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GAME PREVIEW: 5 Things You Should Know About Clippers vs. Heat

LA Clippers vs. Miami Heat
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
  1. Last Matchup: 01/02/2023 | LAC 100 - MIA 110 | P. George: 25 PTS - B. Adebayo: 31 PTS 
  2. The Clippers are 16-5 (.762) over their last 21 games, averaging 118.2 points per game during the span. Since November 17, only three teams have a better record than the Clippers (Celtics, Bucks, Timberwolves). 
  3. Against the Grizzlies, James Harden notched his sixth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 assists. The Clippers are 6-0 this season when Harden records a double- double. 
  4. The Clippers have used 21 different players this season, two more than any other team in 2023-24. The Heat have used 18 different starting lineups this season, tied with Dallas for the most in 2023-24. 
  5. Ivica Zubac recorded 15 points on 7-for-8 (87.5%) shooting to go with 20 rebounds last game for the Clippers. Over the last 40 years, the only Clipper to also have 20+ rebounds in a game while shooting 85.0% or better from the field is DeAndre Jordan (6 times).
STATS:

2023-24 OPPONENT COMPARISON

PPGFG%3P%FT%REBASTSTLBLKTOV
LAC116.6.485.378.80344.025.48.05.313.3
MIA113.3.472.390.82641.626.07.53.313.3