LA Clippers vs Washington Wizards Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 01/03/2024, 03:13  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 01/03/2024 at 14:30 in NBA Prediction

The LA Clippers will seek to pile more misery on the Washington Wizards when they host them next in the NBA. LA arrive for the game as the fourth-best team in the Western Conference while the Wizards are bottom in the East. Both the Clippers and Wizards are coming off defeats to the Lakers. LA continued with their poor form after the All-Star break and were defeated 116-112 at home by their city rivals. This was their third defeat in four games after the mid-season recess. Ty Lue’s men are now on a three-game losing run. They will seek to avoid a third successive defeat for the first time since losing six in a row in November. Their struggles have seen them drop four games off the pace in the West. They are also now four games from tumbling out of the automatic playoff places. But as they have won five straight against Washington, LA will be confident of getting back on track here. Paul George has missed the last two games with a knee injury and the Clippers could be forced to do without him again.

The Washington Wizards officially possess the worst record in the league. This is after they were defeated in OT by the Lakers. Brain Keefe’s men were undone 134-131 as they began a three-game road trip in the West. This was their 13th successive defeat and meant they now topple the Pistons as the worst team in the league. The Southeast Division franchise has lost 50 of 59 contests. This is the longest they have gone all season without a win and is the third-longest losing streak this season. Three more defeats and they will equal their franchise record. As this game comes on the second night of a back-to-back, the team’s injury report is yet to be revealed. The Wizards have however not struggled with injuries that match and only Bilal Coulibaly sat out the Lakers game. Jordan Poole scored a season-high 34 points in LA. Both the Clippers and Wizards are averaging at least 114 points a night with the former scoring 117.5.