Nets vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the underdog Brooklyn Nets, looking to shake off their recent thrashing, storm into the City of Angels to battle the high-flying Los Angeles Lakers at the iconic Crypto.com Arena tonight! With the clock ticking down to an 11:30PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high in this first round clash of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Lakers, fresh off a victory and hungry for more, are set to defend their turf against the Nets, who are desperate to flip the script and spark a turnaround. With the betting lines drawn and the over/under teasing a score fest, tonight’s matchup is anything but predictable. Who will net the win or will the Lakers continue to soar? Tune in as we find out if Brooklyn can bridge the gap or if L.A. keeps lighting it up!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 17, 2025 11:30PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+430	-625	217.5	11.0/-11.0
Recent	+390	-550	217.0	10.5/-10.5
Difference	-40	+75	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

20W-41L

20.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

41W-18L

79.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/31/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	36	23	26	116	Over
03/31/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	11	33	35	25	104	Over
01/19/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	28	34	38	30	130	Over
01/19/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	37	31	22	22	112	Over
01/30/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	16	30	36	22	104	Over
01/30/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	29	29	27	36	121	Over
11/13/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	22	24	31	26	103	Over
11/13/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	26	29	25	36	116	Over
01/25/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	33	29	30	14	106	Under
01/25/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	28	25	18	96	Under
12/25/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	38	28	36	20	122	Over
12/25/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	39	20	33	115	Over

Nets Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/15	vs LAC	67-126L	39	15	20	83
01/14	vs POR	132-114W	44	36	11	90
01/12	vs UTA	111-112L	54	26	8	92
01/10	vs DEN	105-124L	39	26	17	90
01/08	@ DET	98-113L	38	24	15	86
01/06	@ IND	99-113L	51	23	14	98
01/04	@ PHI	94-123L	39	22	22	82
01/02	vs MIL	113-110W	51	26	14	88
01/01	vs TOR	113-130L	32	28	11	87
12/29	vs ORL	101-102L	38	22	14	73

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/15	@ MIA	117-108W	34	33	6	90
01/13	@ SAS	102-126L	40	24	19	87
01/07	vs DAL	97-118L	33	20	10	75
01/03	@ ATL	119-102W	56	28	18	88
01/02	@ POR	114-106W	43	30	12	94
12/31	@ CLE	110-122L	43	26	8	95
12/28	@ SAC	132-122W	33	33	11	77
12/25	vs GSW	115-113W	41	30	9	91
12/21	vs SAC	103-99W	48	23	13	83
12/19	vs SAC	113-100W	53	22	10	94

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	32.0	27.9	25.9	77%	26.4
Noah Clowney PF	22.0	24.4	17.6	40%	20.7
Cameron Johnson SF	32.0	31.4	32.0	100%	31.8
Keon Johnson SG	21.0	23.1	18.6	60%	22.5
Ben Simmons PG	29.0	26.9	23.3	77%	24.1

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Max Christie SG	22.0	24.7	16.4	47%	20.3
Anthony Davis C	56.0	53.8	50.9	100%	51.3
Rui Hachimura SF	26.0	21.7	24.4	100%	24.8
LeBron James PF	49.0	45.7	48.0	100%	48.2
Austin Reaves PG	39.0	36.5	35.7	100%	36.0

Nets Notable Injuries

Cam Thomas (SG): Avg: 23.2pts, 3.4reb, 3.0ast, 31.7 minutes. Last game: 01/02/25. Impact: 6.0
Dariq Whitehead (SG): Avg: 3.4pts, 0.9reb, 0.5ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 1.1

Lakers Notable Injuries

Dorian Finney-Smith (PF/C): Avg: 8.7pts, 4.5reb, 1.5ast, 28.2 minutes. Last game: 01/13/25. Impact: 2.8
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.3reb, 1.3ast, 19.2 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 2.3
Christian Koloko (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 2.6reb, 0.4ast, 9.7 minutes. Last game: 01/02/25. Impact: 1.3
Bronny James (PG): Avg: 0.4pts, 0.1reb, 0.3ast, 2.4 minutes. Last game: 01/07/25. Impact: 0.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Rui Hachimura	LAL	Pts	11.5	14.3	+2.8	40%	40%	47%	47%	BRO	+2.2	#27
Nic Claxton	BRO	Pts	10.5	11.6	+1.1	40%	50%	47%	47%	LAL	-0.7	#10
Austin Reaves	LAL	Reb	3.5	5.0	+1.5	60%	80%	67%	67%	BRO	-0.7	#2
Max Christie	LAL	Reb	3.5	4.1	+0.6	20%	30%	40%	40%	BRO	-0.7	#2

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#3	#27	#17	2.3%
PF	#3	#20	#8	#10	-3.5%
PG	#26	#20	#22	#24	3.6%
SF	#27	#4	#15	#21	4.6%
SG	#12	#2	#12	#11	-3.3%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#26	#12	#14	-0.6%
PF	#10	#8	#20	#6	-4.8%
PG	#27	#13	#28	#28	7.4%
SF	#9	#28	#9	#10	-5.4%
SG	#18	#13	#26	#17	-0.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

104.2

108.1

Rebounds per Game

40.7

41.3

Assists per Game

24.4

25.7

Steals per Game

7.7

8.0

Blocks per Game

4.0

5.2

Shots per Game

85.1

85.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.3

11.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.5

55.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.7

33.4

Turnovers per Game

14.7

13.1

Fouls per Game

20.6

16.5

Recent Trends

Reece Beekman (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 37.5% to 11.3, 18.0 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Shake Milton (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.3% to 11.8, 22.4 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 12.5, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.