The Los Angeles Clippers (7-5, 3-3 Home) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they play host to the Brooklyn Nets (5-7, 2-3 Away) on Saturday. Brooklyn dismantled the New York Knicks 112-85 at Barclays Center on Wednesday. With 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists, Kevin Durant led the way. The Nets are 11th in the Eastern Conference.
Los Angeles emerged victorious on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 114-101. Paul George had 29 points to lead the team. The Clippers are the seventh seed in the Western Conference. This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. Brooklyn and Los Angeles split their matchups last season, each team winning one game.
The Clippers earned the win in the last meeting 120-116 at Barclays Center on January 1. James Harden had a triple double to lead both teams in scoring with 34 points, 13 assists, and 12 rebounds in the loss. Eric Bledsoe had 27 points for the Clippers. The Nets have been led this season by Durant, who is averaging 30.8 points per game, best in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Nicolas Claxton is grabbing 9.0 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Ben Simmons is dishing 5.6 assists (1st). George has supplied much of the Clips’ offense, averaging 25.4 points per game. He has the No. 1 scoring average in the NBA. Ivica Zubac is pulling down 10.8 rebounds per game, most in the league, and John Wall is distributing 5.0 assists (1st).
The Nets are one of the top scoring offenses in the NBA, ranking fourth with 110.7 points per game. The Nets have had limited success at Crypto.com Arena in recent seasons, losing eight of the last 10 trips. Brooklyn is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.5 (111.1-107.6). Los Angeles has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 107.8 points per game on average while scoring only 104.2 (-3.6 margin).
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cameron Thomas: 17.6 | 13.0 | +4.6
Kyrie Irving: 8.5 | 33.0 | -24.5
Points per game:
Cameron Thomas: 12.6 | 9.3 | +3.3
Kyrie Irving: 2.0 | 23.9 | -21.9
Rebounds per game:
Kevin Durant: 8.4 | 6.5 | +1.9
Ben Simmons: 4.0 | 5.7 | -1.7
Assists per game:
Kevin Durant: 7.0 | 5.3 | +1.7
Ben Simmons: 2.0 | 5.6 | -3.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
LA Clippers (-145)
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