Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
This Sunday, the (27-24) Los Angeles Clippers will travel to Cleveland, OH to take on the (30-21) Cleveland Cavaliers. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this season, as the Clippers won the last meeting, 119-117.
The Clippers are coming into this one after taking down the San Antonio Spurs, 138-100. They looked spectacular on both ends of the court, as they will have to carry that momentum over into this game if they want to challenge the Cavaliers on the road.
Cleveland is entering this game after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-100. They struggled on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Los Angeles Clippers are currently in fifth place in the Western Conference standings, as they are eight games back from the Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 110.7 points per game and they have shot 47% from the field. This is the 29th most points scored per contest and the 19th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Clippers have the 26th-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Paul George continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 23.5 points per game on 46.7% shooting from the field. Los Angeles has also shown that they have multiple players that can make it rain from behind the arc. They have shot 38% from deep, which is the fifth-highest three-point shooting percentage. Unfortunately, they have not taken care of business at the charity stripe. They have only made 76.6% of their shots at the line, which is the 23rd-highest free-throw shooting percen tage in the league.
On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers have been great. They are surrendering 110.4 points per game and they have forced their opponents to shoot 46.5% from the field. This is the third least amount of points surrendered per game and the seventh-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Clippers have the 10th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have also shown that they will contest shots in the paint and on the outside. Los Angeles has forced their opponents to shoot 35.1% from deep, which is the ninth-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Los Angeles Clippers are also grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game, which is the 13th most.
Injury Report: Marcus Morris Sr. SF (Ribs) is questionable. Robert Covington SF (Personal) and John Wall PG (Abdominal) are out.
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