Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/9/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Lakers are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Lakers faced the Jazz and ended up losing by a score of 139-116 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (40 of 82) and converted 9 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Lakers made 27 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 90.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 55.8% from the field on 53 of 95 shooting. Utah distributed 30 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Utah grabbed 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Utah went 77.3% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 22 attempts. They also converted 16 of their 38 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 21 and the Jazz totaled 23 fouls.

Anthony Davis is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He accumulated 29 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Davis ended up going 61.1% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a win-loss mark of 2-8 for the year. They are turning it over 15.2 times per game and as a team they commit 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 45.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 232 assists on the year, which is 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are connecting on 29.1% from downtown (93 of 320) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 108.4 points per outing (26th in basketball) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They relinquish 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 24th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.3). The Lakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.3% (432 of 934) and they relinquish 49.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists with 268 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Clippers got the victory with a final of 119-117 when they faced the Cavaliers. In regard to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Cleveland to snag 48 in total (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 48.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 16 out of 33 and ended up shooting 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Clippers permitted the Cavaliers to make 43 out of their 83 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 51.8% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Clippers finished shooting 40 out of 79 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.6%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Los Angeles made 17 out of 38 tries (44.7%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.6%. The Cavaliers earned 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Clippers earned 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup.

Paul George was important for the Clippers in this matchup. George totaled 26 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He made 10 out of 20 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 6-5 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Clippers are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the NBA. Los Angeles has accounted for 1,142 points so far this year (103.8 per game) and they collect 42.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 21.3 times per game (26th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.7 times per contest. The Clippers are responsible for committing 20.1 fouls per game and they go 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Clippers on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 107.5. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (5th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense allows 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 396) and their opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 23.5 assists and 44.6 boards per contest, which has them ranked 9th and 22nd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take the Lakers

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