Los Angeles Clippers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, February 5, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the location where the Atlanta Hawks (22-27) will play the Los Angeles Clippers (32-15) on Monday.

The Clippers took the court against the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 136-125 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 59.6% FG percentage (53 out of 89) and buried 14 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Clippers buried 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 31 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. In the matter of the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 45 out of 89 shooting. Detroit totaled 28 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Detroit pulled down 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Detroit finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 24 shots. They also buried 17 of 40 tries from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Clippers left the arena with 21 and the Pistons finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is a player who was a contributor in this game. Leonard went 70.6% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also snagged 4 boards. He had 33 points on 12 of 17 shooting.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 32-15 so far this season. They have an average of 118.5 pts per game (9th in basketball) while hitting 49.6% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 39.4% on shots from distance (613 of 1,555) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 43.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,233 dimes so far this season, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Clippers have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 fouls. They currently rank 6th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,215 conceded so far this season. The Clippers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (1,926 of 4,156) and they concede 41.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 8th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.0).

For their last game, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 141-134 against the Warriors. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Atlanta permitted Golden State to pull down 57 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 32.1% from three-point range by going 18 out of 56 and finished the contest at 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Hawks permitted the Warriors to make 50 out of 112 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6% in this game. When the game finished, the Hawks ended up going 55 out of 114 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Atlanta knocked down 14 of their 43 tries (32.6%). They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.3%. The Warriors were called for 23 fouls in the matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Hawks were able to corral 41 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 57 for the game.

Trae Young ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks for this game. He knocked down 12 of 21 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, but wasn't able to snag a board. Young had 35 points in his 42 minutes on the court and earned 6 assists in this matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 22-27 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 22nd in the league. Atlanta has tallied 5,938 points on the season (121.2 per game) and they pull in 45.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.9 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 18.9 fouls every game and they hit 81.1% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense allows 38.6% on three-point shots (677 of 1,755) and their opponents are converting on 79.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 28.7 dimes and 44.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 28th and 23rd in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the league in points allowed per game with 123.4. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 50.2% from the field (28th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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