Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Clippers (51-29) will take on the Houston Rockets (39-41) on Sunday.

The Rockets faced the Jazz and went home with a loss by a final score of 124-121 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Rockets walked away with 18 while the Jazz recorded 20 fouls. They also converted 14 of 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Utah shot 81.5% at the free throw line by making 22 of 27 attempts. Furthermore, Utah pulled down 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Utah distributed 27 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In reference to defense, Houston allowed 50.6% from the floor on 44 of 87 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists in this game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 39 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 20 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. Houston finished with a 42.1% field goal percentage (40 out of 95) and made 21 of 47 three-point attempts.

Fred VanVleet is one player who was a factor for the game. He ended up finishing with 42 points on 12 out of 30 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and collected 7 boards. VanVleet finished the game at 40.0% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists.

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Houston heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 39-41 for the year. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Houston is pulling down 42.5 boards per game and has accounted for 1,979 dimes this season, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The Rockets are connecting on 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (1,021 of 2,887) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They average 114.3 points per game (16th in basketball) while going 45.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are giving up 35.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.4). The Rockets defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.5% (3,266 of 7,027) and they surrender 41.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 1,954 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers took a defeat with a final score of 124-108 when they faced the Suns. The Clippers earned 35 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the matchup. They gave up possession 12 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Suns had 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for 10 tries. They were able to convert 8 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Los Angeles made 12 out of their 36 tries (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Clippers went 44 for 95 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. The Clippers allowed the Suns to convert 46 out of their 95 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 48.4% for the matchup. They went 36.0% from three-point range by shooting 18 of 50 and finished the contest at 14 out of 15 from the charity stripe (93.3%). Concerning rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Phoenix to get 48 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Bones Hyland ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers for the matchup. Hyland tallied 37 points in his 43 mins of playing time and accumulated 9 assists for this contest. He knocked down 15 of 29 for this game for a field goal percentage of 51.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 51-29 for the year. The Clippers commit 18.6 personal fouls per game while shooting 82.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per contest (20th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. Los Angeles has totaled 9,267 points for the season (115.8 per contest) and they average 38.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Clippers are hitting on 49.1% from the field, which is 6th in the NBA.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.7% from downtown (1,037 of 2,829) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 26.4 dimes and 38.0 rebounds every game, ranking them 12th and 4th in basketball. The Clippers are ranked 10th in the league in PPG given up with 112.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (11th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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