Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Los Angeles Clippers (28-14) are traveling to TD Garden on Saturday where they will compete against the Boston Celtics (35-10).

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and earned the victory with a final of 127-116 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 17 while the Lakers recorded 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 of 32 shots from three-point range. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 68.2% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 22 shots. Furthermore, Los Angeles collected 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles totaled 27 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the floor on 45 of 92 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 36 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 9 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 59.1% field goal percentage (52 out of 88) and knocked down 14 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Kawhi Leonard is someone who came through for the matchup. He left the arena with 25 points on 11 out of 16 shooting. He played 38 minutes and also collected 11 rebounds. Leonard finished the game shooting 68.8% from the field and dished out 10 dimes.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a record of 28-14 this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 43.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,092 assists so far this season, which is 24th in basketball in terms of passing. The Clippers are hitting 40.1% on three-point attempts (557 of 1,390) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 118.0 pts per contest (9th in the league) while hitting 49.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,093 relinquished for the season. The Clippers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.5% (1,714 of 3,688) and they surrender 41.2 boards per contest as a team. They concede 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 9th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 143-110 against the Heat. The Celtics earned 41 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the game. They also coughed it up 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Heat committed 12 fouls in this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of them for a percentage of 95.0%. When discussing 3-point shots, Boston converted 22 of their 40 attempts (55.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Celtics finished 51 out of 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 63.8%. The Celtics permitted the Heat to bury 42 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them at 44.7% in the matchup. They went 38.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 16 out of 42 and finished the game at 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). When discussing rebounds, Boston allowed Miami to pull down 31 in total (11 offensive).

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics in this game. He converted 7 of 15 for the matchup giving him a rate of 46.7%, and earned 8 rebounds. Tatum accumulated 26 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for the matchup.

Boston has a win-loss record of 35-10 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Celtics are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which is 12th in the league. Boston has accumulated 5,436 points so far this year (120.8 per game) and they average 47.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.8 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. The Celtics are committing 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 80.4% from the free throw line.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (3rd in the league). The Boston defense gives up 35.1% on 3-pointers (596 of 1,697) and opponents are making 74.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 24.7 assists and 43.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 4th and 16th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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