Washington Wizards vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/14/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (10-28) are traveling to Intuit Dome on Wednesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (16-23).

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-93 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Wizards walked away with 16 while the Suns racked up 19 personal fouls. They converted 17 out of their 52 tries from distance. Phoenix finished the game at 78.9% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 19 shots. Additionally, Phoenix pulled down 51 rebounds (15 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Phoenix dished out 32 assists and had 11 steals in the game. In terms of defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 40 of 95 shooting. They also recorded 22 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wizards converted 18 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Washington finished the game with a 39.5% field goal percentage (34 out of 86) and made 7 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Tre Johnson is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Johnson finished 53.3% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He played for 30 mins played and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Washington heads into this one with a mark of 10-28 this year. They are averaging 112.8 points per game (26th in the NBA) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Wizards are hitting 35.8% from downtown (485 of 1,356) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is grabbing 44.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 962 assists this year, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 15.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.7 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They currently rank 24th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,101 conceded so far this year. The Wizards defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.2% (1,700 of 3,598) and they concede 48.1 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 36.3% on shots from distance and they are 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (124.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers got the win with a final of 117-109 against the Hornets. In the matter of team rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Charlotte to grab 49 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They went 30.3% from beyond the arc via 10 of 33 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). The Clippers allowed the Hornets to convert 43 of their 88 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.9% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Clippers walked away from this one shooting 41 for 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles buried 18 out of 49 attempts (36.7%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.0%. The Hornets earned 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Clippers to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They turned the ball over 5 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Clippers snagged 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this game.

Kawhi Leonard pitched in for the Clippers for this contest. He made 11 of 19 for this contest for a rate of 57.9%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Leonard accumulated 35 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for this contest.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 16-23 for the year. The Clippers are committing 19.4 fouls every game and they hit 83.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 23.5 times per game (30th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has accumulated 4,371 pts on the season (112.1 per contest) and they pull in 40.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Clippers are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which is 9th in the league.

The Clippers on defense are ranked 8th in the league in points given up per game with 113.5. They have forced 13.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (16th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 36.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (527 of 1,440) and their opposition knocks down 79.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.8 assists and 42.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 11th and 8th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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