Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/12/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
The Los Angeles Clippers (41-22) will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves (44-21) at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.
The Timberwolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 120-109 in their last contest. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 42.3% FG percentage (41 out of 97) and made 16 of their 46 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves converted 11 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 27 dimes in this game while forcing 19 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 53.0% from the field on 44 out of 83 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 29 assists and had 9 steals for this game. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 56 rebounds (14 offensive, 42 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Los Angeles ended up going 75.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 29 tries. They converted 10 of 24 shots from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Timberwolves ended up finishing with 18 and the Lakers totaled 12 fouls.
Anthony Edwards is someone who played a role in this game. He notched 25 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He played 40 mins and also collected 7 boards. Edwards went 43.5% from the floor and also distributed 7 assists.
Minnesota heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 44-21 for the season. They have an average of 113.1 points per contest (19th in basketball) on 48.4% from the floor. The Timberwolves are shooting 38.5% from downtown (806 of 2,092) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 44.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,712 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.3 fouls per contest.
When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They give up 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 1st in the league in opponents points per game (106.8). The Timberwolves defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.7% (2,542 of 5,689) and they concede 41.1 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,587 surrendered this season.
The last time they took the court, the Clippers took a loss by a final score of 124-117 against the Bucks. The Clippers recorded 35 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Bucks were called for 15 fouls for the contest which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 90.0%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Los Angeles made 14 out of 47 tries (29.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers ended up shooting 47 for 104 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2%. The Clippers allowed the Bucks to make 43 out of their 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% in this matchup. They shot 44.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 17 out of 38 and finished the game at 21 of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). In regard to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Milwaukee to snag 41 in total (7 on the offensive side).
Norman Powell ended up being a factor for the Clippers for this game. He buried 9 out of 21 in the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 7 rebounds. Powell had 26 points in his 31 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this matchup.
Los Angeles has a mark of 41-22 so far this season. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 81.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.9 times per contest (21st in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game. Los Angeles has scored 7,381 points so far this season (117.2 per game) and they pull in 43.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are connecting on 49.1% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the league.
The Los Angeles defense allows 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (802 of 2,224) and opponents are converting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 26.4 assists and 42.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 13th and 6th in the league. The Clippers defensively are ranked 10th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.6. They are forcing 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (9th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles
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