Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (27-14) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (22-22) on Tuesday.

The Lakers played the Trail Blazers and earned the victory with a final of 134-110 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest having earned a 54.7% field goal percentage (47 of 86) and converted 13 of 33 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers made 27 of their 29 shots for a rate of 93.1%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 assists for this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, Los Angeles allowed 46.7% from the field on 42 out of 90 shooting. Portland recorded 24 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Portland pulled down 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Portland finished the game at 85.0% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of 20 tries. They also converted 9 of 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 18 while the Trail Blazers recorded 21 personal fouls.

D'Angelo Russell is someone who played a role in the matchup. He totaled 34 points on 14 of 21 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also grabbed 1 board. Russell ended up going 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 8 dimes.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a record of 22-22 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 43.2 boards per game and has racked up 1,228 assists for the season, which ranks 6th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 36.0% on shots from distance (482 of 1,339) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.8 points per outing (17th in the league) while going 48.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.6% on three-point shots and they are 16th in the league in PPG allowed (115.6). The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.8% (1,887 of 4,034) and they surrender 44.0 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 25th in the league in giving up assists with 1,192 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 125-114 when they played the Nets. The Clippers were able to collect 37 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 45 in the game. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Nets were called for 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They were able to knock down 28 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.8%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles knocked down 13 of 26 tries (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Clippers shot 42 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6%. The Clippers permitted the Nets to convert 44 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9% for the game. They shot 35.9% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 39 and finished the game at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about how they rebounded, Los Angeles permitted Brooklyn to snag 36 overall (6 offensive).

James Harden ended up being important for the Clippers for this game. He knocked down 6 of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and earned 5 rebounds. Harden earned 24 points in his 38 mins of playing time and totaled 10 assists in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 27-14 this season. The Clippers are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest while shooting 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.8 times per contest (18th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Los Angeles has 4,830 pts for the campaign (117.8 per contest) and they pull in 43.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Clippers are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the league.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (522 of 1,441) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 26.0 assists and 41.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 12th and 4th in the NBA. The Clippers on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in PPG given up with 112.0. They have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (8th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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