Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 2/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Prime Video

The Los Angeles Lakers (29-19) will compete against the Philadelphia 76ers (28-21) at crypto.com Arena on Thursday.

The 76ers faced off with the Clippers and walked away with a win by a score of 128-113 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the 76ers walked away with 22 and the Clippers recorded 19 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. Los Angeles went 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 20 tries. In addition, Los Angeles had 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Los Angeles distributed 24 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 59.0% from the floor on 46 of 78 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists in this matchup while creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 41 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 21 of 22 tries for a percentage of 95.5%. Philadelphia ended having earned a 47.9% field goal percentage (45 of 94) and converted 17 out of their 39 3-pointers.

Tyrese Maxey is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. He notched 29 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. Maxey shot 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 6 dimes.

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Philadelphia heads into this one with a win-loss record of 28-21 this season. They lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling down 43.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,227 dimes this year, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The 76ers are connecting on 36.1% on shots from distance (640 of 1,775) and 81.5% from the free throw line. They average 116.9 points per outing (11th in the league) while going 46.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the 76ers are forcing 15.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 20th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,346 conceded this year. The 76ers are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.9% (2,066 of 4,403) and they relinquish 45.0 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 35.3% from 3-point land and they are 16th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (115.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Lakers took a loss by a final score of 112-100 when they played the Knicks. The Lakers snagged 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the game. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Knicks were called for 15 fouls for the matchup which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a clip of 63.2%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles knocked down 12 of 42 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Lakers went 38 out of 84 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.2%. The Lakers allowed the Knicks to convert 43 of their 91 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.3% in this game. They shot 42.9% from 3-point land by going 18 out of 42 and ended up shooting 8 of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Los Angeles allowed New York to snag 46 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Luka Doncic was important for the Lakers in the game. He converted 10 out of 23 in the game giving him a rate of 43.5%, and totaled 15 rebounds. Doncic had 30 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 8 dimes for this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 29-19 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Lakers are hitting on 49.7% from the field, which is 1st in the league. Los Angeles has accounted for 5,574 pts so far this season (116.1 per game) and they pull down 41.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.1 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. The Lakers commit 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.2% on 3-pointers (663 of 1,784) and their opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 27.6 dimes and 40.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 25th and 3rd in the league. The Lakers defensively are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 116.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.5% from the floor (27th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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