Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Clippers (42-23) will go up against the Atlanta Hawks (29-36) on Sunday.

The Hawks took the court against the Trail Blazers and went home with a loss by a final score of 106-102 in their last contest. Atlanta finished with a 43.2% field goal percentage (38 of 88) and converted 14 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 12 of their 18 shots for a rate of 66.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 19 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 38 out of 82 shooting. Portland recorded 24 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. On top of that, Portland totaled 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Portland finished the game at 83.3% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of 24 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 30 attempts from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 23 while the Trail Blazers totaled 21 personal fouls.

Dejounte Murray is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. Murray finished 51.7% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He played 43 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He finished with 40 points on 15 out of 29 shooting.

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Atlanta will enter this game with a record of 29-36 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 45.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,689 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 20th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are hitting 36.0% on three-point shots (878 of 2,440) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 119.4 points per outing (5th in the league) while hitting 46.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,847 relinquished this season. The Hawks are giving up a FG percentage of 49.4% (2,923 of 5,914) and they relinquish 44.6 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 38.4% on 3-point shots while they are 28th in the league in points per game allowed (121.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers got the victory with a final of 126-111 when they faced the Bulls. The Clippers collected 29 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 35 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Bulls earned 14 fouls for the contest which took the Clippers to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Los Angeles knocked down 20 of their 40 tries (50.0%). Overall, the Clippers went 48 for 80 from the field which had them shooting 60.0%. The Clippers permitted the Bulls to bury 41 out of 86 tries from the field which had them at 47.7% in the matchup. They shot 45.7% from beyond the arc by connecting on 16 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). Regarding rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Chicago to collect 36 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Paul George was important for the Clippers in the game. He converted 11 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 91.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. George recorded 28 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 7 dimes in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 42-23 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 49.2% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA. Los Angeles has accumulated 7,607 points so far this season (117.0 per contest) and they pull in 42.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.9 times per contest (20th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. The Clippers have committed 18.8 fouls per game and they go 81.6% from the free throw line.

The Clippers are ranked 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 112.7. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (9th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (830 of 2,292) and their opponents are converting on 77.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 26.5 dimes and 42.0 rebounds per contest, which is 13th and 5th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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