Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 2/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Lakers (28-19) are hitting the road to Intuit Dome on Tuesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (28-21).

The Lakers played the Knicks and notched a win by a score of 128-112 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 22 while the Knicks recorded 16 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. New York finished the game shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 19 attempts. In addition, New York collected 44 rebounds (16 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 4 blocks. New York recorded 33 assists and had 7 steals in this game. With regard to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the field on 44 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 37 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Lakers made 15 of 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 58.0% FG percentage (47 of 81) and knocked down 19 of 40 3-point attempts.

LeBron James is someone who came through for this contest. He notched 33 points on 14 of 26 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and also pulled down 11 rebounds. James walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and also distributed 12 dimes.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a record of 28-19 for the season. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.3 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 41.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,244 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing. The Lakers are hitting 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (563 of 1,583) and 79.5% from the free throw line. They average 112.2 points per contest (17th in the league) while shooting 48.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They surrender 35.8% on 3-point shots and they are 12th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.3). The Lakers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,981 of 4,213) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 19th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,289 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-108 when they faced the Raptors. Concerning attacking the glass, Los Angeles allowed Toronto to get 43 in all (10 on the offensive side). They went 52.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 13 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Clippers permitted the Raptors to make 44 of their 85 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.8% in this game. When the game finished, the Clippers went 41 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.6%. With regard to shots from distance, Los Angeles converted 9 out of their 28 tries (32.1%). They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 81.0%. The Raptors earned 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Clippers pulled down 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game.

James Harden was important for the Clippers for the game. He buried 7 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 35.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Harden totaled 25 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for the matchup.

Los Angeles has a record of 28-21 this year. The Clippers are committing 18.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.3 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.1 times per game. Los Angeles has earned 5,405 points this year (110.3 per game) and they pull in 44.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which is 12th in the NBA.

The Clippers on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 107.2. They are able to force 15.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (5th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 34.3% on 3-point attempts (634 of 1,850) and their opponents are converting on 77.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 25.0 dimes and 42.2 boards every game, which ranks them 6th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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