The Los Angeles Clippers will travel to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Mar. 25 and can be seen on FSN-PT and MSG.
The Knicks are are hoping for a better outcome after their 103-82 loss to the Grizzlies on Monday. Langston Galloway was the team’s leading scorer with 19 points. The Clippers, meanwhile, are coming off a 107-100 win against the Pelicans on Sunday. Chris Paul claimed his 35th double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 assists.
J.J. Redick and Paul have upped their production over the last five games for the Clippers. Redick has averaged 22.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.6 steals, and 3.4 three-pointers during that stretch, while Paul has put up 25.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 2.0 three-pointers.
The productive offense of the Clippers (first in the league with an offensive efficiency of 109.0) will look to pick apart the bottom-tier defense of the Knicks (29th in the NBA with a defensive efficiency of 107.4), a matchup that could favor Los Angeles.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Clippers winning the first matchup 99-78. DeAndre Jordan put up a double-double in the victory with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
The odds for New York and Los Angeles are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Knicks have gone 14-57 Straight Up (SU) and 27-42-2 Against The Spread (ATS). Over their last 10 games, they have only managed a record of 3-7 ATS.
Over on the other bench, the Clippers have 46-25 SU and 31-40 ATS records. Against the Eastern Conference, Los Angeles is 16-11 SU and 11-16 ATS. Offensively, they average 106.1 points per game, which is good for second in the league. The Clippers rely heavily on three-pointers on offense, ranking fourth in the league with 707 made (10.0 per game). The Clippers are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, leading the NBA at 2.1.
With the Clippers’ last win against New York, their SU record is now 6-4 over the Knicks in the last 10 meetings. The Clippers also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 5-4-1. In these last 10 matchups, Los Angeles held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers three times, with New York controlling all three of these areas one time.
Predictions: SU Winner – LAC, ATS Winner – LAC
Notes
New York is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
New York is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York’s last 6 games at home.
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
New York is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Clippers.
New York is 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing LA Clippers.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York’s last 5 games when playing LA Clippers.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York’s last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers.
New York is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers.
New York is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers.
On average, Los Angeles scores 106.1 points per game (ranked second). New York ranks 23rd in points allowed per game with 101.2.
New York ranks 19th in points allowed per home game (99.2 PPG), while Los Angeles ranks second in points per away game with 106.0.
Both New York and Los Angeles have losing records when they allow and score fewer than 100 points, respectively. The Knicks are 11-21 in the former situation, and the Clippers are 7-14 in the latter.
The New York Knicks have an underachieving 3-36 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Los Angeles Clippers are 39-11 when they hit triple digits.
The Knicks have an offensive rating of 97.6 (ranked 29th). The Clippers rank 18th for their defensive rating of 103.2.
With 94.3 possessions and .976 points per possession, the New York Knicks perform worse on both metrics than the Los Angeles Clippers. Los Angeles averages 97.4 possessions and 1.090 points per possession.
Los Angeles has an average effective field goal percentage of 53.0% (ranked second in the league}. New York is an underachieving 1-31 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, New York attempts 19.7 three pointers and Los Angeles attempts 26.6 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, the Knicks have a 1-13 record while the Clippers have a solid 29-16 record.
Los Angeles ranks at the top of the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 2.08. New York ranks 18th with an A/TO of 1.59.
New York ranks 29th in rebounds per game with 40.5, while Los Angeles ranks 21st with 42.2 per game.
The Los Angeles Clippers rank 28th in offensive rebounding, while the New York Knicks rank 29th in defensive rebounding.
Los Angeles has forced an average turnover percentage of 14.0% this season. New York has a subpar 3-29 record when its TOV% is 14.0% or higher.
