Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Los Angeles Clippers (9-7) are hitting the road to TD Garden on Monday where they will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (12-3).

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and went home with a win by a final score of 104-93 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished with a 49.4% FG percentage (38 of 77) and made 11 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Clippers converted 17 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 49 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists for the contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of the defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 44.0% from the floor on 33 out of 75 shooting. Orlando distributed 21 assists and had 11 steals for the game. Additionally, Orlando totaled 24 boards (2 offensive, 22 defensive) and earned 1 block. Orlando finished the game shooting 79.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 24 attempts. They also made 8 of 35 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Clippers walked away with 22 and the Magic finished the game with 17 fouls.

James Harden is one guy who had an impact in the game. Harden shot 35.7% from the floor and recorded 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and totaled 7 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 5 out of 14 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a record of 9-7 so far this season. They have an average of 108.9 pts per game (25th in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the floor. The Clippers are connecting on 38.2% on shots from downtown (203 of 532) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 45.8 boards per game and has tallied 401 assists on the season, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 17.3 times per game and as a team are committing 19.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Clippers are forcing 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists with 385 surrendered this year. The Clippers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.1% (629 of 1,364) and they surrender 40.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.9% on 3-pointers while they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (108.1).

In their last game, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 120-117 against the Cavaliers. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Boston permitted Cleveland to collect 41 in total (12 on the offensive side). They went 34.5% from behind the 3-point line via 10 of 29 and ended up going 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Celtics permitted the Cavaliers to make 46 of their 93 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.5% in this game. When all was said and done, the Celtics ended up going 44 for 86 from the floor which had them shooting 51.2%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Boston made 22 out of their 41 tries (53.7%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 71.4%. The Cavaliers earned 15 fouls for the game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 14 shots. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Celtics were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the game.

Jayson Tatum ended up being a factor for the Celtics in the matchup. He buried 11 out of 22 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Tatum racked up 33 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 7 assists for the contest.

Boston has a win-loss record of 12-3 on the campaign. The Celtics are committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they hit 81.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.9 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per game. Boston has earned 1,823 pts on the season (121.5 per game) and they average 42.7 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 13th in the NBA.

The Boston defense gives up 34.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (182 of 526) and opponents are converting on 76.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 25.7 assists and 43.1 total boards per game, which has them ranked 13th and 13th in the league. The Celtics on defense are ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (19th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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