Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 2/14/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
The Los Angeles Clippers will go up against the Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.
The Warriors faced the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 109-103 in their last contest. Golden State walked away from the contest with a 41.7% FG percentage (40 out of 96) and made 12 of their 44 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 11 of 12 shots for a percentage of 91.7%. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled 43 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 31 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. With regard to defense, Golden State let their opponent shoot 44.9% from the field on 40 of 89 shooting. Los Angeles totaled 19 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. On top of that, Los Angeles pulled down 52 rebounds (10 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Los Angeles ended up going 80.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 26 attempts. They knocked down 8 out of their 25 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Warriors walked away with 21 while the Lakers finished the game with 12 fouls.
Jordan Poole is one player who was important in the game. He was able to score 29 points on 11 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. Poole finished the contest at 44.0% from the field and totaled 6 dimes.
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Golden State will enter this matchup with a record of 28-28 this season. They are averaging 118.2 points per game (2nd in basketball) while connecting on 47.6% from the field. The Warriors are shooting 38.3% on 3-point shots (928 of 2,421) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is pulling in 44.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,666 dimes this season, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 16.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 22.1 fouls every game.
On the defensive end of the court, the Warriors have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They surrender 36.1% from 3-point land while they are 26th in the league in points per game allowed (118.1). The Warriors defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,383 of 5,056) and they surrender 44.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,427 surrendered on the season.
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers went home defeated by a final of 119-106 when they faced the Bucks. When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Milwaukee to pull down 49 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 43.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 17 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Clippers allowed the Bucks to make 45 of their 90 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Clippers went 42 for 85 from the floor which had them shooting 49.4%. When talking about 3-pointers, Los Angeles buried 11 of 33 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. The Bucks had 13 fouls in this contest which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Clippers corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest.
Norman Powell ended up being important for the Clippers for the game. He buried 3 of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Powell had 16 points in his 24 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this game.
Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 31-28 so far this year. As an offense, the Clippers are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 21st in basketball. Los Angeles has scored 6,548 pts on the season (111.0 per contest) and they pull in 43.6 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 22.6 times per game (27th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. The Clippers are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per contest and they hit 77.3% from the free throw line.
The Clippers on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG allowed with 111.0. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (9th in the league). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 36.3% on 3-pointers (719 of 1,982) and opponents are connecting on 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 24.3 dimes and 43.2 boards per contest, which is 10th and 13th in the league.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles and under the total points
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