Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (31-16) are welcoming the Los Angeles Lakers (26-19) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

The Lakers played the 76ers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-104 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 19 and the 76ers accounted for 20 fouls. They converted 11 of 34 shots from three-point range. Philadelphia finished the contest at 84.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 25 attempts. Additionally, Philadelphia grabbed 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Philadelphia earned 20 assists and had 14 steals for this game. In reference to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 47.3% from the field on 43 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 39 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 20 of their 23 tries for a rate of 87.0%. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 51.4% field goal percentage (37 out of 72) and made 10 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

LeBron James is one guy who had an impact in this contest. James ended up shooting 62.5% from the field and earned 9 dimes. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and pulled down 8 boards. He totaled 31 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a win-loss mark of 26-19 this season. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 41.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,187 dimes so far this year, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 35.0% on three-point shots (529 of 1,511) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.4 pts per contest (17th in the league) while shooting 47.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They give up 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 14th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (111.4). The Lakers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.7% (1,833 of 3,843) and they surrender 41.4 boards per game as a group. They are 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,187 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Knicks took home the win by a final score of 143-106 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Knicks pulled down 29 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 20 steals in this matchup. The Grizzlies committed 16 fouls in the game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.8%. Pertaining to shots from distance, New York converted 17 of 44 tries (38.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Knicks ended up going 56 out of 108 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.9%. The Knicks permitted the Grizzlies to knock down 41 of their 91 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1% for the contest. They shot 37.5% from distance by shooting 9 out of 24 and finished the contest at 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). Concerning rebounding, New York permitted Memphis to collect 47 in all (18 offensive).

Mikal Bridges ended up having an impact for the Knicks for the matchup. Bridges scored 28 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for this contest. He knocked down 12 of 19 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and had 5 rebounds.

New York has a win-loss record of 31-16 this season. As an offense, the Knicks are hitting on 49.4% from the field, which is 3rd in the NBA. New York has scored 5,535 points for the year (117.8 per game) and they average 43.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.5 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. The Knicks are committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.8% from the free throw line.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the NBA in points given up per game with 117.8. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.4% from the field (28th in basketball). The New York defense allows 37.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (622 of 1,646) and their opponents are making 80.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 27.5 dimes and 43.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 21st and 9th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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