The Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 16.12.2022;
Kick-Off – 03:30 UK;
Venue – Crypto.com Arena (19.079);
City – Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4) for Suns – 1.788.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 220 – 1.77.
The Phoenix Suns had a golden opportunity to break their losing streak by beating the bleeding Clippers. Without the injured Wall and Powell, it will be difficult for the California team, even with the support of the home fans, to win. The Suns will need to win.
Head-to-head encounters between the teams tend to be tight and low-scoring. In the last game, the teams failed to surpass the 220-point mark. In the absence of a number of leaders, the upcoming game won’t be very productive either.
The Clippers are on a white-hot streak. The Los Angeles team has won three games in a row. First, on the road they defeated the Washington Wizards (114-107), and then at home, they defeated Boston Celtics (113-93) and Minnesota Timberwolves (99-88).
Kawhi Leonard was the best player on the Los Angeles Clippers roster. He scored 19 points for the Timberwolves.
The Clippers are in 6th place in the Western Conference. In 30 games, the Los Angeles players have won 17 games and suffered 13 losses.
The Clippers have won seven of their last ten home games.
The Phoenix Suns recently led the Western Conference, but now the team is on a losing streak. They can’t win five games in a row.
The Suns are coming off losses to the Dallas Mavericks (111-130), Boston Celtics (98-125), New Orleans Pelicans (117-128 and 124-129) and Houston Rockets (97-111).
The Phoenix Suns rank in the top 4 in their conference despite a black streak. In 28 games, the team has won 16 games and suffered 12 losses.
The Suns are averaging 115.4 points per game.
The Suns are averaging 115.5 points per game this season. We offer to bet on “Suns Points Over 107.5” with odds of 1.752.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Los Angeles Clippers: Reggie Jackson – Paul George – Kawhi Leonard – Marcus Morris Sr. – Ivica Zubac.
Phoenix Suns: Chris Paul – Landry Shamet – Mikal Bridges – Torrey Craig – Josh Okogie.
Norman Powell (Out), John Wall (Out) and Ivica Zubac (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Jae Crowder (Out), Cameron Johnson (Out), Deandre Ayton (Day-to-day), Devin Booker (Day-to-day), Duane Washington Jr. (Out) and Cameron Payne (Out) are listed as injured for the Phoenix Suns.
The fixture will be played at Crypto.com Arena (19.079) in Los Angeles, California, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 16th of December, 2022, at 03:30 UK Time.
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