Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 5/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (-1)

The Dallas Mavericks are headed to crypto.com Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 of their series. The series is tied 2-2. Los Angeles opens this matchup as 1-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 210.

The Mavericks took a loss by a final of 116-111 in Game 4. With respect to personal fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 21 and the Clippers recorded 27 personal fouls. They made 18 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. Los Angeles finished the game at 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 18 tries. Moreover, Los Angeles totaled 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Los Angeles recorded 22 assists and had 10 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Dallas allowed 53.8% from the floor on 43 of 80 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for the contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 42 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 20 of their 25 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Dallas finished the game having earned a 49.4% field goal percentage (40 out of 81) and converted 11 of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

Kyrie Irving is a player who played a role in this contest. Irving ended up going 56.0% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists. He was on the court for 45 mins and also totaled 7 boards. He recorded 40 points on 14 of 25 shooting.

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Dallas steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 50-32 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Dallas is grabbing 42.9 boards per game and has accounted for 2,106 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are connecting on 36.9% on 3-point shots (1,197 of 3,242) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.9 points per outing (7th in the league) while going 48.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Mavericks are forcing 13.7 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,258 surrendered for the year. The Mavericks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (3,522 of 7,413) and they relinquish 45.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 20th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (115.6).

In the matter of team rebounding in Game 4, Los Angeles permitted Dallas to snag 42 overall (14 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from distance by going 11 of 33 and finished the contest at 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Clippers permitted the Mavericks to knock down 40 of 81 tries from the field which had them sitting at 49.4% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Clippers walked away from this one shooting 43 out of 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles converted 18 of 29 attempts (62.1%). They were able to convert 12 of those for a clip of 66.7%. The Mavericks earned 21 fouls for the game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Clippers recorded 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this matchup.

Paul George was important for the Clippers for this game. George recorded 33 points in his 43 mins of playing time and earned 8 dimes in the game. He knocked down 11 out of 19 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 51-31 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Clippers are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which is 6th in the league. Los Angeles has scored 9,481 points for the campaign (115.6 per game) and they collect 43.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest. The Clippers have committed 18.5 fouls every game and they connect on 82.5% from the charity stripe.

The Clippers defensively are ranked 10th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.3. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (12th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.3% on 3-point attempts (1,054 of 2,902) and their opponents are converting on 77.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.4 dimes and 42.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks 12th and 5th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas (-1)

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