Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Clippers 11/14/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, November 14, 2021

Location: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Clippers (7-4) are hosting the Chicago Bulls (8-4) at STAPLES Center on Sunday.

The Bulls took the court against the Warriors and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-93 in their last game. Chicago ended the contest having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (34 out of 78) and converted 8 of their 27 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 17 of their 22 tries for a rate of 77.3%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 18 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to defense, Chicago allowed 48.4% from the floor on 45 out of 93 shooting. Golden State totaled 47 assists and had 27 steals for the contest. In addition, Golden State snagged 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Golden State ended up going 87.5% from the charity stripe by making 14 of 16 tries. They made 15 of 46 attempts from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 16 while the Warriors recorded 16 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a guy who came through in this contest. DeRozan walked away from this one shooting 30.8% from the floor and earned 5 assists. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He notched 18 points on 4 of 13 shooting.

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Chicago heads into this one with a win-loss record of 8-4 this season. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 44.2 rebounds per contest and has 273 assists for the season, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 36.1% on three-point attempts (118 of 327) and 85.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.3 points per game (18th in the NBA) on 46.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing 15.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 250 surrendered so far this season. The Bulls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (466 of 1,041) and they relinquish 44.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 36.2% on shots from downtown while they are 7th in basketball in opponents points per game (103.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers got the victory with a final of 112-109 when they played the Heat. The Clippers earned 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Heat were called for 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 88.2%. In reference to 3-pointers, Los Angeles knocked down 11 of 37 tries (29.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Clippers finished the game shooting 43 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3%. The Clippers allowed the Heat to knock down 43 of their 97 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.3% in this contest. They went 22.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 of 41 and ended up shooting 14 out of 17 from the free throw line (82.4%). In reference to rebounds, Los Angeles permitted Miami to get 32 overall (18 offensive).

Paul George ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers in this matchup. He made 11 of 25 for the contest for a rate of 44.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. George recorded 27 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 assists for this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 7-4 for the campaign. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they go 77.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 23.5 times per contest (16th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest. Los Angeles has scored 1,192 points on the campaign (108.4 per contest) and they snag 44.4 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Clippers are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (135 of 405) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their free throw shots. They allow 20.8 assists and 48.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 2nd and 27th in the league. The Clippers on defense are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 103.7. They have forced 17.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (2nd in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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