Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/30/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK
TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder (11-6) will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (10-8) on Thursday.
The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and took a loss by a final of 138-94 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 18 and the 76ers totaled 17 personal fouls. They also converted 22 out of their 46 tries from distance. Philadelphia ended up going 84.6% at the charity stripe by making 22 of their 26 shots. In addition, Philadelphia snagged 48 rebounds (15 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Philadelphia recorded 33 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. In terms of defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 50.5% from the field on 47 out of 93 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned 32 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 9 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 47.0% FG percentage (39 out of 83) and made 7 out of their 28 3-point attempts.
LeBron James is one guy who came through for this game. He ended up scoring 18 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins played but did not grab any rebounds. James finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and earned 5 dimes.
Los Angeles will enter this contest with a mark of 10-8 so far this year. They average 111.8 points per game (19th in the league) while connecting on 49.1% from the field. The Lakers are hitting 33.8% on shots from downtown (177 of 524) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 475 dimes for the campaign, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis.
When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They give up 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 17th in the league in points per game from their opponents (113.7). The Lakers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.6% (771 of 1,689) and they concede 44.7 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 26th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 481 conceded this year.
For their last game, the Thunder took a defeat with a final score of 106-103 when they played the Timberwolves. The Thunder were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Timberwolves were called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.3%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City knocked down 11 out of their 30 tries (36.7%). When the game finished, the Thunder went 37 for 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.1%. The Thunder allowed the Timberwolves to make 33 out of 78 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 42.3% in this contest. They finished shooting 42.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 out of 33 and ended up going 26 of 32 at the free throw line (81.3%). When discussing rebounding, Oklahoma City allowed Minnesota to pull down 51 in total (10 on the offensive glass).
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a factor for the Thunder in the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 32 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and earned 4 assists in this contest. He knocked down 13 of 22 for this contest for a rate of 59.1%, and had 4 rebounds.
Oklahoma City has a mark of 11-6 so far this season. The Thunder are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls every game and they go 85.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.5 times per contest (19th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.6 times per contest. Oklahoma City has earned 2,016 points for the season (118.6 per game) and they average 40.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Thunder are shooting 49.3% from the floor, which is 2nd in the league.
The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.9. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (2nd in basketball). The Oklahoma City defense allows 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (221 of 640) and opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.2 dimes and 46.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 18th and 28th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles
Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access
Get all of Today's Free NBA Picks
Get all of Today's Expert NBA Picks
Additional Resources:
Oklahoma City Thunder -
Los Angeles Lakers -
