Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers 12/1/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Location: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NBA TV

STAPLES Center is where the Los Angeles Clippers (11-10) will go up against the Sacramento Kings (8-13) on Wednesday.

The Kings faced the Grizzlies and went home with a loss by a final score of 128-101 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Kings finished with 18 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 9 fouls. They knocked down 13 out of their 39 tries from 3-point land. Memphis finished the contest at 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 20 shots. In addition, Memphis grabbed 54 boards (14 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Memphis recorded 68 dimes and had 30 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the field on 50 of 104 shooting. They also dished out 17 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 49 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings buried 26 of their 37 tries for a percentage of 70.3%. Sacramento wrapped up the contest with a 34.0% FG percentage (33 of 97) and converted 9 of 42 3-point shots.

Davion Mitchell is one guy who was a contributor for the game. Mitchell finished the contest at 41.7% from the field and also distributed 6 assists. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He accounted for 11 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this contest with a record of 8-13 for the season. They average 110.2 points per game (9th in basketball) while shooting 44.6% from the field. The Kings are hitting 32.6% from downtown (246 of 754) and 74.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 45.3 boards per game and has totaled 468 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.7 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are 17th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 480 relinquished this season. The Kings defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (889 of 1,942) and they relinquish 47.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 33.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers took a defeat with a final score of 123-104 against the Pelicans. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed New Orleans to pull down 33 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 14 out of 35 and ended up going 13 out of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). The Clippers allowed the Pelicans to bury 48 out of their 94 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.1% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Clippers ended up shooting 37 out of 72 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.4%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Los Angeles buried 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 76.2%. The Pelicans earned 7 personal fouls for this contest which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 2 steals in the matchup. The Clippers were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 35 in the matchup.

Paul George ended up having an impact for the Clippers for the matchup. He buried 10 of 20 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. George scored 27 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in this contest.

Los Angeles has a mark of 11-10 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks them 20th in the NBA. Los Angeles has accumulated 2,208 points for the campaign (105.1 per contest) and they grab 44.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 22.2 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. The Clippers have committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.4% from the charity stripe.

The Clippers are ranked 5th in the league in points allowed per game with 103.6. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (5th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 33.5% on 3-pointers (243 of 725) and opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 22.0 assists and 47.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 8th and 24th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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