Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-2)

The Los Angeles Clippers are en route to Footprint Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns. Los Angeles opens this matchup as 2-point favorites. The total has been set at 224.5.

The Clippers faced the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 134-124 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 53.3% FG percentage (49 of 92) and buried 17 of 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Clippers made 19 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 33 assists in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 54.2% from the field on 45 of 83 shooting. Golden State recorded 28 dimes and had 2 steals for this contest. Additionally, Golden State totaled 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Golden State went 70.4% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of their 27 tries. They converted 15 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to personal fouls, the Clippers ended up with 22 and the Warriors totaled 22 personal fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 33 points on 12 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. Leonard shot 70.6% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a record of 32-28 so far this year. They average 111.4 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while going 46.9% from the field. The Clippers are hitting 37.8% on 3-point shots (761 of 2,011) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,365 dimes on the year, which is 24th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 4th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.2). The Clippers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (2,456 of 5,227) and they concede 43.1 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,463 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns got the win with a final of 120-109 against the Kings. The Suns were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game. They gave up possession 13 times, while earning 12 steals in the matchup. The Kings earned 21 fouls for the game which took the Suns to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a clip of 81.3%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Phoenix converted 7 out of their 22 attempts (31.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 50 for 88 from the field which had them at 56.8%. The Suns allowed the Kings to convert 37 of their 83 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6% in the matchup. They finished 36.8% from distance by going 14 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 24 from the free throw line (87.5%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Phoenix allowed Sacramento to pull down 40 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Deandre Ayton was important for the Suns for this contest. Ayton had 29 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 assists in this game. He converted 13 out of 17 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 76.5%, and had 11 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 32-27 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in basketball. Phoenix has scored 6,654 pts on the year (112.8 per contest) and they pull in 44.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.2 times per game (3rd in the league) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Suns commit 20.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Suns are ranked 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 111.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (8th in basketball). The Phoenix defense allows 36.0% on 3-point attempts (672 of 1,867) and opponents are making 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 23.5 assists and 42.9 rebounds per contest, which is 5th and 12th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-2)

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