Who’s playing
Philadelphia 76ers @ Los Angeles Clippers
Current records: Philadelphia 38-32, Los Angeles 44-25
How to watch
- When: Sunday March 24, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- Or: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, California
- TV: Bally Sports SoCal
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $23.44
What there is to know
The Clippers are on a three-game losing streak at home, the 76ers are on a four-game losing streak on the road, but someone’s luck is about to change. The Los Angeles Clippers will face the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. If the odds are to be believed, the Clippers are looking at one of their easiest games of the year.
Last Friday, Los Angeles earned a 125-117 victory over the Trail Blazers. The Clippers made it 101-80 late in the third, a deficit that the Trail Blazers reduced but never really recovered from.
Paul George became a supernova for the Clippers, scoring 31 points along with two steals and two blocks. George has been hot recently, scoring 26 or more points the last five times he has played.
Meanwhile, it’s hard to win when your three-point shooting is 17.1 percent worse than the opposition’s, a fact the 76ers found out the hard way on Friday. They took a 101-94 hit in the loss column against Los Angeles.
Los Angeles’ victory improved their record to 44-25. As for Philadelphia, its defeat dropped its record to 38-32.
In this competition, the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: the Clippers haven’t given up the ball easily this season, averaging just 12.3 turnovers per game. However, it’s not like the 76ers (currently ranked first in turnovers per game) are struggling in this department as they’ve only averaged 11.1 turnovers per game. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Clippers fell short against the 76ers in their previous meeting in January 2023, losing 120-110. Can the Clippers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll know soon enough.
Odds
Los Angeles is big favorite with 10 points against Philadelphia, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Clippers as 9.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 214.5 points.
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History of the series
Philadelphia has won 7 of its last 10 games against Los Angeles.
- January 17, 2023 – Philadelphia 120 vs. Los Angeles 110
- December 23, 2022 – Philadelphia 119 vs. Los Angeles 114
- March 25, 2022 – Philadelphia 122 vs. Los Angeles 97
- January 21, 2022 – Los Angeles 102 vs. Philadelphia 101
- April 16, 2021 – Philadelphia 106 vs. Los Angeles 103
- March 27, 2021 – Los Angeles 122 vs. Philadelphia 112
- March 1, 2020 – Los Angeles 136 vs. Philadelphia 130
- February 11, 2020 – Philadelphia 110 vs. Los Angeles 103
- January 1, 2019 – Philadelphia 119 vs. Los Angeles 113
- November 1, 2018 – Philadelphia 122 vs. Los Angeles 113
