Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/25/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Friday, November 25, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on Friday.

The Nuggets played the Pistons and went home with a loss by a final score of 110-108 in their last contest. Denver walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (43 out of 86) and buried 5 out of their 19 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets buried 17 of 26 attempts for a rate of 65.4%. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 42 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 28 assists in this matchup while creating 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 51.1% from the floor on 45 out of 88 shooting. Detroit doled out 27 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Detroit grabbed 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Detroit shot 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 12 of their 14 tries. They knocked down 8 of their 28 tries from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 21 and the Pistons finished the game with 24 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a player who played a role for this game. Jokic walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor and also totaled 10 assists. He played 37 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. He had 31 points on 12 of 16 shooting.

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Denver heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-7 this season. They average 113.5 pts per contest (13th in the NBA) while going 49.4% from the field. The Nuggets are shooting 40.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (209 of 518) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Denver is collecting 43.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 468 assists on the year, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-point shots while they are 16th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.6). The Nuggets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.1% (723 of 1,474) and they concede 41.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 450 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 121-114 when they played the Jazz. When talking about rebounds, Los Angeles permitted Utah to collect 45 overall (16 offensive). They finished 31.6% from distance by shooting 12 out of 38 and finished the game at 22 out of 24 from the charity stripe (91.7%). The Clippers allowed the Jazz to knock down 40 of 89 tries from the field which had them at 44.9% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Clippers shot 47 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.6%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles buried 9 of 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 94.7%. The Jazz earned 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Clippers corralled 29 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this game.

Norman Powell was important for the Clippers in this matchup. Powell totaled 30 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 10 of 15 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 11-7 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Clippers are connecting on 47.9% from the field, which ranks 8th in the NBA. Los Angeles has scored 1,910 pts on the campaign (106.1 per contest) and they collect 42.5 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.4 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.2 times per contest. The Clippers commit 20.7 fouls every game while shooting 75.3% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (213 of 631) and their opposition makes 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 22.8 dimes and 43.3 boards per contest, which is 5th and 14th in the league. The Clippers defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG allowed with 105.8. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (1st in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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