Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/5/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Thursday, January 5, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Los Angeles Clippers are headed to Ball Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Denver Nuggets.

The Clippers faced off with the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 110-100 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 43.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 67) and converted 12 out of their 29 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 30 of 34 shots for a rate of 88.2%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 34 with 3 of them being offensive. They also doled out 19 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the floor on 39 of 85 shooting. Miami dished out 22 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Furthermore, Miami snagged 48 boards (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 1 block. Miami ended up going 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 24 attempts. They knocked down 12 out of their 36 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Clippers finished with 18 while the Heat recorded 23 fouls.

Paul George is a player who was important in this game. He finished with 25 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. George ended up going 43.8% from the floor and also distributed 7 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a record of 21-18 this year. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 43.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 892 assists for the year, which has them ranked 21st in basketball in terms of passing. The Clippers are connecting on 37.6% on shots from downtown (496 of 1,320) and 76.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 109.5 points per contest (28th in the NBA) while shooting 46.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Clippers are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They give up 34.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 4th in the league in opponents points per game (109.4). The Clippers are giving up a FG percentage of 45.7% (1,580 of 3,458) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 945 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets went home defeated by a final of 124-111 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Nuggets were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the game. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Timberwolves were called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Denver knocked down 11 of their 29 tries (37.9%). When all was said and done, the Nuggets shot 42 out of 91 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Nuggets permitted the Timberwolves to knock down 45 of their 87 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.7% in the game. They finished 36.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 of 36 and ended up shooting 21 out of 27 at the charity stripe (77.8%). When talking about team rebounding, Denver allowed Minnesota to collect 41 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic ended up having an impact for the Nuggets in this matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Jokic racked up 24 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 9 dimes for this game.

Denver has a record of 24-13 this year. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.4 personal fouls per game and they go 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.7 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 15.3 times per game. Denver has earned 4,308 pts this year (116.4 per game) and they pull in 42.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Nuggets are connecting on 50.8% from the floor, which is 2nd in the NBA.

The Denver defense allows 36.3% on 3-pointers (463 of 1,277) and opponents are connecting on 76.3% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.5 dimes and 40.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 29th and 2nd in basketball. The Nuggets on defense are ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 114.5. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (26th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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