Los Angeles Clippers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, January 9, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Los Angeles Clippers (13-23) are on their way to Barclays Center on Friday where they will meet the Brooklyn Nets (11-23).

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and took a loss by a final of 123-111 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Clippers ended up finishing with 16 and the Knicks totaled 17 fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 33 attempts from downtown. New York shot 88.2% from the free throw line by burying 15 of 17 shots. In addition, New York totaled 48 boards (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. New York dished out 31 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 47 of 94 shooting. They also doled out 21 dimes in the game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 15 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Clippers knocked down 16 of their 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Los Angeles finished having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (40 out of 92) and knocked down 15 out of their 42 3-pointers.

Kawhi Leonard is someone who was a factor for the game. Leonard ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also pulled down 3 boards. He accumulated 25 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-23 so far this season. They are averaging 112.1 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.2% from the floor. The Clippers are shooting 36.4% on 3-pointers (477 of 1,311) and 84.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 40.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 849 assists this season, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 936 surrendered so far this season. The Clippers are giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (1,491 of 3,157) and they concede 42.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 37.3% on shots from distance and they are 11th in basketball in opponents points per game (114.4).

In their last game, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 104-103 when they played the Magic. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Brooklyn allowed Orlando to snag 55 in total (20 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 27.3% from downtown by shooting 9 of 33 and finished the contest at 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). The Nets allowed the Magic to convert 41 out of their 96 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 42.7% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Nets finished 36 for 86 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. When discussing 3-pointers, Brooklyn made 17 out of 51 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a clip of 63.6%. The Magic were called for 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They also gave up possession 21 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Nets earned 30 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this matchup.

Michael Porter Jr. ended up having an impact for the Nets in this contest. He knocked down 12 out of 24 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Porter had 34 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Brooklyn has a mark of 11-23 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nets are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in the league. Brooklyn has scored 3,715 pts for the campaign (109.3 per game) and they pull in 39.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.4 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per contest. The Nets commit 20.3 fouls every game and they hit 78.4% from the free throw line.

The Nets are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG given up with 114.0. They are able to force 14.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.5% from the floor (25th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense allows 36.8% on 3-point shots (413 of 1,123) and their opposition makes 78.9% of their free throw shots. They have given up 27.4 assists and 43.1 boards every game, which is ranked 21st and 11th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brooklyn and under the total points

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