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Nets vs Clippers: Can Brooklyn win back-to-back games in LA?
The Brooklyn Nets are visiting the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena.
The Nets are looking for their identity
After major roster changes and dozens of players going through the Nets roster, Brooklyn is still looking for its identity. Currently, they are 11th in the Eastern Conference with a 17-24 record. They have lost 8 of the last 10 games but are coming off a 130-112 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, which ended their four-game losing streak. The Nets are in the bottom three teams in the league in field goal percentage with 45.8. Mikal Bridges is the best player on the team averaging 21.3 points per game.
Are the Clippers are real contender this season?
The Los Angeles Clippers are fourth in the Western Conference with a 26-14 record, only three wins shy of the top seed in the conference. The Clippers have won 9 of the last 11 games and are coming off a 128-117 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Clippers are the best three-point shooting team in the league with 39.6% and are ranked fifth in the league shooting 49.3% from the field. Paul George leads the team with 23.9 points per game, followed by Kawhi Leonard with 23.8.
Betting Trends
The Nets are 6-0 ATS in the last 6 games when visiting the Clippers and 8-1 ATS in the last 9 against the Clippers overall. The Clippers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Nets are finishing a three-game road trip on the West Coast before going back to Brooklyn for the next five games. They had many ups and downs this season, but the last win over the Lakers looked really promising. The Clippers have turned the season around after James Harden joined the squad and are now looking like one of the top contenders in the West. The Clippers are an 11-point favorite in this game, which is pretty high. There is no doubt they are the better team, but knowing that they have not covered the spread the last six times they hosted the Nets, that will probably be the case in this one as well.
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