Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/29/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The Los Angeles Clippers are en route to Moda Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and went home with a win by a final score of 114-100 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 44.7% FG percentage (42 out of 94) and buried 6 out of their 32 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers converted 24 of 32 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 62 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 33 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to the defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 38.3% from the field on 36 of 94 shooting. Indiana doled out 23 assists and had 14 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Indiana snagged 39 boards (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Indiana finished 82.6% when shooting free throws by making 19 of 23 shots. They converted 9 of their 42 tries from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Clippers ended up finishing with 18 while the Pacers totaled 28 personal fouls.

Ivica Zubac is someone who had an impact in this contest. Zubac went 82.4% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He played for 36 mins played and snagged 29 boards. He totaled 31 points on 14 of 17 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a record of 12-9 so far this season. They currently have an average of 106.4 pts per game (30th in the NBA) while going 47.8% from the floor. The Clippers are shooting 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (236 of 661) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 43.0 rebounds per game and has earned 480 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 16.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Clippers are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 496 conceded so far this year. The Clippers are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.5% (833 of 1,873) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 33.3% from 3-point land and they are 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (106.8).

In their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-97 against the Nets. The Trail Blazers snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Nets committed 24 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a rate of 68.2%. In terms of shots from distance, Portland made 12 of their 33 attempts (36.4%). Overall, the Trail Blazers finished 35 out of 79 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.3%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Nets to bury 41 out of their 78 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.6% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 42.9% from distance by hitting 15 out of 35 and finished the contest at 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Portland permitted Brooklyn to snag 38 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Jerami Grant pitched in for the Trail Blazers in this matchup. He converted 11 out of 24 for the game for a rate of 45.8%, and added 4 rebounds. Grant earned 29 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes for this contest.

Portland has a record of 11-9 on the campaign. The Trail Blazers commit 19.3 fouls per game while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.7 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.7 times per contest. Portland has scored 2,194 pts on the campaign (109.7 per contest) and they pull in 42.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the league.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 110.3. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (20th in basketball). The Portland defense concedes 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (243 of 681) and their opponents are converting on 78.7% of their foul shots. They have allowed 26.8 assists and 41.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 25th and 5th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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