LA Clippers vs. New York Knicks
1:00 PM START
5 THINGS TO KNOW
- Last Matchup: 2/04/2023 | LAC 134– NYK 128 | Kawhi Leonard 35 PTS – Jalen Brunson 41 PTS
- The Clippers earned a 134-128 overtime win over the Knicks earlier this season. Los Angeles has won 11 of the last 15 games against New York when the game is decided by seven or fewer points, including three straight wins when the game goes to overtime.
- Los Angeles has shot 52.0 percent or better from the field in three straight games. The last time the Clippers did so in at least four consecutive games was a five-game streak in the 2005-06 season.
- Since the All-Star Break, Kawhi Leonard is averaging 29.8 points per game on 56.1 percent shooting from the field and 60.0 percent shooting from three. Entering the weekend, he is one of three players to be shooting at least 55.0 percent from each area (min. 25 FGA/3PA) since the break, joining Al Horford and Bogdan Bogdanovic.
- In two games since Ivica Zubac returned from injury, the Clippers are outrebounding their opponents by 15.0 boards per game (97-67). The Clippers’ average rebounding margin is 6.3 rebounds per game better this season when Zubac plays than when he doesn’t.
Stats:
2022-23 OPPONENT COMPARISON
PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | |
NYK | 115.3 | .465 | .350 | .764 | 46.9 | 22.4 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 12.9 |
LAC | 112.6 | .472 | .377 | .785 | 43.4 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 14.3 |
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