Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 2/14/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors
Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors (26-25) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (35-17) on Wednesday.
The Clippers took the court against the Timberwolves and took a loss by a score of 121-100 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 40.5% field goal percentage (34 of 84) and made 9 of their 28 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Clippers made 23 of their 26 shots for a rate of 88.5%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 20 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing the defense, Los Angeles allowed 54.1% from the field on 46 out of 85 shooting. Minnesota dished out 33 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Minnesota totaled 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Minnesota ended up going 94.7% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of 19 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 14 and the Timberwolves finished the game with 20 personal fouls.
Paul George is one guy who played a role in this game. He walked away with 18 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. George finished the game at 31.3% from the field and earned 3 assists.
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Los Angeles heads into this game with a mark of 35-17 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.2 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 42.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,351 assists for the year, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Clippers are connecting on 39.6% on shots from 3-point land (684 of 1,728) and 81.7% from the free throw line. They average 118.0 pts per game (10th in the league) while connecting on 49.3% from the field.
On defense, the Clippers are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 fouls. They currently rank 9th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,364 surrendered this season. The Clippers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (2,153 of 4,617) and they surrender 41.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 9th in the league in points per game allowed (112.5).
The last time they took the court, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 129-107 when they played the Jazz. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Golden State allowed Utah to grab 44 in total (9 offensive). They went 34.4% from beyond the arc by going 11 out of 32 and finished the contest at 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Warriors allowed the Jazz to bury 41 out of 92 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.6% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Warriors finished the game shooting 48 out of 100 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Golden State buried 20 out of their 44 attempts (45.5%). They were able to make 13 of them for a percentage of 76.5%. The Jazz earned 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Warriors were able to corral 39 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this matchup.
Klay Thompson ended up having an impact for the Warriors in this game. Thompson tallied 26 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 11 of 19 in this contest giving him a rate of 57.9%, and had 6 rebounds.
Golden State has a win-loss record of 26-25 for the year. The Warriors commit 20.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.6 times per game (6th in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.5 times per game. Golden State has totaled 6,081 points for the campaign (119.2 per game) and they snag 46.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Warriors are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which is 18th in the league.
The Warriors on defense are ranked 19th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.6. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the floor (13th in the NBA). The Golden State defense allows 35.6% on three-point shots (661 of 1,857) and opponents are converting on 79.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 26.1 assists and 42.7 boards every game, which ranks them 11th and 12th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles
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