Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/5/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Clippers will try to beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.

The Lakers played the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 134-109 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the game having earned a 55.9% field goal percentage (52 out of 93) and made 9 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 21 of their 28 shots for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 51 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 36 assists in this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the field on 44 out of 102 shooting. Houston earned 23 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Houston snagged 44 rebounds (16 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Houston finished the contest at 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of 10 tries. They also knocked down 13 of 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 9 while the Rockets had 18 fouls.

Anthony Davis is one guy who came through for this contest. He ended up finishing with 40 points on 15 out of 20 shooting. He played 30 minutes and grabbed 9 boards. Davis finished shooting 75.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a mark of 40-38 on the year. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 45.6 rebounds per game and has 1,965 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are shooting 34.2% on shots from downtown (825 of 2,414) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They average 116.7 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while hitting 48.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers are able to force 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. They are 14th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,998 surrendered this season. The Lakers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.8% (3,423 of 7,321) and they relinquish 45.0 boards per contest as a group. They give up 34.3% on 3-point shots and they are 19th in basketball in points per game allowed (116.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers took a loss by a score of 122-114 against the Pelicans. With respect to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted New Orleans to grab 40 in total (14 offensive). They finished 41.2% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 17 and finished the game at 31 of 35 from the charity stripe (88.6%). The Clippers permitted the Pelicans to bury 42 out of 86 tries from the field which had them at 48.8% in the game. Overall, the Clippers ended up shooting 42 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles converted 11 out of 29 attempts (37.9%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 82.6%. The Pelicans had 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Clippers recorded 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this game.

Kawhi Leonard ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers for this contest. He made 15 of 28 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.6%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Leonard accumulated 40 points in his 41 mins of playing time and added 4 assists for the game.

Los Angeles has a mark of 41-38 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which is 14th in the league. Los Angeles has accounted for 8,934 points this season (113.1 per game) and they collect 43.1 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 23.8 times per game (24th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.3 times per contest. The Clippers are responsible for committing 19.6 personal fouls every game and they go 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Clippers are ranked 13th in the league in points allowed per contest with 112.9. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (15th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.4% on three-point shots (960 of 2,640) and their opposition knocks down 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 24.8 assists and 43.2 total boards per game, which has them ranked 11th and 15th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take the Lakers

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