Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-1.5)

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (50-32) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (50-32) on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round. The series is locked up at 2 - 2. Los Angeles opens this game as 1.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is set at 209.

The Clippers played the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 101-99 in Game 4. In relation to fouls, the Clippers walked away with 20 and the Nuggets recorded 17 fouls. They also made 10 of their 29 tries from long range. Denver ended up shooting 68.8% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 16 tries. In addition, Denver pulled down 47 boards (12 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Denver recorded 28 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 46.0% from the field on 40 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 43 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Clippers buried 11 of 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 44.3% FG percentage (39 out of 88) and buried 10 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Kawhi Leonard is someone who had an impact for this game. He finished with 24 points on 10 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Leonard went 45.5% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a win-loss record of 50-32 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 112.9 points per game (20th in the NBA) while hitting 48.2% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (1,022 of 2,738) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 2,064 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 23rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Clippers are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They currently rank 9th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,105 conceded so far this season. The Clippers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.1% (3,240 of 7,032) and they concede 41.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 35.0% on shots from downtown and they are 4th in the league in points per game from their opponents (108.2).

In Game 4, With respect to rebounding, Denver permitted Los Angeles to grab 43 overall (13 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 16 from the charity stripe (68.8%). The Nuggets permitted the Clippers to knock down 39 out of their 88 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Nuggets went 40 out of 87 from the floor which had them shooting 46.0%. Concerning 3-point shots, Denver buried 10 of their 29 tries (34.5%). They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 68.8%. The Clippers committed 20 fouls in the game which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this game.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the contest. Jokic totaled 36 points in his 43 minutes on the court and had 8 assists in the game. He knocked down 14 out of 25 for the game for a rate of 56.0%, and added 21 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss record of 50-32 so far this year. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 17.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 31.0 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. Denver has scored 9,902 points on the campaign (120.8 per contest) and they grab 45.7 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 50.6% from the field, which is 1st in the NBA.

The Nuggets on defense are ranked 25th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (13th in the league). The Denver defense allows 36.5% on 3-point shots (1,156 of 3,170) and their opponents are connecting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 29.0 assists and 42.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 29th and 7th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Denver (+1.5)

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