Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (6-6) host the Los Angeles Lakers (7-4) at Frost Bank Center on Friday.

The Lakers took the court against the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 128-123 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 22 and the Grizzlies recorded 25 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of 33 tries from long range. Memphis finished shooting 81.8% from the free throw line by making 27 of their 33 tries. On top of that, Memphis pulled down 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Memphis earned 28 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 47.2% from the floor on 42 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Lakers made 22 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Los Angeles finished with a 50.6% field goal percentage (43 out of 85) and buried 20 of 41 shots from distance.

LeBron James is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. James ended up shooting 59.1% from the field and recorded 14 dimes. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and grabbed 12 boards. He left the arena with 35 points on 13 out of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a record of 7-4 for the season. They have an average of 117.6 points per outing (6th in basketball) while hitting 48.0% from the field. The Lakers are hitting 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 369) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 40.7 boards per contest and has tallied 302 assists on the campaign, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers every game and they draw 22.5 fouls. They are ranked 18th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 309 relinquished for the year. The Lakers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.0% (481 of 1,002) and they surrender 42.6 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 24th in basketball in opponents points per game (117.5).

For their last game, the Spurs went home victorious with a score of 139-130 when they played the Wizards. The Spurs collected 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Wizards were called for 23 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.1%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, San Antonio buried 18 out of 44 attempts (40.9%). In all, the Spurs went 48 for 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.2%. The Spurs allowed the Wizards to make 49 of their 95 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 51.6% in this game. They finished the game shooting 40.9% from distance by shooting 18 out of 44 and finished the game at 14 out of 16 at the charity stripe (87.5%). With respect to cleaning the glass, San Antonio allowed Washington to collect 41 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Victor Wembanyama pitched in for the Spurs for this contest. Wembanyama earned 50 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup. He made 18 out of 29 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.1%, and had 6 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 6-6 for the year. As an offensive team, the Spurs are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which is 13th in basketball. San Antonio has totaled 1,318 pts this season (109.8 per game) and they snag 44.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.4 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.3 times per contest. The Spurs are committing 16.1 fouls per game and they hit 81.9% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense allows 35.7% on 3-point shots (158 of 443) and their opponents are connecting on 76.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 23.3 dimes and 42.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 2nd and 7th in the league. The Spurs on defense are ranked 6th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 109.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (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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