they snag 45.8 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 31.3 times per game (1st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per game. The Nuggets have committed 17.6 fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets are ranked 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 115.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (13th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (763 of 2,122) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 29.3 dimes and 42.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 30th and 4th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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