Los Angeles Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/22/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK
TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+3)
The Oklahoma City Thunder (37-17) will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (36-17) at Paycom Center on Thursday. Oklahoma City opens this game as 3-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 239.5.
The Clippers took the court against the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 130-125 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Clippers ended up with 21 while the Warriors had 25 fouls. They also converted 18 of their 47 attempts from distance. Golden State went 72.2% from the free throw line by making 13 of 18 attempts. In addition, Golden State pulled down 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Golden State earned 34 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. When it comes to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the floor on 47 of 103 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 48 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 29 of 37 attempts for a percentage of 78.4%. Los Angeles finished the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 88) and converted 13 out of their 38 3-point attempts.
James Harden is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He left the arena with 26 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. Harden finished the game shooting 58.3% from the floor and also recorded 7 dimes.
Los Angeles will play this contest with a mark of 36-17 on the campaign. They have an average of 118.3 points per contest (10th in the league) while going 49.4% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 39.5% on three-point shots (697 of 1,766) and 81.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 43.0 boards per contest and has totaled 1,379 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis.
On the defensive end, the Clippers are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 35.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.7). The Clippers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (2,200 of 4,721) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,398 conceded on the year.
When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 127-113 when they faced the Magic. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Orlando to grab 48 overall (14 on the offensive side). They went 30.6% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 36 and finished the game at 20 of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Thunder permitted the Magic to convert 41 of their 91 tries from the field which had them sitting at 45.1% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder shot 46 for 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.8%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Oklahoma City converted 13 of 32 tries (40.6%). They were able to knock down 22 of those for a percentage of 91.7%. The Magic were called for 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Thunder corralled 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this game.
Jalen Williams ended up having an impact for the Thunder in the matchup. He buried 12 out of 18 in this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Williams tallied 33 points in his 35 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists for the matchup.
Oklahoma City has a record of 37-17 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Thunder are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in the league. Oklahoma City has accounted for 6,524 pts this season (120.8 per game) and they grab 41.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.3 times per game (11th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Thunder commit 19.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 83.2% from the charity stripe.
The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 13th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.6. They have forced 15.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (3rd in the league). The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.4% from downtown (733 of 2,016) and their opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 27.1 assists and 45.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 19th and 26th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City (-3)
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