Los Angeles Clippers vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Los Angeles Clippers (46-27) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (18-55).

The Clippers faced off with the Magic and took home the win by a score of 100-97 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended with a 48.2% field goal percentage (41 out of 85) and converted 8 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 10 of their 12 tries for a rate of 83.3%. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Pertaining to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 44.2% from the floor on 38 of 86 shooting. Orlando earned 20 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Orlando collected 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Orlando finished the game at 73.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 15 attempts. They converted 10 out of their 29 attempts from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Clippers ended up with 17 and the Magic totaled 11 fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is one player who was a major contributor for this game. Leonard went 57.1% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and grabbed 11 rebounds. He had 29 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a record of 46-27 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 116.1 points per game (12th in basketball) while going 49.2% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 38.6% on 3-pointers (935 of 2,422) and 82.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 42.4 boards per contest and has tallied 1,874 assists on the season, which ranks 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.5 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Clippers have forced 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are 10th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,927 relinquished for the year. The Clippers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (3,050 of 6,471) and they surrender 41.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 37.0% from beyond the arc while they are 11th in the league in PPG allowed (112.6).

The last time they took the court, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 115-97 against the Warriors. The Hornets earned 29 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Warriors committed 19 fouls for the game which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a rate of 70.8%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Charlotte made 12 of 46 attempts (26.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Hornets went 34 for 84 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.5%. The Hornets permitted the Warriors to convert 48 out of their 89 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.9% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 32 and ended up shooting 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). In relation to team rebounding, Charlotte permitted Golden State to collect 50 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Miles Bridges pitched in for the Hornets for this contest. He converted 8 out of 17 for this contest for a rate of 47.1%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Bridges racked up 22 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and added 3 dimes for the matchup.

Charlotte has a record of 18-55 for the season. As an offense, the Hornets are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 28th in basketball. Charlotte has accounted for 7,753 points so far this year (106.2 per game) and they collect 40.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 24.5 times per game (28th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. The Hornets are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per game and they hit 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG allowed with 116.7. They are forcing 13.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (28th in the league). The Charlotte defense allows 37.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (986 of 2,619) and their opponents are knocking down 79.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 28.6 dimes and 45.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 28th and 28th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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