Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: NBA TV

Odds/Point Spread: Denver (+5.0)

Intuit Dome is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (50-32) will go up against the Denver Nuggets (50-32) on Thursday in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round with the series tied at 1 - 1. Denver opens this matchup as 5-point dogs. The total comes in at 215.

The Nuggets took the court against the Clippers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-102 in Game 2. Denver finished with a 46.8% FG percentage (37 of 79) and made 14 out of their 32 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets knocked down 14 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 63.6%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 50 with 15 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of defending, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 48.2% from the floor on 41 out of 85 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 24 dimes and had 13 steals for the contest. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 1 block. Los Angeles went 83.3% at the free throw line by converting 10 of 12 attempts. They made 13 out of their 34 shots from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Nuggets finished with 14 while the Clippers totaled 19 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a guy who played a role for this contest. He left the arena with 26 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 minutes and totaled 12 rebounds. Jokic finished 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 10 dimes.

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Denver enters this one with a mark of 50-32 on the year. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Denver is collecting 45.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 2,542 assists so far this season, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nuggets are shooting 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (984 of 2,619) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 120.8 pts per contest (3rd in basketball) while connecting on 50.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 29th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,379 relinquished this season. The Nuggets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.6% (3,554 of 7,629) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 36.5% from 3-point land and they are 25th in the NBA in opponents PPG (116.9).

In Game 2, the Clippers recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 13 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets committed 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a rate of 83.3%. In terms of shots from distance, Los Angeles made 13 out of their 34 tries (38.2%). Overall, the Clippers ended up shooting 41 out of 85 from the field which had them shooting 48.2%. The Clippers permitted the Nuggets to make 37 out of their 79 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 46.8% in the matchup. They finished 43.8% from distance by connecting on 14 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 22 at the charity stripe (63.6%). In reference to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Denver to get 50 in all (15 offensive).

Kawhi Leonard ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers in this game. He made 15 out of 19 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 78.9%, and had 3 rebounds. Leonard recorded 39 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes for this contest.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 50-32 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Clippers are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in basketball. Los Angeles has 9,256 pts this year (112.9 per game) and they snag 43.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.2 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they turn it over 14.9 times per contest. The Clippers are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.7% from the free throw line.

The Clippers are ranked 4th in the league in PPG surrendered with 108.2. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (8th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 35.0% on 3-point shots (1,064 of 3,038) and opponents are converting on 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.7 dimes and 41.5 rebounds every game, which ranks 9th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver (+5.0)

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