The league’s top team will be at home when the Golden State Warriors (63-7) welcome the Los Angeles Clippers (43-26) to ORACLE Arena. Action begins at 10:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Mar. 23 and can be seen on ESP.
The Warriors enter this game hoping for similar success after topping the Timberwolves 109-104 on Monday. Draymond Green was the team’s leading scorer with 24 points on 10-for-13 shooting. The Clippers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 109-105 loss against the Pelicans on Sunday. Los Angeles still lost despite the best efforts of Chris Paul, who recorded his 34th double-double of the season with 24 points and 13 assists.
In terms of effective field goal percentage, this game will match strength against strength when the Clippers have possession. Their upper-echelon offense is ranked fifth in the league in that metric at 52.1%, while Golden State is second-best in the NBA in effective field goal percentage defense (47.8%).
The Warriors have emerged victorious in all three games against the Clippers this year, escaping with a narrow 115-112 victory the last time these teams met. In the victory, Klay Thompson led all scorers on the team with 32 points.
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In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Golden State Warriors are a superb 22-1. In games where they fail to hit triple digits, the Los Angeles Clippers have a losing record of 7-12.
The Warriors have a 41-6 record when they allow at least 100 points. The Clippers have also performed well when they reach the century mark with a record of 36-14 in such games.
The Warriors have the top-ranked offense this season, averaging 113.1 points per 100 possessions. The Clippers have one of the best defenses, allowing 102.4 points in the same number of possessions (ranked eighth).
The Golden State Warriors average 102.0 possessions and 1.131 points per possession in games this season. The Los Angeles Clippers average fewer possessions with 98.0, as well as fewer points per possession with 1.068.
Los Angeles has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.1%, ranked fifth in the league. Golden State is a winning 11-4 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Golden State Warriors top the league in assist to turnover ratio this season with an A/TO of 1.98. The Los Angeles Clippers are also among the best (ranked third) with an A/TO of 1.81.
Golden State ranks near the top of the NBA for rebounds at third (46.2 per game), while Los Angeles ranks 24th with 41.9 per game.
The Golden State Warriors are the NBA’s best defensive rebounding team. The Los Angeles Clippers rank 29th in offensive rebounding.
Though Los Angeles is one of the best in the league in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.0% (ranked ninth), Golden State has an exceptional 29-3 record SU when it has a TOV% of 15.0% or greater.
