The Los Angeles Clippers (35-18) square off against the visiting Denver Nuggets (22-32) at the Staples Center. The game gets underway at 10:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 24 and will air on PRI and ALT.
The Clippers were beaten by the Celtics 139-134 the last time they played. Chris Paul played well in the loss for Los Angeles, recording 35 points and 13 assists to earn his 22nd double-double of the season. The Nuggets, meanwhile, are coming off a 103-92 win over the Pistons in their last outing. Will Barton shot 7-for-12 and led in scoring with 20 points.
Denver could own the offensive glass in this matchup, as it ranks fifth in the NBA in offensive rebound percentage at 26.1%. Conversely, Los Angeles places 26th in the league on the defensive backboards with a defensive rebound percentage of 74.5%.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Clippers won the first game 111-94. DeAndre Jordan put up 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Notes
Denver has a 9-12 record when allowing fewer than 100 points. Los Angeles has a 7-8 record when it puts up fewer than 100 points.
The Denver Nuggets have a losing 13-20 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Los Angeles Clippers are 28-10 when they hit the century mark.
The Nuggets have an offensive rating of 102.7 (ranked 21st), while the Clippers rank eighth for their defensive rating of 101.8.
Los Angeles has an average field goal percentage of 46.2% (ranked fifth). Denver is a subpar 9-19 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Los Angeles Clippers attempt 25.0 three point field goals per game and the Denver Nuggets attempt 23.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Los Angeles has a winning 19-11 record, while Denver is 9-13.
Los Angeles ranks near the top of the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.80 (ranked third). Denver is ranked 15th, with an A/TO of 1.58.
The Clippers rank 24th in rebounds per game with 42.4, while the Nuggets rank 10th with 44.6 per game.
The Denver Nuggets rank fourth in offensive rebounding, while the Los Angeles Clippers rank 16th in defensive rebounding.
Los Angeles is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 14.8% (ranked 10th). Denver has a poor record of 9-15 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 14.8% or greater.
