Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prop Pick: Will LeBron James Share the Rock Against Raptors?
The Los Angeles Lakers are set to host the Toronto Raptors, and are in need of a big home win after recently snapping a losing streak. Can LeBron James move the ball around to his teammates and help the team get back on track on Tuesday night? Hollywood Picks brings us his top prop pick in Raptors vs. Lakers.
Hollywood Picks - January 9, 2024, 2:30 PM EST
5 minToronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prop Pick: Will LeBron James Share the Rock Against Raptors?
The Toronto Raptors travel to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers tonight. The Lakers have been struggling since winning the In-Season Tournament, and they'll need to play better to get into the playoffs comfortably. I believe LeBron James will have himself a game tonight and facilitate the ball around the Lakers.
Raptors vs. Lakers Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: January 9, 2024
- Game Time: 10:30 pm ET
- Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prediction
LeBron has gone over this line in 16 out of 34 games this season and is averaging 7.4 assists. Ever since December, LeBron has been more of a facilitator, mainly due to the fact that D'Angelo Russell is on the bench. As a result of this, LeBron has been averaging 57.6 passes, 8.9 assists on 14.1 potential assists in December, compared to 44.2 passes, 6.4 assists on 10.8 potential in November.
In the past five games, despite him going over in two of those five games, his assists numbers and potential numbers have taken a hit averaging 7.4 assists on 12 potentials. However, his passes made have stayed at around the 60ish mark, which is promising. 52% of LeBron's assists come from the rim and in the past five games, he's come across top rim defenses in the league, which has limited the shots his teammates can take from his passes. In the past five games, he's come across the Clippers (4th lowest FGA at rim), Heat (3rd lowest FGA at rim), Memphis (mid table for FGA at rim), Wolves (5th lowest FGA at rim). These have been just some very tough matchups for LeBron, which has limited his potentials.
LeBron is now coming against this Raptors team who has struggled at the rim this season. The Raptors are allowing the 11th-most FGA at the rim on the 6th-best efficiency, while also allowing the 7th-most FGA eight feet within the rim on the 11th-best efficiency. Also, Jakob Poeltl is out, leaving Chris Boucher tasked with guarding Anthony Davis. I'd assume Davis will have a field day tonight, forcing either Siakam or Barnes to collapse on him, which will leave wide open shooters for LeBron to target.
Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prop Pick
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