Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/16/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics (6-7) will meet the Los Angeles Clippers (3-8) on Sunday.

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 130-116 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Clippers ended up with 30 while the Nuggets recorded 14 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of their 34 attempts from downtown. Denver finished the game at 82.9% at the free throw line by making 29 of 35 attempts. Furthermore, Denver collected 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Denver doled out 22 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 52.4% from the floor on 44 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers converted 18 of 19 attempts for a rate of 94.7%. Los Angeles finished having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (41 of 84) and buried 16 of their 37 3-pointers.

James Harden is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. Harden ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He played for 30 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up with 23 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a mark of 3-8 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 40.5 boards per contest and has racked up 272 assists on the campaign, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Clippers are connecting on 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (146 of 400) and 80.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.5 pts per contest (27th in the NBA) while shooting 48.0% from the field.

On defense, the Clippers are forcing 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They surrender 39.4% on shots from distance and they are 13th in the league in points per game allowed (115.5). The Clippers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (451 of 950) and they surrender 41.5 boards per contest as a group. They rank 14th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 307 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 131-95 against the Grizzlies. The Celtics were able to corral 40 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 58 in this contest. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Grizzlies earned 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to make 10 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about shots from distance, Boston converted 21 of their 51 attempts (41.2%). In all, the Celtics ended up shooting 50 for 99 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5%. The Celtics allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 32 out of 95 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 33.7% for this contest. They shot 23.3% from distance by shooting 10 of 43 and ended up going 21 of 26 at the free throw line (80.8%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Boston allowed Memphis to grab 41 overall (15 on the offensive glass).

Payton Pritchard was important for the Celtics for the contest. Pritchard scored 24 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 9 dimes in this matchup. He made 8 of 15 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 6-7 so far this year. The Celtics have committed 23.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.1 times per game (28th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per game. Boston has totaled 1,472 points for the campaign (113.2 per contest) and they grab 44.4 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 24th in the league.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 2nd in basketball in points given up per game with 108.5. They are able to force 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (2nd in the NBA). The Boston defense concedes 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (166 of 474) and their opponents are converting on 80.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 24.1 assists and 44.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 4th and 19th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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