Clippers vs Hornets Match Player Stats | Friday, January 31st 2025

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Clippers vs Hornets Match Player Stats | Friday, January 31st 2025

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Todays Friday, January 31st Matchup Details

Friday LA Clippers at Charlotte Hornets
Todays Game is on Friday, January 31st 2025
31/01/25 19:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to LA Clippers at Charlotte Hornets

In terms of shots from downtown, the Clippers’s fantastic 37.6% rate of converted threes as the visting team rates 8th-best in the league over the last 5 games.

Among all players in the NBA, James Harden lands in the 92nd percentile, registering an enormous 21.7 points per game this year.

James Harden has averaged 33.5 minutes per game without the home court advantage this year, ranking in the 90th percentile — some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA.

Relative to last year’s 4.8 mark, James Harden’s number of free throws has jumped this year to 6.9 free throws per game.

Miles Bridges has attempted 18.8 shots from the field per game over the last 10 games on his home court, 2.2 more than he’s attempted overall this year at home.

Out of all players in the league, Miles Bridges comes in at the 83rd percentile for playing time, compiling a monstrous 31.7 minutes per game this year.

Offensive rebounds preserve possession and produce extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Hornets rank 3rd-best in in the NBA with 12.9 offensive boards per game this year.

Miles Bridges has made 4.4 free throws per game over the last 5 games, 1.1 higher than he’s made in all games this season.

The matchup against the LA Clippers is a good one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting PFs have attempted a monstrous 4.1 free throws per game this year (9th-most in the NBA).

Derrick Jones Jr. has made 5.6 buckets per game over the last 5 games, 1.5 higher than he’s converted in all games this year.

Derrick Jones Jr. has made 50.1% of his treys over the last 5 games, 11.5% higher than he’s converted from three overall this year.

Derrick Jones Jr. has been on the court for 32.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.3 higher than he’s been on the court for over the course of the year.

This year when they are away from home, opposing starting PFs have averaged 8.7 baskets per game (most in the NBA) against the Charlotte Hornets, identifying this as a good matchup.

Out of all players in the league, Miles Bridges slots into the 91st percentile for 3-point attempts, compiling 6.8 per game this year.

Miles Bridges will enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing in your home city generally boosts player production in all stat categories.

Ivica Zubac has attempted 13.8 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 2.7 more than he’s attempted over the course of the year.

Ivica Zubac has been on the court for a whopping 31.8 minutes per game this season, a significant increase from his 26.8 minutes per game last season.

The number of fouls drawn by other starting Cs against Taj Gibson has been remarkably high (3.4 free throw attempts per game) when guarding other starting Cs this year (86th percentile).

Norman Powell has converted 55.5% of his field goal attempts over the last 10 games, 5.7% more than he’s converted over the course of the year.

In comparison to last year’s 2.2 clip, Norman Powell’s three-pointers scored have spiked this year to 3.4 per game.

Among all players in the NBA, Norman Powell places in the 89th percentile for playing time, averaging a colossal 33.2 minutes per game this year.

The matchup vs. the Charlotte Hornets is a strong one for three-point shots; opposing starting SGs have totaled the 3rd-most 3-point shots per game in the NBA this year (2.5).

Vasilije Micic has attempted 10.4 shots per game over the last 14 games while playing at home, 2.3 higher than he’s attempted in all games this year at home.

Vasilije Micic has successfully made 1.8 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games, 0.6 more than he’s made from beyond the arc overall this year.

Vasilije Micic has been on the court for 28.9 minutes per game over the last 14 games while at home, 5.1 higher than he’s been on the court for overall this year at home.

The matchup against Los Angeles is a good one for shots from the field; when the LA Clippers are on the road, the opposition’s starting PGs have posted the 7th-highest field goal rate in the NBA this year (45.6%).

Kawhi Leonard has successfully made 8.4 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 1.7 higher than he’s converted in all games this season.

The matchup against Charlotte is a positive one; when the Charlotte Hornets are at home, they have allowed the 6th-most points per game in the NBA to the other team’s starting SFs over the last 24 games (16.4).

Out of all players in the league, Kawhi Leonard comes in at the 87th percentile for drawing fouls, tallying a monstrous 3.6 free throws per game when playing on the road since the start of last season.

This year, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 4.5 free throws per game (most in the NBA) vs. the Charlotte Hornets, succeeding in their efforts to get to the foul line.

Kevin Porter Jr. has sunk 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games, 35.2% more than he’s made in all games this season.

The matchup vs. the Hornets is a positive one for threes; opposing starting PFs have totaled the 4th-most three-pointers per game in the NBA this year (2.0).

Nick Smith Jr. has played 28.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 12.5 higher than he’s played in all games this season.

Nick Smith Jr. has converted 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games, 25.0% higher than he’s sunk in all games this season.

Over the last 10 games, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 3.3 free throws per game (5th-most in the NBA) vs. the LA Clippers, easily managing to get to the free-throw line.

Nick Smith Jr. figures to see a spike in effectiveness in all stat categories in light of controlling the home court advantage in this game.

Nick Smith Jr. has attempted 6.4 3-pointers per game over the last 5 games, 2.9 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the year.

Over the last 5 games, the other team’s starting PGs have totaled 6.8 three attempts per game (8th-most in the league) vs. the Clippers, marking this as a favorable matchup.

Vasilije Micic stands to see a rise in efficiency for all stats in light of owning the home court advantage in this game.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact LA Clippers at Charlotte Hornets

Kawhi Leonard has converted a measly 28.0% of his 3-point shots this season, quite a bit less than his 40.0 rate last season.

Over the last 20 games, opposing starting SFs have tallied 3.6 three attempts per game (fewest in the league) vs. the Hornets, resulting in a tough matchup.

The 9th-most sluggish pace-of-play away team in the league over the last 5 games has been the LA Clippers.

The LA Clippers will likely experience a decrease in opportunities in this contest from sharing the court with the 4th-least up-tempo pace-of-play home team in the league over the last 20 games (the Hornets).

Offensive rebounds continue possession and create bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Clippers grade out 7thworst in in the NBA with only 9.7 offensive boards per game over the last 25 games.

Among all players in the NBA, Kevin Porter Jr. lands in the 25th percentile for 3-point prowess while on the road with a lackluster 25.1% rate this year.

Kevin Porter Jr. will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road usually lowers stat production for all stats.

James Harden has failed to make 5.3 3-point shots per game this season, quite a bit more than his 4.2 mark last season.

The matchup against the Hornets is a difficult one for shot attempts from the field; the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged the least shot attempts per game in the NBA this year (11.3).

When it comes to shooting, the Hornets’s lackluster 107.0 points per game settles in as the 3rd-weakest in the league this year.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PFs have shot 27.2% on 3-pointers (2nd-lowest in the NBA) vs. the LA Clippers, creating a tough matchup.

The Charlotte Hornets have played at the 4th-most lethargic tempo in the league over the last 20 games as the home team.

The Hornets are expected to suffer a reduction in possessions in this game from sharing the court with the 9th-least up-tempo tempo road offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Clippers).

Derrick Jones Jr. has averaged 3.0 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 1.0 higher than he’s averaged overall this season.

This year, the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted 3.3 free throws per game (8th-fewest in the league) vs. the Charlotte Hornets, making it tough to get to the free-throw line.

With respect to three-pointers, the Hornets’s lackluster 32.1% rate of converted threes comes in as the 2nd-lowest in the league over the last 20 games.

This year when they are away from home, opposing starting PGs have shot 27.9% on three-pointers (4th-lowest in the league) against the Charlotte Hornets, identifying this as a hard matchup.

The matchup vs. Taj Gibson is a tough one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; when Gibson is at home and squaring off against fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted a mere 1.2 three-point shots per game (3rd percentile).

Ivica Zubac has successfully made a mere 55.2% of his free throw attempts this year, significantly lower than his 72.2 mark last year.

Norman Powell ought to suffer a drop-off in performance in all stat categories as a result of being on the road in this game.

Kawhi Leonard will not hold the home court advantage in this contest. Playing without the home court advantage tends to reduce player production for all stats.

Derrick Jones Jr. will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing without the home court advantage tends to reduce player production in all stat categories.

In contrast to last season’s 42.9% mark, Nick Smith Jr.’s scoring performance has declined this season to 34.1%.

The matchup vs. Los Angeles is a challenging one; when the Clippers are on the road, they have given up the least points per game in the NBA to opposing starting SGs this year (11.4).

This year when they are playing at home, the opposition’s starting SGs have tallied 4.1 3-point attempts per game (fewest in the NBA) against the LA Clippers, identifying this as a tough matchup.

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