Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is where the Los Angeles Clippers (13-9) will attempt to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (8-13) on Tuesday.

The Trail Blazers faced the Mavericks and took a loss by a score of 137-131 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 25 while the Mavericks recorded 15 personal fouls. They also made 18 of their 36 tries from distance. Dallas shot 79.3% when shooting free throws by converting 23 of their 29 shots. On top of that, Dallas collected 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Dallas distributed 33 dimes and had 13 steals in this contest. When it comes to the defense, Portland allowed 55.2% from the floor on 48 of 87 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 15 of 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Portland wrapped up the contest having earned a 58.3% field goal percentage (49 out of 84) and made 18 of 31 shots from downtown.

Anfernee Simons is a player who was important for the contest. He totaled 27 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He played 23 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. Simons finished the contest at 81.8% from the floor and dished out 5 dimes.

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Portland will play this game with a record of 8-13 for the year. They turn the ball over 17.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Portland is pulling down 43.8 rebounds per game and has 465 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 33.8% on three-point shots (249 of 736) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They average 107.2 points per game (28th in the NBA) while connecting on 43.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are forcing 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 28th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 581 surrendered for the campaign. The Trail Blazers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.6% (861 of 1,846) and they relinquish 45.6 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 36.3% on shots from downtown and they are 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (114.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 126-122 when they faced the Nuggets. The Clippers were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Nuggets committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.5%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Los Angeles made 18 of 39 attempts (46.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers shot 43 out of 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.8%. The Clippers permitted the Nuggets to make 51 of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 58.0% in this game. They finished shooting 41.7% from three-point range by going 10 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 19 from the free throw line (52.6%). When it comes to team rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Denver to pull down 39 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

James Harden was important for the Clippers in the game. Harden totaled 39 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 11 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 10 of 26 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and had 9 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 13-9 on the season. The Clippers commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they go 77.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.1 times per contest (19th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.6 times per contest. Los Angeles has 2,404 pts so far this year (109.3 per game) and they collect 45.5 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 46.5% from the field, which ranks 13th in the league.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 34.1% on shots from distance (282 of 826) and their opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 24.6 dimes and 41.4 rebounds every game, which is 7th and 4th in the league. The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 4th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.0. They have forced 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (11th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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