Los Angeles Clippers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (44-26) will try to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (40-31) at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

The Clippers took the court against the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 103-101 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Clippers ended up walking away with 19 and the Thunder totaled 22 personal fouls. They made 12 of 35 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City walked away from this one shooting 85.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 20 shots. Moreover, Oklahoma City pulled down 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Oklahoma City doled out 28 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 40.2% from the field on 37 of 92 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 48 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers made 23 of their 28 tries for a rate of 82.1%. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 43.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 81) and made 8 of their 26 shots from distance.

Kawhi Leonard is a player who played a role for the game. Leonard ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played 40 minutes and also collected 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 40-31 on the year. They turn it over 15.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.4 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,774 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are connecting on 36.4% from downtown (871 of 2,391) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.8 pts per game (21st in the league) while hitting 47.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Clippers have forced 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.1% from 3-point land and they are 4th in the league in points per game from their opponents (108.5). The Clippers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (2,806 of 6,113) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,819 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks got the victory with a final of 122-103 when they faced the Wizards. The Knicks were able to snag 35 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 13 steals for the matchup. The Wizards were called for 23 personal fouls for this game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 77.8%. When talking about three-point attempts, New York made 13 out of 35 attempts (37.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Knicks finished shooting 44 for 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.4%. The Knicks allowed the Wizards to make 39 of their 88 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% for the matchup. They shot 30.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 36 and ended up going 14 of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, New York permitted Washington to get 41 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Karl-Anthony Towns was important for the Knicks in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 20 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 11 rebounds. Towns totaled 31 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

New York has a mark of 44-26 for the season. The Knicks are committing 17.0 fouls per contest and they go 80.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.3 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per game. New York has scored 8,146 points on the season (116.4 per contest) and they snag 43.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Knicks are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the NBA.

The Knicks are ranked 13th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.2. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (22nd in the league). The New York defense gives up 37.4% on 3-pointers (942 of 2,522) and their opponents are knocking down 79.5% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.7 assists and 42.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 9th and 4th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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