The Los Angeles Clippers (21-16, 10-9 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring defenses, head to face the Indiana Pacers (19-17, 11-7 Home) on Saturday. Los Angeles was beaten by the Boston Celtics 116-110 at TD Garden on Thursday. With 26 points and eight rebounds, Kawhi Leonard had a standout performance in the losing effort.
The Clippers are the fourth seed in the Western Conference, 2.5 games behind the New Orleans Pelicans. Indiana found victory on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 135-126. Tyrese Haliburton had 29 points and nine assists to lead the team.
The Pacers are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams. After taking the only previous season meeting against Indiana 114-100 at Crypto.com Arena on November 27, Los Angeles will be looking for a season sweep.
Ivica Zubac led the Clippers with 31 points, 29 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks. Jalen Smith had 23 points and nine rebounds in the loss. The Clips have been led this season by Paul George, who is averaging 23.7 points per game.
Meanwhile, Zubac is grabbing 11.0 rebounds per game, fifth-most in the NBA, and John Wall is dishing 5.4 assists. Haliburton and Buddy Hield have supplied much of the Pacers’ offense, averaging 20.8 and 17.9 points per game, respectively. Haliburton also has tallied 10.2 assists per game, most in the league.
Myles Turner has pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game. Holding opponents to 108.8 points per game, the Clippers are one of the toughest scoring defenses in the NBA (3rd). The teams have split their last 10 matchups at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (5-5).
Los Angeles is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +6.3 (113.9-107.6). Indiana has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 114.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 114.2 (+0.1 margin).
CLIPPERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Terance Mann: 6.8 | 13.6 | -6.8
Points per game:
Kawhi Leonard: 21.3 | 15.8 | +5.4
Assists per game:
Paul George: 6.8 | 5.3 | +1.5
John Wall: 4.0 | 5.4 | -1.4
PACERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Aaron Nesmith: 19.3 | 14.1 | +5.2
Points per game:
Tyrese Haliburton: 28.0 | 20.8 | +7.2
Jalen Smith: 7.2 | 10.0 | -2.8
Assists per game:
Tyrese Haliburton: 7.4 | 10.2 | -2.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Indiana Pacers (+125)
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