of los angeles lakers (13-19, 5th Pacific) On Christmas afternoon, I visited the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Mavericks (17-16, third southwest). Los Angeles has lost all of his last three games after he lost 134-130 to Charlotte’s Hornets on Friday night. During his current three-game losing streak, the Lakers are allowing him an average of 132.7 points per game. For the second game in a row, Dallas beat Houston on Friday night as he beat the Rockets 112-106 with Luka Doncic scoring his 50 points. Anthony Davis, Cole Sweider and Juan Toscano Anderson leave for Los Angeles.Dallas to play without Josh Green and Maxi Clever, but Jaden Hardy, Reggie Bullock, Dorian Finney-Smith in doubt
Lakers need help on defense
Los Angeles are playing without their best rim protector, Anthony Davis, and his absence is evident on the court as the Lakers have allowed an average of 132.7 points per game over the past three games, resulting in 3 has been defeated. For the season, LA has allowed him an average of 117.8 points per game, which is his 26th. Against the Lakers, he shoots 47.0% overall and 34.8% from behind his line from 3-pointers. Los Angeles allows an average of 46.3 rebounds per game, which ranks him 29th in the NBA, and the Lakers average 44.8 boards per game. With leading rebounder Davis injured, the leading rebounder active was LeBron James, averaging 8.4 boards per game. Davis is averaging a team-best 2.1 shots per block, but without him on the court, James is the leader, averaging just 0.7 swats per game. Davis leads the Lakers in steals, while James averages 1.2 per game and he’s second.
Defense ➡️ Offense pic.twitter.com/FqwVJceOiN
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 24, 2022
Los Angeles is averaging 115.7 points per game, sixth in the NBA. He ranks eighth overall in shooting percentage for the Lakers with 47.8%, and 26th in behind-the-line shooting percentage with 33.6%. Los Angeles has struggled offensively without Davis on the court. I am recording my score. Russell Westbrook is averaging a team-best 7.6 assists per game. Los Angeles averages 14.2 turnovers and has an assists-to-turnovers ratio of 1.7.
Dallas defense continues to shine
The Dallas Mavericks are the sixth-most points allowed in the NBA with 109.4 points per game. Against opponents he shoots 48.0% overall and 3-pointers from behind the line he shoots 35.9%. Dallas is averaging 43.2 rebounds per game, which is his 10th in the NBA, while the Mavericks only average 38.8 rebounds per game. Luka Doncic is the leading rebounder, averaging 8.3 boards per game. Doncic is the leader in averaging 1.7 steals per game, and Christian Wood is the leader in swat in his shots averaging 0.82 per game.
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— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 24, 2022
Dallas is in 23rd place, below average with a 111.0 points per game average. The Mavericks have a 46.5% field goal percentage, which puts him 20th, and a 35.9% 3-point percentage, which puts him 14th. Doncic is Dallas’ leading scorer with his 32.8 points per game average. Doncic shoots 49.7% overall and 35.2% from behind the line. Wood averages 16.9 points per game, which makes him the second-most scorer, and Spencer his Dinwiddie, who averages 16.5 points per game, which makes him third. Doncic leads in assists with an average of 8.7 dishes per contest.
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evaluation:
Los Angeles is struggling without Anthony Davis on the court. Over the past three games, the Lakers have lost three straight as he has allowed 132.7 points per game. Los Angeles has failed to cover the spread in each of his five of his last six times played away and his last four times played overall. LA struggled on the road against opponents with a winning record at home, failing to cover each of his final five spreads in that scenario. Head-to-head, the Lakers have failed to cover the spread in each of his last four games played in Dallas and each of his five games played overall between the two. Los Angeles ranks him 26th in points allowed with 117.8 points per game and continues to climb as Davis is injured. Davis leads LA in his shots in scoring, rebounds, steals and blocks.
take the mabs -8
Prediction: Dallas Mavericks -8
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evaluation:
No one can stop the Lakers. Los Angeles are averaging 132.6 points per game, having completed all three of their past games. The Lakers gave 134 points to Charlotte, 134 to Sacramento, and 130 to Phoenix in each of those three games. The total has ended in all of the last five games Los Angeles has played away, and his seven of the last nine overall. In five of his last seven games Dallas has played at home against a team with an away losing record, the total has ended in overs.
take over.
Prediction: 226.5 over
