LA Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, Picks & Odds | NBA Thursday

By Jordan Williams, NBA Analyst | Published: 1 hour ago | 6 min read

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NBA Betting Preview: Lakers vs Suns

The LA Lakers battle the Phoenix Suns in this NBA game. Our betting preview features expert NBA predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and confirmed starting lineups.

Lakers Worthy Favorites

There’s a great opportunity to cover the spread by backing the Lakers at -5. We can get odds of -110 and our prediction is that they’ll overcome the Suns.

Suns Beat Lakers in their Previous Meeting

LA Lakers have been defeated in back-to-back games. They were recently beaten at home to Orlando Magic by a 110-109 scoreline at Crypto.com Arena. Luka Doncic led the way with 22 points, while DeAndre Ayton added 21 and LeBron James chipped in 21.

Phoenix Suns were beaten 97-81 at Mortgage Matchup Center in their last game. This loss at home to Boston Celtics was their second straight defeat. Offensively, Collin Gillespie led the charge with 15, while Grayson Allen contributed 14 and Jalen Green 13.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Suns beat the Lakers in their last head-to-head matchup. It was a 132-108 scoreline at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Suns have won six of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Lakers	34	23	0.596	115.6	115.9	-0.3	16-12	18-11	6-6	23-14	5-5	2L
Suns	33	26	0.559	112.1	111.4	0.7	19-12	14-14	8-6	22-18	3-7	2L

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LA Lakers – Last 10 Games

5 wins and 5 losses in the past 10 games. The Lakers are averaging 111.4 points, 38.5 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.1 blocks while shooting 49.8% from the field and 74.0% from the free-throw line. The opposition average 113.7 points and 41.6 rebounds per matchup.

LeBron James is averaging 18.8 points and 7.5 assists, while DeAndre Ayton averages 5.6 rebounds and Luka Doncic 2.3 (38.3%) 3-pointers made.

Phoenix Suns – Last 10 Games

The Suns have won 3 and lost 7 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 101.7 points, 43.5 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field and 74.5% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 111.9 points and 49.5 rebounds.

Dillon Brooks is averaging 13.6 points, Mark Williams 7.8 rebounds and Collin Gillespie 4.9 assists along with 3.2 (37.6%) 3-pointers made.

LA Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction & Picks

Our LA Lakers vs Phoenix Suns betting outlook has it all, including a trusted match forecast, our predicted score, top player prop picks and a hand-picked bet builder.

Game Prediction

Get with Lakers with a -5 spread. We really like this wager and are backing the favorites at odds of -110 to enjoy a solid victory in this NBA matchup.

To deliver the best possible basketball predictions, we start by locking in the team news and taking time to review the latest form. There’s also no shortage of data to crunch from the most up-to-date NBA stats available.

Key Lakers vs Suns stats:

The -5 line has been covered by Lakers in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
The +5 line hasn’t been covered by Suns in 4 of their last 5 games.
The +5 line hasn’t been covered by Suns in 6 of their last 10 games.
The +5 line hasn’t been covered by Suns in 2 consecutive games.

Lakers -5 Probability

Based on the latest betting odds from the best NBA sportsbooks, our pick carries a 52.4% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Jalen Green Under 20.5 Points -115

Jalen Green (Suns) has scored an average of 13.5 points in the past 4 home games. There’s every reason to expect a similar outcome here and he’s available at odds of -115 to go below the line.

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LeBron James Under 5.5 Rebounds -130

LeBron James (Lakers) has failed to cover the 5.5 rebounds total in 5 of the past 5 games on the road. Using this stat, we can take odds of -130 that this player prop bet falls short of the Shots on Goal line.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Spread Lakers -5

Totals Over 216.5

Player Points Jalen Green Under 20.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with Lakers -5. We’ve also gone for Over 216.5 and Jalen Green (Suns) to score Under 20.5 points.

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Correct Score Prediction

Lakers

114 - 107 Suns logo

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There are lots of different ways to back the Lakers on the correct score betting and something like 114-107 in their favor might be along the right lines at massive odds.

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LA Lakers vs Phoenix Suns Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Odds Suggest Lakers Win

With a 64% chance of securing victory, LA Lakers are favorites for this NBA game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -179. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +150 about Phoenix Suns.

The current spread is 4.5 and total points is 217.5. There are many ways to wager on basketball including the Totals. If you're keen on Over 217.5, this selection is available at -108.

Whether you are betting pre-game or in-game, the top basketball sportsbooks offer a huge selection of team props and game lines. The options are practically endless, and it’s awesome to have so many alternatives.

Betting Lines & Odds

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Total Points

Luka Doncic Favorite to Get Most Points

Luka Doncic is the favorite to score most points. He is priced at -114 to score Over 30.5 points. Alternatively, you can back Under at the same odds.

Player Points

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

Jalen Green (Suns)

Austin Reaves (Lakers)

LeBron James (Lakers)

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Player Assists

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

LeBron James (Lakers)

Collin Gillespie (Suns)

Jalen Green (Suns)

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Player Rebounds

Mark Williams (Suns)

Luka Doncic (Lakers)

Deandre Ayton (Lakers)

LeBron James (Lakers)

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Suns Have Six Losses From Past Ten at Home

The Suns have four wins and six losses in the last 10 home games, posting 103.30 points per contest while yielding 108.20.

The Lakers own a 5-5 mark in their past 10 games away from home, scoring 115.80 points per contest and conceding 116.40.

The most recent Mortgage Matchup Center meeting saw the Suns claim a 132-108 win over the Lakers. Over the last 10 head-to-head meetings at Mortgage Matchup Center, the Suns have claimed seven wins compared to the Lakers who have three.

Last 10 Games		W-L	P	PF	PA	O216.5	U216.5
Phoenix Suns Home Stats		4-6	211.50	103.30	108.20	4	6
LA Lakers Away Stats		5-5	232.20	115.80	116.40	8	2

W-L = Wins-Losses
P = Avg. Points
PF = Avg. Points For
PA = Avg. Points Against
O216.5 = Games Over 216.5 Points
U216.5 = Games Under 216.5 Points

Last 5 & H2H

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Last 5 Games

Lakers

NBA: 25/02 Magic 110 Lakers109
NBA: 23/02 Celtics 111 Lakers89
NBA: 21/02 Clippers 122 Lakers125
NBA: 13/02 Mavericks 104 Lakers124
NBA: 11/02 Spurs 136 Lakers108

Suns

NBA: 25/02 Celtics 97 Suns81
NBA: 23/02 Trail Blazers 92 Suns77
NBA: 21/02 Magic 110 Suns113
NBA: 20/02 Suns 94 Spurs121
NBA: 12/02 Thunder 136 Suns109

Head to Head

Lakers vs Suns

NBA: 24/12 2025 Lakers 108 Suns 132
NBA: 15/12 2025 Lakers 116 Suns 114
NBA: 02/12 2025 Suns 125 Lakers 108
NBA: 16/03 2025 Suns 96 Lakers 107
NBA: 27/11 2024 Lakers 100 Suns 127
NBA: 29/10 2024 Lakers 105 Suns 109
NBA: 26/10 2024 Suns 116 Lakers 123
NBA: 25/02 2024 Lakers 113 Suns 123
NBA: 12/01 2024 Suns 127 Lakers 109
NBA: 06/12 2023 Suns 103 Lakers 106

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

LA Lakers Stats

Phoenix Suns Stats

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

-5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 3 of the last 10 games
-5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

+5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
+5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 225.10 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 232.20 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 216.5: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games
Over 216.5 on the Road: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 111.40 pts and allowed 113.70 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 115.80 pts and allowed 116.40 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 213.60 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 211.50 pts in the previous 10 home games
Over 216.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 216.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 101.70 pts and allowed 111.90 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 103.30 pts and allowed 108.20 pts in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 30.70 (58%)
3-Pointers Made: 10.50 (35%)
Free Throws Made: 18.50 (74%)
Rebounds: Total 38.5, Offensive 7.60, Defensive 30.90
Assists: 25.80
Blocks: 4.10
Steals: 7.70
Turnovers : 14.30
Personal Fouls: 18.10

Last 10 Games on the Road

2-Pointers Made: 31.20 (60%)
3-Pointers Made: 11.40 (35%)
Free Throws Made: 19.20 (72.45%)
Rebounds: Total 40.2, Offensive 9.00, Defensive 31.20
Assists: 25.10
Blocks: 3.90
Steals: 9.10
Turnovers : 12.10
Personal Fouls: 15.40

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 23.70 (47%)
3-Pointers Made: 14.60 (33%)
Free Throws Made: 10.50 (74.47%)
Rebounds: Total 43.5, Offensive 14.20, Defensive 29.30
Assists: 22.50
Blocks: 3.20
Steals: 8.60
Turnovers : 10.80
Personal Fouls: 19.00

Last 10 Home Games

2-Pointers Made: 22.30 (49%)
3-Pointers Made: 15.30 (35%)
Free Throws Made: 12.80 (76.65%)
Rebounds: Total 43.4, Offensive 12.50, Defensive 30.90
Assists: 23.00
Blocks: 3.30
Steals: 8.90
Turnovers : 12.10
Personal Fouls: 19.70

Team News

LA Lakers Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Luka Doncic	45	35.56	1464	389	32.5	8.6	3.6	7.8	0.5	1.4
Austin Reaves	31	33.51	774	175	25.0	5.6	2.5	5.0	0.3	1.1
LeBron James	39	33.32	845	274	21.7	7.0	1.4	5.7	0.6	1.1

Rui Hachimura	47	29.52	552	41	11.7	0.9	1.8	3.4	0.3	0.6
DeAndre Ayton	49	28.24	647	43	13.2	0.9	-	8.5	1.0	0.6
Marcus Smart	47	28.2	443	133	9.4	2.8	1.5	2.9	0.4	1.2
Jake LaRavia	57	26.38	521	108	9.1	1.9	1.1	3.9	0.5	1.3
Luke Kennard	53	20.63	431	109	8.1	2.1	1.5	2.2	0.1	0.7
Jarred Vanderbilt	48	18.75	235	62	4.9	1.3	0.5	4.9	0.4	0.9
Jaxson Hayes	47	17.28	334	44	7.1	0.9	0.1	4.0	0.6	0.4
Nick Smith Jr.	25	12.74	150	32	6.0	1.3	1.1	1.0	0.1	0.5
Maximilian Kleber	31	11.2	66	21	2.1	0.7	0.2	1.9	0.2	0.4
Dalton Knecht	44	11.22	196	15	4.5	0.3	0.7	1.5	0.2	0.2
Kobe Bufkin	7	10.66	21	3	3.0	0.4	0.4	1.0	0.4	0.3
Drew Timme	18	8.33	63	15	3.5	0.8	0.4	1.3	-	0.3
Bronny James	29	7.27	63	35	2.2	1.2	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.4
Adou Thiero	17	5.78	25	5	1.5	0.3	-	1.1	0.1	0.3
Christopher Manon	5	4.28	2	1	0.4	0.2	-	0.8	0.4	0.6

Phoenix Suns Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Devin Booker	44	33.34	1088	270	24.7	6.1	1.7	3.9	0.3	0.9
Dillon Brooks	50	30.61	1044	88	20.9	1.8	2.3	3.7	0.2	1.0
Grayson Allen	37	30.18	637	143	17.2	3.9	3.3	3.1	0.3	1.4

Royce O'Neale	59	29.36	592	166	10.0	2.8	2.7	4.9	0.3	1.2
Collin Gillespie	58	28.66	778	273	13.4	4.7	3.0	4.1	0.2	1.4
Mark Williams	54	23.82	634	56	11.7	1.0	0.0	8.0	0.9	0.9
Jordan Goodwin	54	22.34	482	122	8.9	2.3	1.6	4.7	0.2	1.5
Oso Ighodaro	59	20.16	334	113	5.7	1.9	-	4.6	0.6	1.0
Ryan Dunn	52	19.88	306	80	5.9	1.5	0.8	4.2	0.5	0.8
Jalen Green	11	19.8	146	25	13.3	2.3	1.9	2.9	-	1.1
Jamaree Bouyea	32	15.58	207	58	6.5	1.8	0.6	1.9	0.4	0.7
Cole Anthony	35	15.05	234	121	6.7	3.5	0.6	2.5	0.3	0.6
Isaiah Livers	32	10.33	70	22	2.2	0.7	0.4	1.9	0.3	0.4
Amir Coffey	35	10.18	101	20	2.9	0.6	0.3	1.1	0.1	0.2
Rasheer Fleming	33	7.98	92	8	2.8	0.2	0.4	1.5	0.2	0.3
Khaman Maluach	26	5.27	47	3	1.8	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.4	0.1
Koby Brea	5	4.62	16	3	3.2	0.6	0.8	0.4	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

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Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of tip-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous LA Lakers Lineups

24 Feb NBA

Magic 110-109 Lakers

Confirmed Lineups

22 Feb NBA

Celtics 111-89 Lakers

Confirmed Lineups

20 Feb NBA

Clippers 122-125 Lakers

Confirmed Lineups

12 Feb NBA

Mavericks 104-124 Lakers

Confirmed Lineups

10 Feb NBA

Spurs 136-108 Lakers

Confirmed Lineups

09 Feb NBA

Thunder 119-110 Lakers

Confirmed Lineups

07 Feb NBA

Warriors 99-105 Lakers

Confirmed Lineups

05 Feb NBA

76ers 115-119 Lakers

Confirmed Lineups

03 Feb NBA

Lakers 125-109 Nets

Confirmed Lineups

01 Feb NBA

Lakers 100-112 Knicks

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Phoenix Suns Lineups

24 Feb NBA

Celtics 97-81 Suns

Confirmed Lineups

22 Feb NBA

Trail Blazers 92-77 Suns

Confirmed Lineups

21 Feb NBA

Magic 110-113 Suns

Confirmed Lineups

19 Feb NBA

Suns 94-121 Spurs

Confirmed Lineups

11 Feb NBA

Thunder 136-109 Suns

Confirmed Lineups

10 Feb NBA

Mavericks 111-120 Suns

Confirmed Lineups

07 Feb NBA

76ers 109-103 Suns

Confirmed Lineups

05 Feb NBA

Warriors 101-97 Suns

Confirmed Lineups

03 Feb NBA

Suns 130-125 Trail Blazers

Confirmed Lineups

01 Feb NBA

Clippers 117-93 Suns

Confirmed Lineups

NBA Table Select Season

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	38	20	0.655	114.4	107.5	6.9	18-9	20-11	7-5	24-13	8-2	1L
Knicks	37	22	0.627	117.1	111.7	5.4	22-8	15-14	10-3	25-15	6-4	1L
Raptors	34	25	0.576	113.6	111.8	1.8	16-15	18-10	4-9	26-15	5-5	2L
76ers	32	26	0.552	116.6	115.9	0.7	15-15	17-11	8-6	20-19	5-5	2W
Nets	15	42	0.263	106.9	114.8	-7.9	8-20	7-22	3-9	11-24	2-8	5L

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	43	14	0.754	117.4	109.5	7.9	23-7	20-7	9-3	28-7	8-2	1W
Cavaliers	37	23	0.617	119.5	115.1	4.4	20-11	17-12	7-4	23-14	8-2	1L
Bucks	26	31	0.456	112.4	115.4	-3	14-13	12-18	8-4	19-19	8-2	2W
Bulls	24	35	0.407	115.8	120.4	-4.6	15-16	9-19	3-10	16-26	0-10	10L
Pacers	15	44	0.254	111.5	119.2	-7.7	10-20	5-24	3-9	11-29	2-8	4L

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Magic	31	26	0.544	115.1	114.6	0.5	18-10	13-16	6-5	19-18	6-4	2W
Heat	31	28	0.525	120	117.1	2.9	17-11	14-17	5-5	16-17	5-5	1L
Hawks	29	31	0.483	117	118	-1	12-16	17-15	6-6	16-21	5-5	2W
Hornets	28	31	0.475	115.9	113.4	2.5	12-16	16-15	9-4	18-21	7-3	2W
Wizards	16	41	0.281	112.2	122.8	-10.6	11-19	5-22	2-8	11-25	4-6	2L

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	45	15	0.75	119.4	108	11.4	24-7	21-8	8-3	32-9	6-4	1L
Nuggets	37	22	0.627	120.5	115.7	4.8	16-11	21-11	5-2	21-11	4-6	1W
Timberwolves	36	23	0.61	119.6	115.1	4.5	20-11	16-12	7-5	21-17	6-4	1W
Trail Blazers	28	31	0.475	115.8	118.3	-2.5	16-15	12-16	5-7	22-18	5-5	1L
Jazz	18	40	0.31	118	125.9	-7.9	11-18	7-22	1-9	10-27	3-7	3L

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Lakers	34	23	0.596	115.6	115.9	-0.3	16-12	18-11	6-6	23-14	5-5	2L
Suns	33	26	0.559	112.1	111.4	0.7	19-12	14-14	8-6	22-18	3-7	2L
Warriors	31	28	0.525	115.8	113.8	2	19-11	12-17	6-4	21-17	4-6	1W
Clippers	27	30	0.474	112.1	112.6	-0.5	14-12	13-18	7-5	17-17	5-5	2L
Kings	13	47	0.217	110.1	121.1	-11	9-20	4-27	2-8	9-31	1-9	1L

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Spurs	42	16	0.724	118.3	111.8	6.5	21-6	21-10	10-3	26-13	10-0	10W
Rockets	36	21	0.632	114.7	109.1	5.6	20-7	16-14	6-5	21-16	6-4	2W
Grizzlies	21	36	0.368	115.4	118.1	-2.7	12-17	9-19	5-6	17-23	3-7	3L
Mavericks	21	36	0.368	114.4	117.6	-3.2	14-16	7-20	3-9	11-26	2-8	2W
Pelicans	17	42	0.288	114.8	120.4	-5.6	11-21	6-21	6-7	10-26	5-5	2W

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	43	14	0.754	117.4	109.5	7.9	23-7	20-7	9-3	28-7	8-2	1W
Celtics	38	20	0.655	114.4	107.5	6.9	18-9	20-11	7-5	24-13	8-2	1L
Knicks	37	22	0.627	117.1	111.7	5.4	22-8	15-14	10-3	25-15	6-4	1L
Cavaliers	37	23	0.617	119.5	115.1	4.4	20-11	17-12	7-4	23-14	8-2	1L
Raptors	34	25	0.576	113.6	111.8	1.8	16-15	18-10	4-9	26-15	5-5	2L
76ers	32	26	0.552	116.6	115.9	0.7	15-15	17-11	8-6	20-19	5-5	2W
Magic	31	26	0.544	115.1	114.6	0.5	18-10	13-16	6-5	19-18	6-4	2W
Heat	31	28	0.525	120	117.1	2.9	17-11	14-17	5-5	16-17	5-5	1L
Hawks	29	31	0.483	117	118	-1	12-16	17-15	6-6	16-21	5-5	2W
Hornets	28	31	0.475	115.9	113.4	2.5	12-16	16-15	9-4	18-21	7-3	2W
Bucks	26	31	0.456	112.4	115.4	-3	14-13	12-18	8-4	19-19	8-2	2W
Bulls	24	35	0.407	115.8	120.4	-4.6	15-16	9-19	3-10	16-26	0-10	10L
Wizards	16	41	0.281	112.2	122.8	-10.6	11-19	5-22	2-8	11-25	4-6	2L
Nets	15	42	0.263	106.9	114.8	-7.9	8-20	7-22	3-9	11-24	2-8	5L
Pacers	15	44	0.254	111.5	119.2	-7.7	10-20	5-24	3-9	11-29	2-8	4L

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	45	15	0.75	119.4	108	11.4	24-7	21-8	8-3	32-9	6-4	1L
Spurs	42	16	0.724	118.3	111.8	6.5	21-6	21-10	10-3	26-13	10-0	10W
Rockets	36	21	0.632	114.7	109.1	5.6	20-7	16-14	6-5	21-16	6-4	2W
Nuggets	37	22	0.627	120.5	115.7	4.8	16-11	21-11	5-2	21-11	4-6	1W
Timberwolves	36	23	0.61	119.6	115.1	4.5	20-11	16-12	7-5	21-17	6-4	1W
Lakers	34	23	0.596	115.6	115.9	-0.3	16-12	18-11	6-6	23-14	5-5	2L
Suns	33	26	0.559	112.1	111.4	0.7	19-12	14-14	8-6	22-18	3-7	2L
Warriors	31	28	0.525	115.8	113.8	2	19-11	12-17	6-4	21-17	4-6	1W
Trail Blazers	28	31	0.475	115.8	118.3	-2.5	16-15	12-16	5-7	22-18	5-5	1L
Clippers	27	30	0.474	112.1	112.6	-0.5	14-12	13-18	7-5	17-17	5-5	2L
Grizzlies	21	36	0.368	115.4	118.1	-2.7	12-17	9-19	5-6	17-23	3-7	3L
Mavericks	21	36	0.368	114.4	117.6	-3.2	14-16	7-20	3-9	11-26	2-8	2W
Jazz	18	40	0.31	118	125.9	-7.9	11-18	7-22	1-9	10-27	3-7	3L
Pelicans	17	42	0.288	114.8	120.4	-5.6	11-21	6-21	6-7	10-26	5-5	2W
Kings	13	47	0.217	110.1	121.1	-11	9-20	4-27	2-8	9-31	1-9	1L

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	43	14	0.754	117.4	109.5	7.9	23-7	20-7	9-3	28-7	8-2	1W
Thunder	45	15	0.75	119.4	108	11.4	24-7	21-8	8-3	32-9	6-4	1L
Spurs	42	16	0.724	118.3	111.8	6.5	21-6	21-10	10-3	26-13	10-0	10W
Celtics	38	20	0.655	114.4	107.5	6.9	18-9	20-11	7-5	24-13	8-2	1L
Rockets	36	21	0.632	114.7	109.1	5.6	20-7	16-14	6-5	21-16	6-4	2W
Nuggets	37	22	0.627	120.5	115.7	4.8	16-11	21-11	5-2	21-11	4-6	1W
Knicks	37	22	0.627	117.1	111.7	5.4	22-8	15-14	10-3	25-15	6-4	1L
Cavaliers	37	23	0.617	119.5	115.1	4.4	20-11	17-12	7-4	23-14	8-2	1L
Timberwolves	36	23	0.61	119.6	115.1	4.5	20-11	16-12	7-5	21-17	6-4	1W
Lakers	34	23	0.596	115.6	115.9	-0.3	16-12	18-11	6-6	23-14	5-5	2L
Raptors	34	25	0.576	113.6	111.8	1.8	16-15	18-10	4-9	26-15	5-5	2L
Suns	33	26	0.559	112.1	111.4	0.7	19-12	14-14	8-6	22-18	3-7	2L
76ers	32	26	0.552	116.6	115.9	0.7	15-15	17-11	8-6	20-19	5-5	2W
Magic	31	26	0.544	115.1	114.6	0.5	18-10	13-16	6-5	19-18	6-4	2W
Warriors	31	28	0.525	115.8	113.8	2	19-11	12-17	6-4	21-17	4-6	1W
Heat	31	28	0.525	120	117.1	2.9	17-11	14-17	5-5	16-17	5-5	1L
Hawks	29	31	0.483	117	118	-1	12-16	17-15	6-6	16-21	5-5	2W
Hornets	28	31	0.475	115.9	113.4	2.5	12-16	16-15	9-4	18-21	7-3	2W
Trail Blazers	28	31	0.475	115.8	118.3	-2.5	16-15	12-16	5-7	22-18	5-5	1L
Clippers	27	30	0.474	112.1	112.6	-0.5	14-12	13-18	7-5	17-17	5-5	2L
Bucks	26	31	0.456	112.4	115.4	-3	14-13	12-18	8-4	19-19	8-2	2W
Bulls	24	35	0.407	115.8	120.4	-4.6	15-16	9-19	3-10	16-26	0-10	10L
Mavericks	21	36	0.368	114.4	117.6	-3.2	14-16	7-20	3-9	11-26	2-8	2W
Grizzlies	21	36	0.368	115.4	118.1	-2.7	12-17	9-19	5-6	17-23	3-7	3L
Jazz	18	40	0.31	118	125.9	-7.9	11-18	7-22	1-9	10-27	3-7	3L
Pelicans	17	42	0.288	114.8	120.4	-5.6	11-21	6-21	6-7	10-26	5-5	2W
Wizards	16	41	0.281	112.2	122.8	-10.6	11-19	5-22	2-8	11-25	4-6	2L
Nets	15	42	0.263	106.9	114.8	-7.9	8-20	7-22	3-9	11-24	2-8	5L
Pacers	15	44	0.254	111.5	119.2	-7.7	10-20	5-24	3-9	11-29	2-8	4L
Kings	13	47	0.217	110.1	121.1	-11	9-20	4-27	2-8	9-31	1-9	1L

W = Wins
L = Losses
PCT = Winning Percentage
PPG = Points Per Game
OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
DIFF = Average Point Differential
Home = Home Record
Road = Away Record
Div = Division Record
Conf = Conference Record
Last 10 = Record last 10 games
Strk = Current Streak

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