NBA Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 11-11-2018, 22:30 EDT

Spread: Los Angeles Clippers +3

Total: +229

In this high caliber all-Western showdown, two hot teams are clashing, when the defending champions Golden State Warriors who will be missing Curry and Green tonight and have lost only once in their last ten matches, are visiting the Los Angeles Clippers who have lost only once in their last four.

Warriors are 11-2 so far in the league and are sitting on top of the West. They are 9-1 in their last 10 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Brooklyn at home, 116-100. Clippers are 7-5 so far in the league and are tied with Oklahoma City in the sixth place of the Western Conference. They are 3-1 in their last 4 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Milwaukee at home in overtime, 128-126.

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The Dubs are led in scoring by Stephen Curry with 29.5 ppg. He also adds 5 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game but he is unavailable due to injury. Kevin Durant follows with 26.9 ppg, adding 6.5 assists and leads the team in rebounding with 7.2 per game.  LA are led in scoring by Tobias Harris with 20.7 ppg. He also leads the team in rebounding with 8.9 per game, while Danilo Gallinari follows with 19.4 ppg, adding 5.8 rebounds per game.

Those two teams met 4 times last year with Golden State leading 3-1 wins having won in LA with a 105-121 and 113-141 score. LA are 5-1 at home so far, while Golden State are 4-1 on the road. Golden State are better offensively, scoring a league-best of 121.9 ppg to LA’s 116.3 ppg and they also have a better defense, allowing 110.8 ppg to LA’s 111.7. Golden State have better percentages both from the field, shooting with a league-best of 51.9% to LA’s 47.3% and from behind the arc, shooting with a league-best of 41.9% to LA’s 39.6%. LA on the other hand grab more rebounds per game (46.7 to 45.5), while Golden State dish a league-best 30.3 assists per game to LA’s 22.3 and both teams are almost equal in turnovers committed (15 to 15.3). Warriors will have a hard time in LA without their two All-Stars so pick Clippers for the win tonight.

Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction: Los Angeles Clippers +3 (-108)