Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Denver Nuggets (10-7) are traveling to Intuit Dome on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (12-8).

The Nuggets took the court against the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 122-103 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 14 and the Jazz accumulated 17 personal fouls. They also converted 16 of their 43 shots from distance. Utah finished the contest at 61.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 18 shots. Additionally, Utah grabbed 47 rebounds (21 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Utah earned 25 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. With regard to defense, Denver allowed 42.2% from the field on 38 out of 90 shooting. They also distributed 30 dimes for this contest while forcing 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Nuggets buried 19 of 23 tries for a rate of 82.6%. Denver walked away from the contest having earned a 54.8% FG percentage (46 of 84) and converted 11 out of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Nikola Jokic is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He scored 30 points on 13 of 19 shooting. He played for 34 mins played and grabbed 10 rebounds. Jokic shot 68.4% from the field and also dished out 7 dimes.

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Denver comes into this one with a record of 10-7 this year. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Denver is collecting 44.8 rebounds per game and has earned 508 dimes on the year, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing. The Nuggets are shooting 38.9% from downtown (213 of 548) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 117.8 pts per game (6th in the NBA) while shooting 48.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 22nd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 504 surrendered on the season. The Nuggets defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.9% (739 of 1,577) and they surrender 44.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 121-96 when they played the Wizards. The Clippers collected 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 18 steals for the contest. The Wizards had 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of those for a percentage of 76.0%. Concerning three-point shots, Los Angeles made 12 of 33 tries (36.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Clippers finished 45 out of 89 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.6%. The Clippers allowed the Wizards to make 35 of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2% in the matchup. They finished 24.2% from downtown by shooting 8 of 33 and ended up shooting 18 of 22 at the charity stripe (81.8%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Washington to snag 40 in total (11 on the offensive side).

James Harden was important for the Clippers for this contest. He made 13 of 22 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 59.1%, and had 4 rebounds. Harden scored 43 points in his 32 minutes on the court and totaled 7 assists in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a mark of 12-8 on the year. The Clippers are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per game (17th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.8 times per game. Los Angeles has accounted for 2,186 points so far this year (109.3 per game) and they average 46.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 33.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (257 of 763) and their opponents are knocking down 76.7% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 24.0 dimes and 41.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 3rd and 2nd in the NBA. The Clippers defensively are ranked 4th in basketball in points given up per game with 107.0. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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