Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 10/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Los Angeles Clippers (51-31 last season) are headed to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Denver Nuggets (57-25 last year).

The Clippers faced off with the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-113 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 45.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 92) and made 8 of their 29 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers buried 21 of 30 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled 51 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 48.7% from the field on 38 out of 78 shooting. Phoenix doled out 29 assists and had 10 steals for the game. Moreover, Phoenix grabbed 42 rebounds (4 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Phoenix went 73.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 34 tries. They buried 15 of 38 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Clippers finished with 24 while the Suns finished the game with 22 fouls.

James Harden is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He left the arena with 29 points on 10 out of 28 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes and also snagged 12 boards. Harden finished the game at 35.7% from the field and also distributed 8 dimes.

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Los Angeles steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a record of 51-31 last year. They had an average of 115.6 points per outing (12th in the league) while hitting 48.9% from the floor. The Clippers hit on 38.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,036 of 2,719) and 82.5% from the free throw line. As a squad, Los Angeles pulled in 43.0 rebounds per game and sat with 2,097 assists throughout last season, which was 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They coughed up possession 13.1 times per game and as a team committed 18.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Clippers were able to force their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 fouls. They were ranked 12th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,165 relinquished last season. The Clippers defense gave up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (3,413 of 7,288) and they surrendered 42.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They gave up 36.3% from beyond the arc while they were 10th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.3).

In their last game, the Nuggets took a loss by a final score of 98-90 against the Timberwolves. When it comes to team rebounding, Denver permitted Minnesota to collect 47 in all (11 on the offensive side). They shot 29.4% from 3-point land by hitting 10 of 34 and finished the contest at 26 out of 30 from the charity stripe (86.7%). The Nuggets permitted the Timberwolves to convert 31 of 79 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.2% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Nuggets finished shooting 34 out of 83 from the floor which had them at 41.0%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Denver made 8 out of their 33 attempts (24.2%). They were able to bury 14 of them for a percentage of 87.5%. The Timberwolves earned 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Nuggets were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the contest.

Jamal Murray pitched in for the Nuggets in this contest. He converted 13 of 27 for the matchup for a rate of 48.1%, and added 3 rebounds. Murray scored 35 points in his 43 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 dimes in the game.

Denver had a record of 57-25 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets hit 49.6% from the field, which ranked 4th in the league. Denver totaled 9,418 pts last season (114.9 per contest) and they grabbed 44.4 rebounds per contest. They assisted teammates 29.5 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they gave up possession 12.6 times per game. The Nuggets were responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per game and they shot 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense surrendered 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (919 of 2,587) and opponents knocked down 77.2% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 25.7 dimes and 42.3 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 9th and 7th in the NBA. The Nuggets on defense were ranked 6th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 109.6. They forced 12.4 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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