Clippers vs Grizzlies Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the rumble of the playoffs as the Los Angeles Clippers sail into the heart of Blues City to battle the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum tonight at 9 PM EST! With the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs mostly serving up one-sided affairs, tonight’s showdown promises to spice things up as these two Western Conference contenders clash. The Clippers, just a whisper away from the top, are hungry to rebound from their recent stumble, while the Grizzlies, riding high from their latest conquest, look to keep their momentum roaring. With stakes sky-high and the scoreboard expected to light up past 231 points, who will clip the other’s wings and who will growl their way to victory? Tonight, it’s all about claws out and jaws out in this epic face-off!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 23, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis

Vegas Odds

	LAC ML	MEM ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+200	-240	231.0	6.0/-6.0
Recent	+200	-240	231.0	6.0/-6.0
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

30W-22L

33.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

21W-34L

66.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/23/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	24	26	22	101	Under
02/23/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	29	30	16	20	95	Under
01/12/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	23	42	35	28	128	Over
01/12/24	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	26	27	26	40	119	Over
12/29/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25	29	21	31	106	Under
12/29/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	33	26	35	23	117	Under
11/12/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	33	19	27	26	105	Under
11/12/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	20	25	23	33	101	Under
03/31/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	34	17	21	22	94	Under
03/31/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	21	34	31	22	108	Under
03/29/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	41	35	36	141	Over
03/29/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	30	34	41	27	132	Over
03/05/23	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	28	33	51	17	129	Over
03/05/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	30	37	30	38	135	Over
02/08/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	28	19	35	109	Over
02/08/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	38	32	34	31	135	Over
01/08/22	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	28	38	28	29	123	Push
01/08/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	36	20	28	24	108	Push
11/18/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	24	29	32	23	108	Under
11/18/21	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	30	26	38	26	120	Under
10/23/21	Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25	34	38	23	120	Over
10/23/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	34	28	27	25	114	Over

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Grizzlies Vs Over/Under

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	vs DAL	97-113L	40	18	17	81
12/19	vs DAL	118-95W	47	30	13	85
12/13	vs DEN	98-120L	31	24	19	83
12/08	@ HOU	106-117L	33	21	7	92
12/04	@ MIN	80-108L	46	13	21	83
12/03	@ POR	127-105W	35	29	13	85
12/01	@ DEN	126-122W	42	28	14	90
11/29	vs MIN	92-93L	39	20	15	84
11/25	vs BOS	94-126L	44	18	13	90
11/24	vs PHI	125-99W	44	31	17	81

Grizzlies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	vs ATL	128-112W	40	35	18	97
12/19	@ GSW	144-93W	60	38	16	98
12/15	vs LAL	110-116L	50	25	20	97
12/13	@ BRO	135-119W	49	33	13	99
12/08	vs WAS	140-112W	46	34	16	96
12/07	vs BOS	127-121W	52	25	13	94
12/05	@ SAC	115-110W	49	27	22	80
12/03	vs DAL	116-121L	39	27	19	97
12/01	@ IND	136-121W	40	36	10	93
11/29	@ NOP	120-109W	51	36	15	96

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Kris Dunn SG	22.0	18.3	18.4	53%	19.9
James Harden PG	49.0	30.6	43.9	100%	44.1
Derrick Jones Jr. PF	17.0	17.1	19.5	100%	19.8
Norman Powell SF	41.0	39.2	28.8	67%	34.5
Ivica Zubac C	43.0	37.0	34.8	100%	35.1

Memphis Grizzlies	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Desmond Bane SG	32.0	36.2	34.2	100%	33.5
Zach Edey C	27.0	26.1	22.1	60%	18.2
Jaren Jackson Jr. PF	34.0	35.2	38.1	100%	38.4
Ja Morant PG	43.0	41.0	41.2	100%	40.4
Jaylen Wells SF	19.0	17.7	19.2	81%	20.4

Clippers Notable Injuries

Bones Hyland (PG): Avg: 7.0pts, 1.4reb, 2.2ast, 13.4 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 2.7

Grizzlies Notable Injuries

Marcus Smart (PG/SG): Avg: 11.6pts, 2.5reb, 4.1ast, 26.1 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 3.2
Jay Huff (C): Avg: 5.5pts, 1.8reb, 0.5ast, 9.6 minutes. Last game: 12/15/24. Impact: 2.6
Cam Spencer (SG): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.4reb, 1.4ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.4
Colin Castleton OUT (C): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.1ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 0.5
Yuki Kawamura (PG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.2reb, 0.7ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. 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
Norman Powell	LAC	Pts	22.5	26.5	+4.0	60%	50%	67%	67%	MEM	-0.3	#14
Ivica Zubac	LAC	Pts	14.5	17.7	+3.2	40%	50%	47%	47%	MEM	+3.7	#29
James Harden	LAC	Reb	5.5	6.2	+0.7	20%	50%	67%	67%	MEM	-0.4	#9
Kris Dunn	LAC	Reb	2.5	3.6	+1.1	40%	60%	60%	60%	MEM	+1.2	#29
Derrick Jones Jr.	LAC	Ast	0.5	0.9	+0.4	80%	70%	60%	60%	MEM	+0.8	#28

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Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#2	#29	#8	-3.6%
PF	#4	#5	#3	#2	-12.3%
PG	#25	#14	#11	#16	1.2%
SF	#27	#20	#11	#27	6.7%
SG	#7	#1	#5	#8	-6.6%

Grizzlies Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#4	#4	#15	-0.4%
PF	#22	#28	#17	#26	6.5%
PG	#2	#29	#18	#14	-0.0%
SF	#22	#13	#28	#23	5.6%
SG	#14	#9	#1	#9	-6.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.0

123.4

Rebounds per Game

43.4

48.4

Assists per Game

24.4

30.6

Steals per Game

9.4

9.3

Blocks per Game

4.2

6.7

Shots per Game

85.5

93.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.5

13.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.8

56.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.7

37.1

Turnovers per Game

15.1

16.4

Fouls per Game

18.5

22.1

Recent Trends

Derrick Jones Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 36.5% to 16.5, 26.0 min average previous 3 games.
Luke Kennard (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.6% to 20.1, 12.2 min average previous 3 games.
Vince Williams Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 58.3% to 14.9, 35.8 min average previous 3 games.