Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Lakers (21-17) are hitting the road to Intuit Dome on Sunday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (23-17).

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and earned the victory with a final of 117-108 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the game with a 52.2% FG percentage (47 of 90) and made 13 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Lakers knocked down 10 of 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 34 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 33 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 20 turnovers and having 12 steals. When discussing defending, Los Angeles allowed 53.4% from the floor on 39 out of 73 shooting. Miami distributed 25 assists and had 3 steals in the game. On top of that, Miami collected 37 boards (3 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Miami finished shooting 93.3% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of 15 tries. They made 16 out of their 36 attempts from long range. In regard to fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 12 while the Heat had 13 fouls.

Rui Hachimura is a guy who was a contributor in this game. Hachimura shot 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 33 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He had 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Los Angeles will play this game with a win-loss record of 21-17 on the season. They are averaging 111.7 points per contest (17th in the league) while connecting on 47.3% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 35.3% on three-point shots (456 of 1,291) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 41.2 boards per contest and has tallied 1,004 dimes on the year, which ranks 20th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 fouls. They rank 15th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,059 relinquished on the year. The Lakers are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.0% (1,632 of 3,403) and they concede 44.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.4% from 3-point land while they are 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.1).

In their last game, the Clippers took home the win by a final score of 118-89 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Clippers collected 37 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 13 steals for the matchup. The Trail Blazers had 20 fouls for this contest which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to make 20 of those for a clip of 74.1%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles knocked down 10 of 23 attempts (43.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Clippers went 44 for 78 from the field which had them sitting at 56.4%. The Clippers permitted the Trail Blazers to make 34 out of 91 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.4% for the matchup. They finished shooting 26.5% from downtown by going 9 of 34 and finished the contest at 12 of 13 at the charity stripe (92.3%). Regarding rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Portland to collect 55 in total (14 offensive).

Norman Powell was important for the Clippers in this matchup. Powell scored 23 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for this contest. He converted 7 of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 23-17 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Clippers are shooting 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in the league. Los Angeles has scored 4,383 pts on the season (109.6 per contest) and they grab 44.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.3 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 16.4 times per game. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they go 78.2% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 34.0% from downtown (511 of 1,502) and their opponents are converting on 75.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 25.1 assists and 42.6 boards per game, which is ranked 6th and 6th in basketball. The Clippers defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in PPG surrendered with 106.6. They have forced 15.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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