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Los Angeles Clippers vs. Boston Celtics Matchup Preview (12/30/21)
With Paul George and Reggie Jackson presumably out, look for the Celtics defense to clamp down on the Clippers offense. The lost playmaking and scoring those players provide to the Clippers will leave the offense struggling to produce points. I am going with the Celtics moneyline in this one and would bet on the Celtics to cover the spread if it is -5 or less. Although the Clippers beat the Celtics recently, I do not see them repeating that performance.
Brandon Boston scored 27 points on 9/13 shooting in that December 8th game, which seems unlikely to happen again this game. I do not trust the Clippers defense to hold up against a Celtics team that features playmaking big men. The Clippers do not have a suitable defensive stopper to shut down Jaylen Brown. Overall, I like the Celtics to convincingly beat the Clippers.
With Paul George and Reggie Jackson presumably out, look for the Celtics defense to clamp down on the Clippers offense. The lost playmaking and scoring those players provide to the Clippers will leave the offense struggling to produce points. I am going with the Celtics moneyline in this one and would bet on the Celtics to cover the spread if it is -5 or less. Although the Clippers beat the Celtics recently, I do not see them repeating that performance.
Brandon Boston scored 27 points on 9/13 shooting in that December 8th game, which seems unlikely to happen again this game. I do not trust the Clippers defense to hold up against a Celtics team that features playmaking big men. The Clippers do not have a suitable defensive stopper to shut down Jaylen Brown. Overall, I like the Celtics to convincingly beat the Clippers.
The Clippers will travel to TD Garden and face the underperforming Celtics. The Clippers are on a 2-game losing streak and have lost 5 of their last 6 games.
Paul George (elbow) is out for the next few weeks, which leaves a gaping hole in their offensive and defensive strategy. George is their best wing defender, as well as their best scorer. In addition to George being out, Reggie Jackson (COVID) is expected to be out until January 3rd.
George (24.7 PPG) and Jackson (17.2 PPG) are the Clippers leading scorers this season. The Clippers will struggle to not drop in the standings with the next 10 games featuring teams like the Raptors, Nets, Suns, Grizzlies, Hawks, and Nuggets. Although they are 17-17, the Clippers could soon drop to being out of the play-in with the 11th seed Kings only 3.5 games back.
The Celtics (16-18) have performed below their preseason expectations. They will be forced to recalibrate without Jayson Tatum (COVID) because he is expected to be out until January 5th. Dennis Schroder (COVID) is expected to be out until December 31st, although he has not been officially ruled out for this game. If Schroder can suit up tonight, he will provide a scoring punch the Celtics will need. The Celtics will have an easier January schedule, so there is time to gain ground in the standings. Jaylen Brown has played well the last few games and will need to continue his momentum if the Celtics want to be successful while Tatum is out.
The Celtics are the favorites in this game, but they have shown no lead is safe this season. They need to keep their foot on the pedal and play all 48 minutes as if the game is tied.
With Paul George and Reggie Jackson presumably out, look for the Celtics defense to clamp down on the Clippers offense. The lost playmaking and scoring those players provide to the Clippers will leave the offense struggling to produce points. I am going with the Celtics moneyline in this one and would bet on the Celtics to cover the spread if it is -5 or less. Although the Clippers beat the Celtics recently, I do not see them repeating that performance.
Brandon Boston scored 27 points on 9/13 shooting in that December 8th game, which seems unlikely to happen again this game. I do not trust the Clippers defense to hold up against a Celtics team that features playmaking big men. The Clippers do not have a suitable defensive stopper to shut down Jaylen Brown. Overall, I like the Celtics to convincingly beat the Clippers.
With Paul George and Reggie Jackson presumably out, look for the Celtics defense to clamp down on the Clippers offense. The lost playmaking and scoring those players provide to the Clippers will leave the offense struggling to produce points. I am going with the Celtics moneyline in this one and would bet on the Celtics to cover the spread if it is -5 or less. Although the Clippers beat the Celtics recently, I do not see them repeating that performance.
Brandon Boston scored 27 points on 9/13 shooting in that December 8th game, which seems unlikely to happen again this game. I do not trust the Clippers defense to hold up against a Celtics team that features playmaking big men. The Clippers do not have a suitable defensive stopper to shut down Jaylen Brown. Overall, I like the Celtics to convincingly beat the Clippers.
