Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors Predictions

Warriors vs Clippers Final Prediction

As the Golden State Warriors have continued being one of those teams that has been impossible to beat, they should have another game where they can put their depth to an advantage. Going up against a Clippers roster that has slowed down a little, Golden State should win this matchup in pretty easy fashion. Led by Stephen Curry at point guard, he has continued to be one of the best three-point shooters in the game till this date. Showing an elite level on defense as well, his ability to find open scorers has been an element Curry has really improved upon this season. As he goes against James Harden, the Clippers point guard will make it a fun matchup due to his size and strength when attack the opposing basket, but his inefficeny to shoot the three-ball this season could help Steph close out easily. Though Harden is still a great all-around player that has improved on defense, he will not be able to produce the same lighting quick speed that Curry can when driving into the lanes or opening up for good mid-range looks. With the Clippers having Norman Powell at shooting guard, he has a slight advantage over Buddy Hield as a much more natural two-way player. Seeing that Powell has improved his scoring from the mid-range a lot more, he should be able to continue utilizing someone like Hield for great looks against the basket. With Hield himself being a great three-point shooter, Powell will still potentially win because of his ability to create extra opportunities on defense that the Warriors shooting guard has really just started developing this season. 

Andrew Wiggins will have massive advantage at small forward due to his size against someone like Terrance Mann. As Mann has really not shown much consistency in scoring or any other facet off the game, the Warriors small forward should continue attacking from the perimeter. Being much stronger than the smaller Mann, Wiggins should also have a great positive in the rebounding category and should be able to continue pulling up from anywhere on the court to create fade-away looks. With Draymond Green playing power forward in this game, his all-around ability as the Warriors leader will really be Derrick Jones Jr. quiet once again. Having the size of Green versus the Clippers power forward will allow him to create many blocks and steals, while completely dominating the rebounding numbers. With a high-volume scorer in low minutes like Trayce-Jackson Davis starting at center, he will potentially be able to match Ivica Zubac scoring abilities, even though the Clippers center should win the rebounding battle. With Daivs helping Golden State close the gap against Zubac, many role players like Moses Moody and Bradin Podziemski should continue playing impactful roles as well. But, if Terrance Mann can really find his offensive game and Amir Coffey has another break game scoring-wise, the Clippers could win this matchup. 

Our prediction: Golden State Warriors win and cover their -4.5 spread, while the score goes over 221.5 points.