Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, January 8, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Clippers (22-12) welcome the Phoenix Suns (19-16) at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.

The Suns took the court against the Heat and took home the win by a score of 113-97 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Suns finished with 18 while the Heat totaled 21 personal fouls. They converted 10 out of their 37 attempts from 3-point range. Miami finished the game at 86.4% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 22 attempts. Moreover, Miami totaled 44 boards (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Miami recorded 26 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 41.0% from the floor on 34 of 83 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 44 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Suns converted 11 of 17 shots for a rate of 64.7%. Phoenix wrapped up the game with a 50.6% field goal percentage (44 of 87) and converted 14 of their 35 shots from beyond the arc.

Grayson Allen is someone who was a factor for this game. Allen ended up going 57.9% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 31 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Phoenix heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-16 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Phoenix is grabbing 43.5 boards per contest and has 915 assists so far this season, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Suns are shooting 37.6% on three-point attempts (415 of 1,105) and 82.1% from the free throw line. They average 115.4 points per outing (13th in basketball) on 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Suns are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.6). The Suns defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (1,450 of 3,130) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 6th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 878 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers took home the win by a final score of 111-95 when they played the Pelicans. The Clippers were able to snag 40 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Pelicans had 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 80.0%. In terms of shots from downtown, Los Angeles made 15 of 36 attempts (41.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Clippers walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 82 from the field which had them sitting at 48.8%. The Clippers allowed the Pelicans to bury 33 of their 92 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 35.9% in this game. They finished shooting 41.4% from three-point range via 12 of 29 and ended up shooting 17 of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles permitted New Orleans to collect 43 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Paul George ended up being a factor for the Clippers for the game. George recorded 24 points in his 30 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He made 9 of 15 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 22-12 so far this year. The Clippers are committing 19.9 fouls per contest and they hit 80.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. Los Angeles has accounted for 3,977 points so far this year (117.0 per game) and they grab 43.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Clippers are connecting on 49.0% from the field, which is 5th in basketball.

The Clippers on defense are ranked 9th in the league in PPG given up with 111.7. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (5th in the league). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 35.4% on 3-point shots (428 of 1,209) and opponents are making 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.9 dimes and 42.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 13th and 5th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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