This Wednesday, the (23-22) Los Angeles Clippers will travel to Salt Lake City, UT to take on the (23-24) Utah Jazz. Tipoff will be at 9:00 PM EST inside the Vivint Arena. This will be the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Jazz won the last matchup 125-112.
The Clippers are coming into this one after taking down the Houston Rockets, 121-100. They locked up on the defensive end of the court in the second half, as they will have to repeat that performance if they want to challenge the Jazz on the road.
The Utah Jazz is entering this game after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 126-125. This one came down to the wire, but the Jazz shot 53.6% from the field. They will have to stay hot 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 sixth place in the Western Conference standings, as they are eight games back from the first-place Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring the 109.4 points per game and they have shot 46.2% from the floor. This is the 22nd-highest team shooting percentage and the second least amount of points scored per game. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Clippers have an adjusted offensive rating of 109.5, which is the lowest rating in the NBA. Kawhi Leonard has continued to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 19 points per game on 48% shooting from the floor. He has had to carry more of the load, as Paul George has been out with a Hamstring injury. Los Angeles has also shown that they have multiple players that can get hot from deep. They are shooting 37% from behind the three-point arc, which is the ninth-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately , they haven't taken advantage of their trips to the charity stripe. They are shooting 76.2% from the line, which is the 23rd-highest free-throw shooting percentage. They can't continue to miss out on these free points and still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers have been hard to beat. They are allowing 109.9 points per contest and they are holding their opponents to 46.2% shooting from the floor. This is the third least amount of points allowed per contest and the fifth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Clippers have an adjusted defensive rating f 111.4, which is the fifth-lowest rating in the NBA. They have shown that they will contest shots near the rim and on the perimeter, as they are only allowing their opponents to shoot 34% from deep. This is the third-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the league. Los Angeles is also grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game, which is the 11th most.
Injury Report: Moussa Diabate PF (Illness) is questionable. John Wall PG (Abdominal), Luke Kennard SG (Calf), and Paul George SF (Hamstring) are all listed as out.
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