Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (42-23) welcome the Los Angeles Lakers (40-23) at Ball Arena on Friday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-108 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 43.5% field goal percentage (37 out of 85) and made 19 of their 40 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 15 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 78.9%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 31 assists for this game while creating 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 41.1% from the floor on 37 out of 90 shooting. Brooklyn distributed 22 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Brooklyn pulled down 47 boards (16 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Brooklyn ended up going 63.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 30 tries. They knocked down 18 of their 45 tries from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 20 and the Nets finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Gabe Vincent is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up with 24 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins played but didn't pull down any boards. Vincent finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 40-23 for the year. They are averaging 112.9 points per contest (18th in basketball) while connecting on 48.0% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 35.7% on shots from distance (797 of 2,234) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 42.8 boards per game and has accumulated 1,658 assists on the campaign, which is 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 fouls. They currently rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,701 relinquished so far this season. The Lakers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (2,589 of 5,640) and they surrender 43.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 34.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 8th in the league in opponents points per game (111.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 140-127 against the Thunder. The Nuggets pulled down 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Thunder were called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Denver converted 18 of their 32 tries (56.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets ended up shooting 52 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.5%. The Nuggets permitted the Thunder to knock down 47 of their 100 attempts from the field which left them shooting 47.0% for the game. They wrapped up this game 40.4% from beyond the arc via 19 out of 47 and ended up going 14 out of 16 at the charity stripe (87.5%). In regard to attacking the glass, Denver allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 37 in all (13 offensive).

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets in the matchup. Jokic recorded 35 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and totaled 8 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 15 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 18 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 42-23 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 1st in the league. Denver has accounted for 7,895 pts on the season (121.5 per contest) and they pull in 45.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 31.2 times per game (1st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. The Nuggets commit 17.6 fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 116.6. They are forcing 13.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (14th in the league). The Denver defense gives up 36.3% on 3-pointers (907 of 2,498) and opponents are converting on 78.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 29.1 assists and 42.3 total boards per game, which is 30th and 4th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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