Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 2/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (36-18) will compete against the Sacramento Kings (32-23) on Sunday.

The Kings played the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 127-122 in their last game. Sacramento finished with a 55.9% field goal percentage (52 of 93) and buried 13 of their 33 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Kings converted 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 42 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 29 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the floor on 50 out of 98 shooting. San Antonio earned 37 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. On top of that, San Antonio snagged 42 boards (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 6 rejections. San Antonio ended up going 68.8% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 16 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Kings finished with 12 while the Spurs recorded 12 fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. Fox ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and totaled 9 dimes. He played 37 mins played and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 12 of 18 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this matchup with a mark of 32-23 on the season. They currently have an average of 118.6 points per outing (8th in the NBA) while shooting 48.4% from the field. The Kings are shooting 37.0% from downtown (811 of 2,191) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 43.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,576 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,531 conceded on the season. The Kings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.7% (2,358 of 4,839) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 39.8% on shots from distance while they are 21st in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (118.0).

When they last played, the Clippers took a defeat with a final score of 129-107 when they played the Thunder. The Clippers earned 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Thunder committed 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a rate of 84.6%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Los Angeles converted 12 of 32 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers finished shooting 42 out of 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.2%. The Clippers permitted the Thunder to make 50 out of their 90 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 48.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 17 of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Los Angeles permitted Oklahoma City to snag 44 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Kawhi Leonard ended up being a factor for the Clippers in this game. Leonard tallied 20 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes in the game. He converted 9 of 12 for this game for a rate of 75.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 36-18 on the year. As an offense, the Clippers are connecting on 49.3% from the field, which ranks 6th in basketball. Los Angeles has tallied 6,375 pts for the year (118.1 per contest) and they average 42.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 26.0 times per game (20th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per game. The Clippers are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they hit 81.6% from the free throw line.

The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.0. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (9th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (683 of 1,901) and opponents are making 77.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.3 assists and 42.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 13th and 7th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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