NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday March 23, 2016
Where: Oracle Arena in Oakland, California
Lines: Golden State -9.5
Total: 225
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The Clippers have had a solid year so far as they are 43-26 overall, including 21-14 on the road, but they are just 1-4 in their last 5 games and are off a bad 109-105 loss at New Orleans. Still this team will be ready once the playoffs begin as they should have Blake Griffin back at that point. They have gone 25-13 without him, but still they are better with him. The team in scoring is Chris Paul, who averages 20.0 ppg and 9.9 apg, which is 4th in the league. JJ Reddick has had a solid season as he has averaged 16.8 ppg hits 48.5% from long range, while and DeAndre Jordan is 2nd in the league in rebounding at 13.9 rpg and chips in with 12.7 ppg. Jamal Crawford (13.6 ppg) and Jeff Green (10.1 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team. Overall the Clippers come into this game ranked 6th in the league in scoring, putting up 104.6 ppg, while also ranking 7th in shooting overall and 6th from long range, but they are weak from the charity stripe where they are 28th. The defensive numbers are solid as they come in ranked 10th in points allowed, giving up just 101.1 ppg, while also ranking 7th defensive FG% and 10th in 3-point defense. On the road this year the Clippers have averaged 104.6 ppg on 46.3% shooting, while allowing 102.8 ppg on 44.9% shooting.
The Golden State Warriors are having another incredible year as they come in at 63-7 overall, including a perfect 32-0 at home. The Warriors are chasing history as they look to best the 1995-96 Bulls team that won 72 games. Golden State has 12 games left and must go 10-2 in those game to do it. It does help that 9 of their last 12 games are at home. The Warriors have 6 players that average at least 7.1 ppg and are led by the best player in the league right now in Steph Curry (Sorry Lebron)., Curry comes in leading the league in scoring at 30.1 ppg, while hitting 45.4% from downtown. Klay Thompson has had another solid season as he averages 22 ppg and hits 42.4% from long range. Draymond Green leads the team in rebounding at 9.6 ppg and is 3rd on the team in scoring at 13.7 ppg, while rounding out the double digit scorers is Harrison Barnes at 11.3 ppg. This is the best offensive team in the league as they come in ranked tops in the league in scoring, putting up 115.3 ppg, while also ranking 1st in shooting overall and 1st from long range, but they are not great from the charity stripe where they are 18th. The defensive numbers are solid as they come in ranked 21st in points allowed, giving up just 104.2 ppg, while also ranking 3rd defensive FG% and 3rd in 3-point defense. At home the Warriors average 115.9 ppg on 49.1% shooting, while allowing 100.3 ppg on 44.3% shooting.
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[723] LA Clippers +9.5 over Golden State
I feel like the Clippers will be able to keep this one close. They are not playing well right now, but the Dog is 4-1 ATS the last 5 in the series and the pressure looks like it could be mounting on the Warriors as they were able to beat Minnesota by just 4 points in their last game in the game before that they were able to score just 79 points vs the Spurs. All three meetings this year have been decided by 7 points or less and I expect this one to as well. The Clippers will put their best effort forward and while they will not win outright I do expect them to keep it close.
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