Celtics vs Clippers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a coast-to-coast clash that promises to light up the night as the high-flying Boston Celtics soar into the Intuit Dome to battle the gritty Los Angeles Clippers in a playoff showdown that’s anything but ordinary. With both teams sitting at the top of their conference games back tally, this first-round face-off is set to sizzle under the bright lights of prime time at 11:30 PM EST. The Celtics, fresh off a dominant victory, look to keep their momentum, while the Clippers aim to bounce back and clip Boston’s wings in a game where the stakes are sky-high and the score predictions are even higher. As the over/under teeters at 218.5, tonight’s game might just see the Celtics weaving through the Clippers’ defense like a ship navigating through treacherous waters—may the best crew win!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 22, 2025 11:30PM EST

Location: Intuit Dome, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	LAC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-435	+325	217.5	-10.0/10.0
Recent	-245	+180	218.5	-11.0/11.0
Difference	+190	-145	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

39W-17L

71.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

38W-20L

29.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/25/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	20	29	29	16	94	Over
11/25/24	Boston Celtics BOS	27	51	21	27	126	Over
01/27/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	29	36	24	115	Under
01/27/24	Boston Celtics BOS	21	18	21	36	96	Under
12/23/23	Boston Celtics BOS	28	40	38	39	145	Over
12/23/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	21	30	30	27	108	Over
12/29/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	23	36	25	110	Over
12/29/22	Boston Celtics BOS	27	33	24	32	116	Over
12/12/22	Boston Celtics BOS	25	22	25	21	93	Under
12/12/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	27	32	25	113	Under
12/29/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	21	22	22	91	Under
12/29/21	Boston Celtics BOS	21	19	23	19	82	Under
12/08/21	Boston Celtics BOS	28	23	27	33	111	Over
12/08/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	24	39	24	27	114	Over

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/20	vs GSW	125-85W	50	33	9	92
01/18	@ ATL	115-119L	53	23	14	104
01/17	@ ORL	121-94W	41	25	10	80
01/15	vs TOR	97-110L	45	24	9	91
01/12	@ NOP	120-119W	55	23	11	101
01/10	@ SAC	97-114L	43	22	15	84
01/07	vs DEN	118-106W	41	30	11	88
01/03	vs HOU	109-86W	41	20	14	77
01/02	vs MIN	118-115W	31	30	3	92
12/31	@ TOR	125-71W	49	29	13	87

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/20	@ CHI	99-112L	40	24	9	94
01/19	@ LAL	116-102W	38	27	12	89
01/16	vs POR	118-89W	50	23	15	78
01/15	@ BRO	126-67W	46	26	14	79
01/13	@ MIA	109-98W	48	28	11	93
01/08	vs DEN	103-126L	40	14	11	80
01/06	vs MIN	106-108L	49	23	13	89
01/04	@ ATL	131-105W	48	36	17	96
01/02	vs OKL	98-116L	45	25	19	81
12/31	vs SAS	86-122L	41	17	13	87

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	41.0	35.9	39.4	100%	39.8
Jrue Holiday SG	25.0	22.7	25.8	100%	26.2
Kristaps Porzingis C	37.0	37.4	35.8	100%	36.2
Jayson Tatum PF	48.0	49.3	51.1	100%	51.5
Derrick White PG	27.0	23.4	31.4	100%	31.6

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mo Bamba C	24.0	14.3	13.4	20%	20.7
Kris Dunn SF	20.0	10.7	17.1	87%	18.3
James Harden PG	48.0	44.4	40.7	100%	41.0
Derrick Jones Jr. PF	23.0	17.1	17.3	90%	17.7
Norman Powell SG	39.0	35.7	34.4	100%	34.9

Celtics Notable Injuries

Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 2.6pts, 1.3reb, 0.8ast, 8.2 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 0.4
Baylor Scheierman (SG): Avg: 1.5pts, 1.7reb, 0.5ast, 5.6 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 1.0

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kawhi Leonard (SF/PF): Avg: 22.7pts, 6.0reb, 3.4ast, 33.3 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. Impact: 4.8
Ivica Zubac (C): Avg: 12.9pts, 10.3reb, 1.8ast, 28.6 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. Impact: 6.7
Trentyn Flowers (SG): Avg: 4.5pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 0.8
Cam Christie (SG): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.3reb, 0.0ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jaylen Brown	BOS	Pts	20.5	23.5	+3.0	20%	40%	33%	33%	LAC	+0.8	#19
Norman Powell	LAC	Pts	23.5	25.3	+1.8	40%	40%	53%	53%	BOS	-2.7	#3
James Harden	LAC	Reb	5.5	5.9	+0.4	20%	20%	20%	20%	BOS	+0.1	#17

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Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#6	#2	#3	-15.0%
PF	#20	#15	#18	#16	0.7%
PG	#11	#30	#10	#10	-1.8%
SF	#7	#15	#3	#7	-7.8%
SG	#3	#17	#3	#3	-9.6%

Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#11	#30	#14	1.0%
PF	#1	#4	#11	#1	-16.6%
PG	#9	#21	#18	#22	1.4%
SF	#19	#28	#19	#23	4.6%
SG	#18	#7	#1	#7	-6.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.3

107.9

Rebounds per Game

47.1

42.0

Assists per Game

26.2

23.5

Steals per Game

7.6

9.7

Blocks per Game

6.3

4.5

Shots per Game

92.0

85.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

18.0

11.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.0

55.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.7

34.4

Turnovers per Game

10.9

14.5

Fouls per Game

15.7

17.1

Recent Trends

Sam Hauser (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 51.0% to 19.4, 12.8 min average previous 3 games.
Derrick Jones Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 47.3% to 24.1, 16.3 min average previous 3 games.
Terance Mann (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.2% to 17.5, 12.8 min average previous 3 games.