Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/3/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, March 3, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings are hosting the Los Angeles Clippers at Golden 1 Center on Friday.

The Clippers faced the Timberwolves and went home with a loss by a final score of 108-101 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Clippers ended up with 17 while the Timberwolves recorded 20 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. Minnesota finished 59.1% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 22 tries. Furthermore, Minnesota had 46 boards (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Minnesota recorded 22 assists and had 14 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 47.8% from the floor on 43 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes for the game as well as creating 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 44 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Clippers knocked down 20 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 87.0%. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 83) and converted 11 of 28 shots from distance.

Paul George is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. George walked away from this one shooting 47.6% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He played 35 minutes and totaled 6 boards. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this contest with a win-loss record of 33-31 for the year. They cough up possession 14.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.6 personal fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 43.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,481 assists on the year, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are hitting 38.1% from downtown (820 of 2,152) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They average 112.5 points per outing (23rd in basketball) while hitting 47.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.7 fouls. They currently rank 14th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,583 relinquished this year. The Clippers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,655 of 5,613) and they relinquish 43.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 36.5% on three-point shots and they rank 11th in the league in points per game allowed (112.5).

For their last game, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 123-117 when they played the Thunder. The Kings earned 43 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Thunder had 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Kings to the free throw line for 30 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacramento knocked down 15 out of 42 attempts (35.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings ended up going 43 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.4%. The Kings allowed the Thunder to convert 43 of 98 tries from the floor which left them shooting 43.9% for the contest. They finished 31.4% from downtown by going 11 of 35 and ended up going 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento allowed Oklahoma City to get 42 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Harrison Barnes pitched in for the Kings in the matchup. Barnes earned 29 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes for the game. He buried 8 out of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 9 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 36-25 for the year. The Kings have committed 19.9 fouls per game and they go 79.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.1 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game. Sacramento has accumulated 7,365 pts this season (120.7 per contest) and they average 42.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Kings are hitting on 49.8% from the field, which is 3rd in the NBA.

The Kings are ranked 26th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 118.1. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (29th in the league). The Sacramento defense concedes 37.3% on 3-point shots (741 of 1,987) and their opposition makes 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.1 dimes and 41.8 rebounds every game, which is 24th and 5th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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