New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (33-29) will go up against the New York Knicks (40-21) at Intuit Dome on Friday.

The Knicks faced off with the Warriors and took a loss by a final of 114-102 in their last contest. New York ended having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (41 of 92) and knocked down 8 of their 33 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Knicks buried 12 of their 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Concerning rebounding, they compiled a total of 42 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 26 assists for the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about defense, New York allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the floor on 43 out of 88 shooting. Golden State dished out 30 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Golden State totaled 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Golden State finished shooting 78.9% at the free throw line by burying 15 of 19 tries. They also knocked down 13 of their 37 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Knicks ended up walking away with 17 and the Warriors recorded 14 personal fouls.

OG Anunoby is a guy who played a role for the contest. He accumulated 29 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 42 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. Anunoby shot 57.9% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes.

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New York enters this one with a win-loss mark of 40-21 this season. They have an average of 117.4 points per outing (5th in the NBA) while shooting 49.2% from the floor. The Knicks are shooting 37.0% on 3-point shots (770 of 2,080) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is pulling down 42.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,669 dimes on the campaign, which is 12th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.9 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Knicks are able to force 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 fouls. They give up 37.5% from beyond the arc while they are 13th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.9). The Knicks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.5% (2,567 of 5,403) and they concede 41.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 10th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,592 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers went home victorious with a score of 123-115 against the Pistons. The Clippers pulled down 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the contest. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Pistons earned 20 fouls for the contest which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. When discussing shots from distance, Los Angeles converted 13 of 24 tries (54.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Clippers went 44 for 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.0%. The Clippers permitted the Pistons to knock down 45 out of 86 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.3% for the game. They shot 31.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 35 and ended up shooting 14 of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Detroit to grab 34 in all (5 offensive).

James Harden ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers in this game. He knocked down 14 of 24 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds. Harden racked up 50 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this game.

Los Angeles has a record of 33-29 for the year. The Clippers commit 18.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.8 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.5 times per contest. Los Angeles has earned 6,876 pts this season (110.9 per contest) and they pull down 43.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Clippers are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 13th in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.4% on 3-pointers (829 of 2,344) and their opponents are connecting on 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.3 dimes and 42.1 total boards per game, which has them ranked 7th and 4th in basketball. The Clippers are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 108.9. They have forced 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the floor (10th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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