Brooklyn Nets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/27/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, December 27, 2021

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBA TV

The Los Angeles Clippers (17-15) are welcoming the Brooklyn Nets (22-9) at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.

The Nets took the court against the Lakers and earned the victory with a final of 122-115 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 25 while the Lakers finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They made 10 of 35 shots from 3-point land. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 89.3% at the charity stripe by making 25 of their 28 tries. Furthermore, Los Angeles had 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 10 blocked shots. Los Angeles doled out 47 assists and had 29 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 41.7% from the field on 40 of 96 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they compiled 41 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 22 of 27 attempts for a rate of 81.5%. Brooklyn finished the game having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (43 of 89) and knocked down 14 out of their 32 3-point attempts.

Patty Mills is a guy who was important for this contest. He accumulated 34 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. Mills ended up shooting 64.7% from the field and distributed 7 assists.

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Brooklyn comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 22-9 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.5 fouls per game. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling down 45.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 791 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Nets are shooting 35.6% on three-point shots (361 of 1,014) and 81.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 110.1 points per game (9th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.5% from the field.

On defense, the Nets are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are surrendering 30.9% on 3-pointers while they are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (106.6). The Nets defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.9% (1,215 of 2,833) and they concede 45.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 686 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers took home the win by a final score of 105-89 when they faced the Kings. Regarding rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Sacramento to pull down 33 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 12 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Clippers permitted the Kings to convert 34 out of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0% in this game. In all, the Clippers ended up going 42 out of 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.2%. In terms of three-point attempts, Los Angeles buried 7 out of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. The Kings had 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Clippers were able to corral 37 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in this contest.

Paul George pitched in for the Clippers in this game. George recorded 17 points in his 32 mins of playing time and earned 6 dimes in the matchup. He buried 6 of 18 in this game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 17-15 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Clippers are shooting 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 20th in the NBA. Los Angeles has earned 3,377 pts on the year (105.5 per contest) and they grab 43.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.0 times per game (18th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.9 times per contest. The Clippers are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 33.7% on 3-point shots (367 of 1,089) and their opposition knocks down 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 22.8 dimes and 47.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 8th and 27th in the NBA. The Clippers on defense are ranked 5th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 104.8. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (8th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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