Positives with LAC @ CHI Thursday 14th Matchup
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The matchup with Ivica Zubac rates in just the 93rd percentile for difficulty with the other team’s starting Cs nailing a whopping 0.9 shots from downtown per game this year when they are on their home court.
Kawhi Leonard has sunk 41.6% of his 3-pointers this year, ranking him in the 89th percentile among all players in the NBA.
Kawhi Leonard has tallied 34.2 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the NBA: 93rd percentile.
This year when they are on their home court, opposing starting PGs have shot 45.6% on shot attempts from the field (7th-best in the league) vs. the Clippers, creating a favorable matchup.
The matchup against Los Angeles may be a favorable one for getting to the charity stripe; the other team’s starting PGs have attempted an enormous 4.8 free throws per game over the last 5 games when the Clippers are away from home (9th-most in the league).
Out of all players in the NBA, Kawhi Leonard rates in the 96th percentile for shots from the field hit, averaging a whopping 8.9 per game this year.
The Clippers rank as the 6th-most efficient shooting team in the NBA this year.
Kawhi Leonard has made 3.4 free throws per game when playing on the road this year, ranking in the 90th percentile out of all players in the league.
Negatives with Thursday 14th Matchup with the Clippers, Bulls
This year when they are playing at home, the other team’s starting SFs have averaged 43.3% on field goals (5th-worst in the NBA) vs. the LA Clippers, branding this as a difficult matchup.
The Clippers have played at the 4th-most sluggish pace in the league away from their home stadium this year, which ought to lead to decreased opportunities for the Chicago Bulls.
The matchup against Paul George is a tough one for getting to the charity stripe; when guarding other starting SFs this year, they have attempted a lowly 2.4 free throws per game (3rd percentile).
Over the last 5 games when they have the home court advantage, the opposition’s starting PGs have averaged 31.4% on 3-pointers (8th-worst in the league) vs. the LA Clippers, creating a challenging matchup.
The rate of field goals made against Ivica Zubac has been remarkably low (50.3%) when defending opposing starting Cs this year (3rd percentile).
The 4th-slowest tempo road offense in the NBA this year has been the LA Clippers.
The Clippers rank as the 8th-worst offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 20 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore reduce extra chances for scoring and assists).
Kawhi Leonard will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city generally lowers player performance in all stat categories.
The matchup against Los Angeles is a difficult one for shot attempts from downtown; when the LA Clippers are on the road, the other team’s starting SGs have totaled the least three attempts per game in the league this year (4.1).
The matchup vs. Los Angeles is a difficult one; when the Clippers are away from home, they have allowed the least points per game in the NBA to opposing starting SGs this year (11.4).
Over the last 5 games when they are playing at home, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 1.6 foul shots per game (10th-lowest in the league) against the LA Clippers, making it tough to draw fouls.
Over the last 5 games when they are playing at home, opposing starting SFs have tallied 1.0 threes per game (5th-fewest in the NBA) against the LA Clippers, marking this as a tough matchup.
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