Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is the location where the Golden State Warriors (21-22) will compete against the Los Angeles Lakers (23-18) on Saturday.

The Lakers faced off with the Wizards and went home with a win by a final score of 111-88 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 47.8% field goal percentage (43 of 90) and converted 11 out of their 34 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 14 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 50 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 30 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 35.8% from the floor on 34 of 95 shooting. Washington distributed 25 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Additionally, Washington grabbed 46 boards (9 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 10 blocks. Washington ended up going 69.2% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 13 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 43 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 11 and the Wizards finished the game with 18 fouls.

Dalton Knecht is one guy who was important for the game. Knecht finished the game at 25.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He was on the hardwood for 8 minutes and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He notched 3 points on 1 out of 4 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this contest with a win-loss record of 23-18 this season. They currently have an average of 111.2 pts per contest (18th in the league) while hitting 47.4% from the floor. The Lakers are hitting 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (488 of 1,386) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 41.0 boards per game and is sitting with 1,084 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 21st in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Lakers have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 fouls. They give up 36.3% from beyond the arc and they are 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.2). The Lakers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,750 of 3,669) and they surrender 43.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 18th in the league in allowing assists with 1,139 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Warriors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-85 when they faced the Celtics. The Warriors were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 38 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Celtics earned 8 fouls for the contest which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 63.6%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Golden State made 14 out of 53 tries (26.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.8%. The Warriors permitted the Celtics to convert 49 of their 92 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.3% in this matchup. They finished shooting 41.7% from distance by shooting 20 out of 48 and ended up going 7 out of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). When talking about rebounding, Golden State permitted Boston to collect 50 in total (8 offensive).

Gary Payton II was important for the Warriors in the matchup. He knocked down 1 out of 3 in this game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Payton had 2 points in his 12 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists in this contest.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 21-22 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Warriors are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA. Golden State has totaled 4,769 pts so far this year (110.9 per game) and they pull in 46.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 28.4 times per game (8th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per game. The Warriors commit 19.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Golden State defense gives up 35.9% on 3-pointers (585 of 1,628) and their opposition makes 78.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.3 assists and 45.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 16th and 23rd in basketball. The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.4. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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