Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Oklahoma City Thunder (13-4) are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Friday where they will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (10-7).

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and walked away with a win by a score of 130-109 in their last game. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game with a 55.8% field goal percentage (48 out of 86) and made 14 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Thunder buried 20 of 25 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected 44 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 28 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 48.3% from the floor on 42 out of 87 shooting. Sacramento distributed 24 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. In addition, Sacramento grabbed 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Sacramento ended up going 73.9% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 23 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 32 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Thunder finished with 18 while the Kings accumulated 22 personal fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one guy who came through in the game. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the contest at 65.0% from the field and also earned 11 dimes. He played 35 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. He accumulated 37 points on 13 out of 20 shooting.

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Oklahoma City comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 13-4 for the season. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling in 42.5 rebounds per contest and has 432 assists this season, which ranks 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are hitting 34.9% on 3-point shots (233 of 668) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.2 points per outing (11th in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thunder are forcing 19.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 4th in the NBA in allowing assists with 417 surrendered so far this year. The Thunder defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.5% (617 of 1,452) and they surrender 48.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 34.1% on three-point shots while they are 2nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (103.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Lakers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-100 against the Suns. The Lakers were able to pull down 35 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Suns had 18 fouls for this game which took the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.0%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Los Angeles buried 8 of 34 attempts (23.5%). Overall, the Lakers shot 37 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5%. The Lakers allowed the Suns to make 51 of their 99 tries from the floor which had them shooting 51.5% for the game. They finished 40.5% from distance by connecting on 17 of 42 and finished the game at 8 out of 10 from the charity stripe (80.0%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed Phoenix to snag 46 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Davis ended up having an impact for the Lakers in this contest. He converted 10 out of 19 for the game for a field goal rate of 52.6%, and had 15 rebounds. Davis racked up 25 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes in this contest.

Los Angeles has a mark of 10-7 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lakers are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which is 8th in basketball. Los Angeles has tallied 1,962 points so far this year (115.4 per game) and they average 39.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 26.8 times per game (11th in the league) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Lakers are committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 24th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 117.5. They have forced 14.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (29th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.8% on three-point shots (231 of 627) and opponents are converting on 79.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 28.9 dimes and 43.7 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 28th and 15th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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