Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/29/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Los Angeles Clippers are on their way to TD Garden on Thursday where they will meet the Boston Celtics.

The Clippers took the court against the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 124-113 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 48.4% FG percentage (45 out of 93) and converted 15 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers made 19 of 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. Concerning rebounding, they earned 47 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 27 assists for this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the floor on 43 out of 84 shooting. Toronto distributed 24 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Toronto collected 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Toronto ended up going 80.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 26 attempts. They converted 6 of 23 tries from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Clippers ended up with 17 and the Raptors finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Paul George is one guy who came through in the game. He walked away with 23 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and snagged 7 rebounds. George finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a record of 21-15 on the year. They cough up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.9 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.4 boards per game and is sitting with 824 assists on the season, which ranks 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Clippers are shooting 37.2% on 3-pointers (453 of 1,218) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.2 pts per game (29th in basketball) while shooting 46.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Clippers are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They relinquish 34.1% on three-point shots while they are 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (108.6). The Clippers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.4% (1,451 of 3,194) and they surrender 43.6 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 19th in the league in giving up assists with 873 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 126-102 when they faced the Rockets. The Celtics snagged 40 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 49 for the game. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Rockets had 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.0%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Boston knocked down 20 out of 56 attempts (35.7%). In all, the Celtics went 43 out of 91 from the floor which had them shooting 47.3%. The Celtics permitted the Rockets to make 38 of their 95 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.0% in the game. They finished 31.1% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 45 and ended up going 12 of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Boston allowed Houston to grab 49 in all (13 offensive).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics in the game. He converted 14 of 26 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accumulated 1 rebound. Brown earned 39 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for the contest.

Boston has a record of 25-10 for the campaign. The Celtics commit 19.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 82.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.6 times per game (7th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 4,162 pts on the year (118.9 per contest) and they grab 43.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks them 9th in the league.

The Boston defense surrenders 35.0% on shots from distance (398 of 1,138) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 22.1 dimes and 44.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 1st and 24th in the league. The Celtics defensively are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.1. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (13th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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