Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Denver (+7.0)

The Los Angeles Clippers (50-32) will try to beat the Denver Nuggets (50-32) at Intuit Dome on Saturday in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round with a series lead of 2 - 1. Los Angeles opens this matchup as 7-point favorites. The total is set at 213.

In Game 3 of the series, the Nuggets played the Clippers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-83. Denver ended with a 40.3% FG percentage (31 of 77) and buried 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 14 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to the defense, Denver allowed 48.2% from the floor on 40 out of 83 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 26 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Los Angeles snagged 48 rebounds (15 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the game at 67.9% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of their 28 attempts. They converted 18 out of their 39 tries from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 21 while the Clippers recorded 18 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is a player who was important for the game. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also pulled down 13 boards. Jokic finished the game shooting 64.3% from the floor and dished out 13 assists.

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Denver heads into this matchup with a record of 50-32 this season. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Denver is grabbing 45.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 2,542 assists so far this season, which is 1st in basketball in terms of passing. The Nuggets are connecting on 37.6% on shots from downtown (984 of 2,619) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 120.8 points per contest (3rd in the NBA) while hitting 50.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Nuggets are forcing 13.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They surrender 36.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 25th in the league in points per game from their opponents (116.9). The Nuggets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (3,554 of 7,629) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 29th in the league in allowing assists with 2,379 surrendered on the campaign.

In Game 3, the Clippers were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets had 21 fouls in the game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They were able to bury 19 of those for a percentage of 67.9%. When discussing three-point attempts, Los Angeles made 18 out of 39 attempts (46.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers shot 40 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2%. The Clippers allowed the Nuggets to bury 31 of their 77 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.3% for this game. They wrapped up this game 26.9% from distance by shooting 7 of 26 and finished the contest at 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In relation to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Denver to get 38 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Kawhi Leonard ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers in the game. He converted 7 out of 17 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and totaled 11 rebounds. Leonard had 21 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and added 6 assists in the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 50-32 so far this season. As an offense, the Clippers are shooting 48.2% from the field, which ranks 6th in basketball. Los Angeles has accumulated 9,256 pts this season (112.9 per contest) and they collect 43.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest. The Clippers commit 18.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.7% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.0% on shots from distance (1,064 of 3,038) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.7 dimes and 41.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 9th and 1st in the league. The Clippers are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.2. They are forcing 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (8th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver (+7.0)

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