Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 1/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Lakers (17-18) will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (21-12) on Sunday.

The Clippers faced off with the Pelicans and earned the victory with a final of 111-95 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished the game with a 48.8% FG percentage (40 out of 82) and made 15 out of their 36 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Clippers buried 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 50 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 28 assists in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 35.9% from the field on 33 of 92 shooting. New Orleans distributed 22 assists and had 9 steals in the game. In addition, New Orleans snagged 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. New Orleans finished 73.9% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 23 attempts. They also knocked down 12 of their 29 attempts from long range. In reference to personal fouls, the Clippers ended up with 18 while the Pelicans finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Paul George is one guy who was a factor in this contest. George ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a record of 21-12 for the campaign. They average 117.2 points per game (10th in the league) while connecting on 49.0% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 38.5% on shots from 3-point land (419 of 1,088) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 43.5 boards per game and has earned 838 dimes so far this season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.3% from beyond the arc while they are 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.2). The Clippers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (1,345 of 2,926) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 10th in the NBA in allowing assists with 859 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Lakers took a loss by a score of 127-113 against the Grizzlies. The Lakers were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. The Grizzlies earned 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of those for a rate of 70.4%. Concerning shots from distance, Los Angeles buried 10 out of 28 tries (35.7%). When all was said and done, the Lakers went 42 out of 85 from the floor which had them shooting 49.4%. The Lakers permitted the Grizzlies to knock down 44 of their 82 tries from the field which had them sitting at 53.7% in this matchup. They went 51.1% from beyond the arc by going 23 out of 45 and ended up shooting 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Los Angeles allowed Memphis to get 44 in total (6 offensive).

LeBron James pitched in for the Lakers for the contest. He knocked down 11 of 24 for the contest for a field goal rate of 45.8%, and had 5 rebounds. James earned 32 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 7 assists in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 17-18 this year. The Lakers commit 16.9 fouls per game and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.4 times per game (9th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has tallied 3,980 points on the season (113.7 per contest) and they average 43.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Lakers are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which ranks 8th in basketball.

The Lakers on defense are ranked 16th in basketball in PPG given up with 114.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (12th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (494 of 1,311) and their opposition makes 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 27.1 assists and 44.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 21st and 21st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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