Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (9-10) will attempt to beat the Denver Nuggets (14-7) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets played the Kings and ended up losing by a score of 123-117 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 14 while the Kings totaled 14 fouls. They knocked down 16 out of their 34 tries from long range. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by burying 11 of 15 tries. Additionally, Sacramento grabbed 47 rebounds (9 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Sacramento doled out 33 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 48.5% from the field on 48 out of 99 shooting. They also recorded 35 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 46 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Nuggets converted 13 of 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. Denver finished with a 49.5% field goal percentage (49 out of 99) and buried 6 of 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Nikola Jokic is one player who was a factor for the contest. He had 36 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He played for 38 mins and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Jokic finished shooting 56.5% from the field and recorded 14 dimes.

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Denver comes into this game with a record of 14-7 so far this season. They are averaging 114.5 points per contest (13th in the league) while shooting 49.5% from the field. The Nuggets are hitting 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (242 of 666) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is grabbing 43.9 boards per game and has accounted for 632 assists this year, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Nuggets are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 528 surrendered on the year. The Nuggets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.7% (853 of 1,828) and they relinquish 42.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 36.1% on shots from distance and they rank 7th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (110.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers went home victorious with a score of 113-112 when they faced the Warriors. In relation to team rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Golden State to pull down 42 in total (6 offensive). They shot 39.5% from three-point range by going 17 of 43 and finished the game at 19 of 24 at the charity stripe (79.2%). The Clippers permitted the Warriors to knock down 38 out of 86 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.2% for the contest. In all, the Clippers finished the game shooting 44 for 90 from the field which had them shooting 48.9%. When talking about 3-pointers, Los Angeles knocked down 13 of their 39 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. The Warriors had 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Clippers were able to collect 35 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the matchup.

Paul George was important for the Clippers for the matchup. George tallied 25 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 9-10 so far this year. The Clippers are responsible for committing 20.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.9 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.5 times per contest. Los Angeles has accumulated 2,146 points for the season (112.9 per game) and they collect 44.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Clippers are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in the league.

The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in PPG given up with 109.7. They are able to force 14.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (6th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 34.4% on shots from distance (227 of 660) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 25.1 dimes and 44.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 11th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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