Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/21/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
The Thunder faced off with the Suns and notched a win by a score of 124-120 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Thunder walked away with 20 while the Suns recorded 31 fouls. They also knocked down 15 out of their 36 shots from distance. Phoenix finished 70.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 24 attempts. In addition, Phoenix collected 40 boards (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Phoenix earned 31 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 47.8% from the field on 44 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 44 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Thunder converted 29 of 36 shots for a rate of 80.6%. Oklahoma City walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (42 of 84) and buried 11 of their 28 shots from distance.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who played a role for this game. Gilgeous-Alexander shot 50.0% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He accumulated 40 points on 12 of 24 shooting.
Oklahoma City comes into this game with a record of 35-36 for the year. They cough up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 21.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling down 43.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,747 assists so far this season, which is 19th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are shooting 36.1% on 3-pointers (872 of 2,416) and 80.6% from the charity stripe. They average 117.9 points per outing (3rd in the league) while going 46.8% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They rank 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,837 conceded on the season. The Thunder defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (2,957 of 6,286) and they relinquish 46.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 20th in basketball in opponents PPG (116.4).
When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers got the victory with a final of 117-102 against the Trail Blazers. When discussing attacking the glass, Los Angeles allowed Portland to pull down 40 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 20.7% from distance by going 6 out of 29 and finished the contest at 22 of 24 from the free throw line (91.7%). The Clippers allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 37 out of 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.1% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Clippers walked away from this one shooting 43 for 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.7%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 12 out of their 28 attempts (42.9%). They were able to bury 19 of those for a percentage of 82.6%. The Trail Blazers were called for 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Clippers recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 49 in the game.
Paul George ended up having an impact for the Clippers for this contest. George recorded 29 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this game. He converted 8 out of 22 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and totaled 9 rebounds.
Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 38-34 for the campaign. The Clippers are responsible for committing 19.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 23.3 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has totaled 8,124 pts so far this year (112.8 per contest) and they pull down 43.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Clippers are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks 16th in the NBA.
The Clippers on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 112.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (15th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (880 of 2,425) and their opposition knocks down 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.8 dimes and 43.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 11th and 15th in basketball.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles and under the total points
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