8:05 pm
January 13

Clippers @ Pelicans

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Clippers (21-21)

@ New Orleans Pelicans (15-26)

 

Current odds:

Los Angeles Clippers: (+145)

New Orleans Pelicans: (-165)

 

• The line for this game is Pelicans by 3.5 points.

• The Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans Pelicans won their respective previous games in dramatic fashion. Now they’ll face each other Thursday night in New Orleans.

• The Clippers overcame a 25-point deficit in the second half to post an 87-85 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. That victory came just a couple of hours after Brandon Ingram swished a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left to give the host Pelicans a 128-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

• Los Angeles overcame the lowest scoring first half in the NBA this season (28 points) before finding its offensive rhythm. Reggie Jackson scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and Terance Mann had nine of his 13 in the final period.

• The Clippers began their comeback from the 25-point hole with a 21-3 run. They completed it when Amir Coffey made a 3-pointer to give them the lead for good with 2:30 left. Nicolas Batum extended the lead to five with another 3-pointer for the Clippers, who wound up scoring 32 points in the fourth quarter. They held Denver to 4 of 33 shooting on 3-pointers.

• Los Angeles overcame the absence of five players, including the continued absences of stars Paul George (elbow) and Kawhi Leonard (knee).

• The Pelicans had lost four of five entering Tuesday’s game against Minnesota.

• New Orleans led for most of the game, but Anthony Edwards scored 16 points in the fourth quarter and D’Angelo Russell pulled Minnesota even with a layup with 3.6 seconds left. After a timeout, Ingram swished the winning 3-pointer. Ingram scored 10 of New Orleans’ last 11 points in the final 1:13 to finish with 33 for the game. Ingram made 11 of 19 shots from the floor, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range. He added nine assists, four rebounds, a steal and a block.

• New Orleans has won six of its last eight games at home. The two losses came against two of the top teams in the NBA, the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns, respectively.

• The Pelicans have won the first two games against the Clippers. New Orleans posted a 94-81 victory at home on Nov. 19 and a 123-104 win in Los Angeles 10 days later.

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