Los Angeles Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 12/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (16-12) are hitting the road to FedExForum on Monday where they will play the Memphis Grizzlies (19-9).

The Clippers faced off with the Mavericks and walked away with a win by a score of 118-95 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Clippers finished with 20 while the Mavericks recorded 13 fouls. They buried 7 out of their 30 shots from distance. Dallas finished the game shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 28 shots. Furthermore, Dallas pulled down 40 boards (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Dallas dished out 21 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, Los Angeles allowed 39.5% from the floor on 34 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 47 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Clippers knocked down 16 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 94.1%. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 51.8% FG percentage (44 out of 85) and made 14 of 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Norman Powell is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He had 29 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and snagged 7 boards. Powell finished the game at 52.6% from the field and also totaled 5 assists.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a mark of 16-12 for the season. They are averaging 109.9 pts per contest (22nd in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Clippers are hitting 37.8% on three-point shots (362 of 957) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 44.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 697 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 16.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Clippers have forced 15.7 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are 11th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 687 surrendered for the season. The Clippers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (1,091 of 2,359) and they concede 41.5 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 5th in the league in points per game from their opponents (107.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 144-93 against the Warriors. The Grizzlies were able to pull down 45 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 60 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. The Warriors had 16 fouls for this contest which got the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to bury 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Regarding shooting from distance, Memphis converted 27 out of their 48 tries (56.3%). Overall, the Grizzlies ended up shooting 53 for 98 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.1%. The Grizzlies permitted the Warriors to convert 32 out of their 90 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.6% for the contest. They went 33.3% from downtown by shooting 12 of 36 and ended up going 17 out of 24 from the charity stripe (70.8%). When discussing rebounding, Memphis permitted Golden State to collect 36 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Santi Aldama was important for the Grizzlies for the game. He converted 8 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 14 rebounds. Aldama had 21 points in his 25 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists for the game.

Memphis has a mark of 19-9 on the year. The Grizzlies commit 21.7 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 30.5 times per game (2nd in the league) and they are turning it over 16.9 times per game. Memphis has accounted for 3,442 points so far this season (122.9 per game) and they pull down 48.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Grizzlies are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which is ranked 4th in basketball.

The Memphis defense gives up 33.3% from downtown (375 of 1,126) and their opposition knocks down 74.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 24.3 dimes and 43.8 boards per game, which ranks them 5th and 15th in the NBA. The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 14th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.0. They are forcing 16.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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