The Los Angeles Lakers will travel to the Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets. Action begins at 3:30 pm ET on Sunday, Mar. 29 and can be seen on TWC SN and YES.
The Nets played well in their last game, topping the Cavaliers 106-98 on Friday. Joe Johnson was the team’s leading scorer with 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting. The Lakers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after the 94-83 loss against the Raptors on Friday. Jeremy Lin led the team in scoring with 18 points.
Brook Lopez has taken his game to another level over the last five games for the Nets. During that stretch, he has averaged 28.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 0.8 steals, and 2.8 blocks.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Nets winning the first matchup 114-105. Ed Davis finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
The odds for Brooklyn and Los Angeles are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable as of now. The Nets have gone 31-40 Straight Up (SU) and 34-36-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 12-16 SU and 15-13 ATS against the Western Conference.
Over on the other bench, the Lakers have a record of 35-34-2 ATS and 19-52 SU. Against the Eastern Conference, Los Angeles is 11-17 SU and 16-12 ATS. The Lakers average 104.6 points allowed per game, but have improved upon those numbers in the past 10 games, allowing 97.2 points per game during that span.
In their previous meeting this season, Brooklyn beat Los Angeles, but the win was not enough for them to overtake Los Angeles in the recent head-to-head series. Its record is now 2-8 SU over the most recent 10 meetings. With a 6-4 record, the Nets have the advantage ATS. Los Angeles held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers four times in the last 10 matchups. On the other side of the court, Brooklyn never accomplished this feat in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAL, ATS Winner – LAL
Notes
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn’s last 6 games at home.
Brooklyn is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Brooklyn is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Brooklyn’s last 9 games when playing LA Lakers.
Brooklyn is 2-11 SU in their last 13 games when playing LA Lakers.
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers.
Brooklyn is 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 games when playing at home against LA Lakers.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn’s last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers.
On average, Los Angeles scores 98.7 points per game (ranked 17th). Brooklyn ranks 19th in points allowed per game with 100.6.
Los Angeles scores an average of 98.0 points per away game (ranked 17th). Brooklyn ranks 23rd in points allowed per home game with 101.5.
When giving up fewer than 100 points, Los Angeles has a 12-14 record. When Brooklyn puts up fewer than 100, they are a subpar 9-34.
The Los Angeles Lakers have an underachieving 7-38 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Brooklyn Nets are 22-6 when they hit the century mark.
The Nets have a defensive rating of 104.2 (ranked 23rd), while the Lakers rank 22nd for their offensive rating of 100.8.
Brooklyn has an average field goal percentage of 44.9%. Los Angeles is an abysmal 5-36 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Brooklyn Nets attempt 20.0 three point field goals per game and the Los Angeles Lakers attempt 18.8 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, both teams have losing records; Brooklyn is 3-9 and Los Angeles is 4-8.
Brooklyn has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.49 this season (ranked 21st). Los Angeles ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.64 (ranked 15th).
The Brooklyn Nets rebound 42.3 times per game and are ranked 22nd. Ranked 11th, the Los Angeles Lakers rebound 44.1 times per game.
The Los Angeles Lakers rank seventh in offensive rebounding, while the Brooklyn Nets rank 18th in defensive rebounding.
Brooklyn has forced an average turnover percentage of 13.6% this season. Los Angeles has a subpar 6-21 record when its TOV% is 13.6% or higher.
