Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

The Los Angeles Clippers (15-12) are headed to American Airlines Center on Saturday where they will play the Dallas Mavericks (17-9).

The Clippers faced the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 144-107 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Clippers walked away with 20 and the Jazz racked up 20 fouls. They knocked down 13 out of their 39 tries from long range. Utah finished the contest at 73.3% from the free throw line by burying 22 of 30 tries. In addition, Utah collected 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Utah recorded 22 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 45.0% from the field on 36 out of 80 shooting. They also dished out 28 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 23 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected 41 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Clippers knocked down 25 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 78.1%. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 59.8% FG percentage (49 of 82) and knocked down 21 out of their 39 shots from distance.

James Harden is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He accumulated 41 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and collected 1 board. Harden went 64.7% from the field and dished out 6 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this contest with a mark of 15-12 so far this season. They currently have an average of 109.6 pts per contest (24th in the NBA) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 37.7% on three-point attempts (348 of 924) and 77.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 44.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 667 dimes this season, which has them ranked 19th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 16.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.0 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Clippers are forcing 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 fouls. They rank 13th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 666 relinquished on the campaign. The Clippers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,057 of 2,273) and they surrender 41.5 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 5th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (107.8).

In their last game, the Mavericks took home the win by a final score of 143-133 when they faced the Warriors. Concerning rebounding, Dallas allowed Golden State to snag 37 in all (15 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 27 out of 54 and ended up going 8 of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Mavericks permitted the Warriors to convert 49 of 103 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.6% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks shot 52 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.8%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Dallas made 21 of 41 tries (51.2%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 72.0%. The Warriors had 17 fouls for this game which took the Mavericks to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Mavericks snagged 37 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for this contest.

Luka Doncic was important for the Mavericks for the game. He made 16 out of 23 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 69.6%, and added 11 rebounds. Doncic accumulated 45 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 13 assists in this contest.

Dallas has a win-loss record of 17-9 on the campaign. The Mavericks commit 19.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.0 times per contest (15th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.4 times per game. Dallas has totaled 3,106 points so far this season (119.5 per game) and they collect 45.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Mavericks are shooting 49.1% from the field, which ranks 4th in the league.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (5th in the league). The Dallas defense allows 35.6% on three-point shots (348 of 978) and their opponents are making 76.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 27.3 dimes and 43.6 rebounds every game, which is 22nd and 12th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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