Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (+1)

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Clippers will go up against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday in Game 2 of their series. The Clippers lead the series 1-0. Los Angeles opens this game as 1-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 218.5.

The Mavericks ended up losing by a score of 109-97 in Game 1. Dallas ended having earned a 38.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 80) and made 10 of their 33 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 25 of 33 tries for a rate of 75.8%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 46.0% from the field on 40 of 87 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 21 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 45 boards (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 9 rejections. Los Angeles finished shooting 84.6% from the free throw line by converting 11 of 13 tries. They also made 18 of their 36 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Mavericks ended up with 15 while the Clippers finished the game with 22 fouls.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He scored 33 points on 11 out of 26 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 42 minutes and totaled 13 rebounds. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 42.3% from the floor and earned 6 assists.

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Dallas heads into this game with a record of 50-32 this year. They are averaging 117.9 points per outing (7th in the league) while hitting 48.1% from the floor. The Mavericks are connecting on 36.9% on 3-pointers (1,197 of 3,242) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 42.9 boards per contest and has racked up 2,106 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 fouls. They give up 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 20th in the league in points per game allowed (115.6). The Mavericks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (3,522 of 7,413) and they surrender 45.1 boards per game as a squad. They rank 22nd in basketball in allowing assists with 2,258 relinquished for the year.

In reference to rebounding in Game 1, Los Angeles permitted Dallas to collect 41 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.3% from 3-point land via 10 out of 33 and ended up going 25 of 33 from the free throw line (75.8%). The Clippers permitted the Mavericks to make 31 of 80 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 38.8% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Clippers finished shooting 40 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.0%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles converted 18 out of their 36 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 84.6%. The Mavericks committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Clippers corralled 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 45 for this game.

James Harden was important for the Clippers for this contest. Harden earned 28 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accumulated 8 assists for the game. He knocked down 8 of 17 for the matchup giving him a rate of 47.1%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 51-31 for the campaign. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per game and they go 82.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per contest (21st in the league) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has tallied 9,481 pts this year (115.6 per game) and they pull in 43.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are connecting on 48.9% from the floor, which is 6th in the NBA.

The Clippers are ranked 10th in the league in points given up per game with 112.3. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (12th in the league). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,054 of 2,902) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.4 dimes and 42.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 12th and 5th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-1)

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