Brooklyn Nets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Brooklyn Nets (13-26) are headed to Intuit Dome on Wednesday where they will meet the Los Angeles Clippers (21-17).

The Nets played the Jazz and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-111 in their last contest. Brooklyn ended the contest having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (39 out of 92) and made 10 out of their 40 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Nets converted 23 of 35 tries for a rate of 65.7%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 54 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 40 out of 90 shooting. Utah earned 25 assists and had 7 steals in the game. On top of that, Utah totaled 41 rebounds (6 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Utah shot 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 15 of 20 shots. They also buried 17 of 44 attempts from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Nets ended up with 17 and the Jazz accounted for 30 fouls.

Tosan Evbuomwan is someone who played a role for the contest. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He played for 24 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. Evbuomwan walked away from this one shooting 87.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Brooklyn enters this game with a mark of 13-26 for the year. They have an average of 107.3 pts per contest (28th in the league) while shooting 44.7% from the floor. The Nets are hitting 36.1% on 3-point shots (554 of 1,534) and 80.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is snagging 39.9 rebounds per game and has 983 assists for the year, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nets are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They currently rank 23rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,061 conceded this year. The Nets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.8% (1,590 of 3,261) and they concede 42.6 boards per contest as a team. They concede 37.7% on 3-pointers while they are 18th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 109-98 when they faced the Heat. The Clippers were able to pull down 41 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 48 in the game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Heat had 9 personal fouls in this contest which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles made 13 of 36 attempts (36.1%). When all was said and done, the Clippers went 45 for 93 from the field which had them shooting 48.4%. The Clippers allowed the Heat to make 33 of 85 attempts from the floor which had them at 38.8% for this contest. They finished 32.7% from beyond the arc via 17 of 52 and finished the contest at 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to attacking the glass, Los Angeles permitted Miami to grab 49 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Norman Powell ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers in this matchup. He made 12 out of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 70.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Powell totaled 29 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 21-17 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Clippers are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in the league. Los Angeles has scored 4,139 points on the season (108.9 per contest) and they average 44.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 24.3 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.4 times per contest. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in PPG given up with 108.1. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (12th in the league). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 34.5% from downtown (497 of 1,440) and their opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 25.3 dimes and 42.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 6th and 7th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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