Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (46-32) will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (50-28) at Footprint Center on Tuesday.

The Clippers faced off with the Cavaliers and took home the win by a score of 120-118 in their last contest. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 48.8% FG percentage (41 of 84) and knocked down 14 of their 35 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 24 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 48 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 26 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of defending, Los Angeles allowed 47.7% from the field on 42 of 88 shooting. Cleveland distributed 27 assists and had 10 steals in this game. Additionally, Cleveland pulled down 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Cleveland finished 85.2% from the free throw line by making 23 of 27 tries. They also made 11 of their 30 tries from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Clippers walked away with 22 and the Cavaliers finished the game with 16 fouls.

Paul George is a player who was a contributor in the game. He totaled 39 points on 10 out of 24 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 44 mins and pulled down 11 boards. George finished the contest at 41.7% from the floor and earned 7 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a win-loss record of 50-28 on the campaign. They are averaging 116.1 points per game (11th in the NBA) while connecting on 49.1% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 38.5% on 3-point shots (994 of 2,581) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 39.7 boards per game and is sitting with 2,000 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 21st in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.6 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are able to force 12.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They give up 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (112.4). The Clippers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (3,246 of 6,913) and they surrender 39.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 11th in the league in giving up assists with 2,062 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Suns took a defeat with a final score of 113-105 when they played the Pelicans. The Suns were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 38 for the game. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Pelicans had 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Suns to the charity stripe for 14 shots. They were able to convert 13 of them for a clip of 92.9%. Concerning three-point attempts, Phoenix made 14 of their 39 tries (35.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Suns ended up going 39 for 87 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.8%. The Suns permitted the Pelicans to make 40 of 85 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% for the game. They wrapped up this game 41.0% from distance by connecting on 16 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). When talking about team rebounding, Phoenix permitted New Orleans to grab 42 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Bradley Beal was important for the Suns in this contest. He knocked down 13 of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and added 3 rebounds. Beal recorded 33 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for the contest.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 46-32 for the campaign. The Suns are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls every game and they hit 80.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.2 times per game (11th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest. Phoenix has accounted for 9,083 pts on the campaign (116.4 per game) and they pull in 42.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Suns are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which is 5th in basketball.

The Phoenix defense allows 36.4% from downtown (1,027 of 2,823) and opponents are connecting on 77.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 26.4 dimes and 39.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 11th and 8th in the NBA. The Suns are ranked 16th in the league in PPG allowed with 113.5. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (7th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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