Los Angeles Lakers (record 45-35, 10th in the West) will play against the Memphis Grizzlies (27-53, 13th in the West) at FedEx Forum, the Grizzlies’ home stadium, at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 13.
Odds: Los Angeles Lakers -15.5 points
O/U ratio: 226.5
Match information: The Los Angeles Lakers, who have just fallen to 10th place on the rankings, will march to the Memphis Grizzlies’ field, a team that no longer has the goal of fighting this season. Both teams are on a losing streak with the Lakers losing 2 games in a row, and the Grizzlies have lost all 3 of their last 3 games.
This will be the last encounter of the two teams’ four meetings this season. In the previous three matches, the Los Angeles Lakers won 2 wins with scores of 134-107 and 136-124, respectively, and the Grizzlies won one match with a score of 127-113.
Notable stars :
LeBron James is averaging 25.3 points with 8.1 assists and 7.3 rebounds for the Lakers. Right behind him is Rui Hachimura with 17.5 points in the last 10 matches. Anthony Davis’s ability to play in this match is unknown.
As for the Memphis Grizzlies, a series of the club’s pillars have been “frozen” in the final matches of the season, making way for G-League players and young players. Jake LaRavia is a prominent name with an average 14.8 points in the last 10 matches, including the 32-point match on April 12.
Comments on Los Angeles Lakers vs Memphis Grizzlies on April 13, 2024:
Los Angeles Lakers need this victory to keep their hopes of climbing to 7th and 8th in the West, two positions with many advantages in the NBA Play-in Tournament. They will be even more hungry when they were just surpassed by the Warriors in the rankings and fell to 10th place.
There is a high possibility that Anthony Davis will return after the last 2 consecutive defeats, joining LeBron James and the Lakers towards the final matches of the Regular Season. But without Davis, the LA team still has the ability to win big against a Memphis Grizzlies that is using almost the entire secondary squad to compete.
With this information, the Los Angeles Lakers are predicted to win big against the Memphis Grizzlies in the morning match on April 13.
Expert opinion: Los Angeles Lakers -15.5 U/226.5
Performance in the past 10 matches:
– Host Memphis Grizzlies won 4 and lost 6. The team scored an average of 102.4 points per game with 41.9% FG and allowed opponents to score 110.6 points/game.
– The away team Los Angeles Lakers won 7 and lost 3. The team scored an average of 122.6 points per game with 50.6% FG and allowed the opponent to score an average of 119.5 points/game.
Injury situation:
– Lakers are without Christian Wood (knee), Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis (eye)
– Memphis Grizzlies are without Luke Kennard, Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, Marcus Smart, Desomnd Bane, Derrick Rose, Yuta Watanabe, Jaren Jackson Jr., Santi Aldama.
