Los Angeles Clippers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 3/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Los Angeles Clippers (44-27) are on their way to Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday where they will play the Philadelphia 76ers (39-33).

The Clippers faced off with the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-116 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 19 and the Pacers totaled 21 personal fouls. They converted 17 out of their 28 shots from three-point range. Indiana went 72.7% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Indiana collected 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Indiana recorded 28 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 58.1% from the field on 50 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Clippers knocked down 18 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Los Angeles finished having earned a 54.1% FG percentage (46 out of 85) and converted 6 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Paul George is a player who was a factor in this matchup. George finished the game at 66.7% from the field and distributed 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and snagged 1 board. He racked up 26 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a record of 44-27 this year. They are averaging 116.5 points per outing (12th in the NBA) while hitting 49.3% from the floor. The Clippers are shooting 38.7% on shots from 3-point land (913 of 2,362) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 1,827 assists for the season, which ranks 20th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Clippers have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are 14th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,890 conceded on the season. The Clippers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,973 of 6,303) and they concede 41.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 37.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 13th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.9).

The last time they took the court, the 76ers took a defeat with a final score of 108-96 when they faced the Kings. The 76ers earned 32 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. The Kings earned 18 fouls in this contest which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 17 of those for a percentage of 85.0%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Philadelphia made 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). When the game finished, the 76ers finished shooting 34 for 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5%. The 76ers permitted the Kings to convert 38 out of 86 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.2% for the game. They finished 26.3% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 38 and ended up going 22 out of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). Regarding attacking the glass, Philadelphia allowed Sacramento to grab 40 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Tyrese Maxey was important for the 76ers for this game. He converted 10 out of 16 for this game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 3 rebounds. Maxey accumulated 29 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest.

Philadelphia has a mark of 39-33 so far this season. As an offense, the 76ers are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in the NBA. Philadelphia has totaled 8,222 pts so far this season (114.2 per game) and they collect 42.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.6 times per game (27th in basketball) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per game. The 76ers commit 20.6 personal fouls every game and they go 82.5% from the charity stripe.

The Philadelphia defense concedes 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (856 of 2,419) and their opponents are knocking down 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 26.1 assists and 44.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 10th and 22nd in the league. The 76ers defensively are ranked 9th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 112.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (13th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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