Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/20/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-Dallas

American Airlines Center is where the Dallas Mavericks (16-10) will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (16-10) on Wednesday.

The Clippers faced off with the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 151-127 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 19 and the Pacers finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. Indiana went 81.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of 21 tries. In addition, Indiana snagged 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 9 blocked shots. Indiana recorded 38 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 51.6% from the field on 49 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 46 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 20 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 87.0%. Los Angeles finished with a 57.1% field goal percentage (56 of 98) and converted 19 out of their 38 3-point attempts.

James Harden is a player who came through for the contest. Harden walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the field and also earned 9 assists. He played 28 mins played and snagged 3 boards. He ended up scoring 35 points on 12 out of 16 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a mark of 16-10 so far this season. They cough up possession 13.1 times per game and as a group they commit 20.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 661 dimes this season, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing. The Clippers are connecting on 38.3% from downtown (323 of 844) and 79.5% from the free throw line. They average 117.0 pts per game (10th in basketball) while shooting 48.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 fouls. They are ranked 10th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 661 surrendered so far this season. The Clippers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (1,048 of 2,312) and they concede 43.0 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 34.6% on three-point shots and they are 6th in the league in PPG allowed (110.7).

When they last played, the Mavericks went home defeated by a final of 130-104 when they played the Nuggets. The Mavericks recorded 28 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 2 steals for the contest. The Nuggets committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 47.4%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Dallas made 13 out of 38 tries (34.2%). Overall, the Mavericks finished shooting 41 out of 92 from the field which had them shooting 44.6%. The Mavericks permitted the Nuggets to convert 49 of 87 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.3% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 53.8% from 3-point land by going 14 of 26 and finished the contest at 18 out of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). Concerning rebounding, Dallas permitted Denver to get 46 in total (9 offensive).

Luka Doncic ended up being a factor for the Mavericks in the game. He made 13 out of 24 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and earned 11 rebounds. Doncic recorded 38 points in his 36 mins of playing time and totaled 8 assists in the matchup.

Dallas has a record of 16-10 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mavericks are connecting on 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA. Dallas has totaled 3,101 points for the season (119.3 per contest) and they grab 42.2 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.5 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Mavericks have committed 18.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 75.1% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks on defense are ranked 22nd in the league in points allowed per game with 117.6. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (22nd in the league). The Dallas defense gives up 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (338 of 906) and their opposition makes 76.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.1 assists and 45.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 26th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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