If all goes well for them this season, this team could end up being the legitimate favorite to win the championship.
Los Angeles Clippers Game 1 Matchup Preview
The Clippers will be facing off against the Los Angeles Lakers to begin the season, as it’ll be a good test of who is the best team in LA.
The key NBA matchups of this game are obviously going to come down to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George vs. LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Those guys are all dynamic players on both ends of the floor and are not built like the average human being.
Depth favors the Clippers’ odds of winning this game, but if we know a thing or two about LeBron, he can still find a way to win, regardless. But the Clippers should be viewed as the heavy favorite to take this game.
2022 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule
The Clippers will begin their season facing off against:
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Sacramento Kings
- Phoenix Suns
- Oklahoma City Thunder (twice)
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Houston Rockets (twice)
- San Antonio Spurs
- Utah Jazz
That is an extremely easy NBA schedule for the Clippers to start the season, as they’ll be facing off against many teams that will be looking to tank.
Their toughest battles will come against the Lakers, Suns, and Pelicans, but those are all teams they should be able to handle with extreme ease.
Los Angeles Clippers Season Props
The over/under win total for the Clippers is 52.5 games. That is a fairly reasonable number, as injuries are expected to happen throughout the course of the season. But at full health, this team is easily more than capable of winning over 60 games.
The expectation for High Numbers
Kawhi Leonard should be expected to put up high numbers in the points, rebounds, and assists categories, as he is one of the best all-around players the NBA has to offer.
Paul George should also put up high numbers in the points, rebounds, and assists categories, as he has embraced his role next to Kawhi.
John Wall could average decently high points and assists, as he has a track record of being one of the best players in the NBA. With him having the luxury of feeding it to Kawhi and PG-13, his assist numbers should be extremely high.
Los Angeles Clippers 2022 Season Odds
The LA Clippers have a lot going for them this upcoming season, as they have one of the more talented rosters in the league.
However, health is a major question mark for this group, but if they can keep their health in check, the Clippers odds of winning a championship will only improve.
Clippers 2022 NBA Title Odds
The Clippers are seen as arguably the runaway favorites to win the NBA title this upcoming season, as their duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George alone makes them dangerous.
Kawhi and PG-13 are three-level scorers in their own right, as they can hit the three, drive to the rim with reckless abandon, create their own shots in the mid-range and get open looks off the ball.
Opposing Team’s Best Player
Defensively, they can both shut down the opposing team’s best player with their:
- size
- length
- defensive instincts
Their depth is also unquestionably one of the best in the league, as they have a former All-Star point guard and several rugged wings who can do all the little things needed to put wins on the board.
John Wall
John Wall may not have the same explosiveness that he once did, especially with his Achilles injury, but he still has a lot of the same athleticism and instincts that can help him get to the rim and score the basketball in spurts.
More importantly, Wall is a great playmaker who has averaged over ten assists per game. All the Clippers really need from him is to be that playmaker, which is a role he should thrive in.
The Clippers also have:
- Robert Covington
- Marcus Morris
- Nicolas Batum
- Reggie Jackson
- Luke Kennard
- Norman Powell
- Terance Mann
- Ivica Zubac
To round out their group. That is a lot of sizes, defense, and 3-point shooting to surround their top-heavy stars with.
Wings-heavy League
The NBA is a wings-heavy league, as all the best NBA teams in the league have wing players as their best ones.
For example, if the Clippers play the Brooklyn Nets or Boston Celtics in the Finals, they’ll have more than enough wings to shut down and maybe stop Kevin Durant or Jayson Tatum.
Having all of that wing depth could also allow Kawhi and PG-13 to not expend so much energy on the defensive side of the ball, which would go a long way in giving them that extra burst to take over games down the stretch in the fourth quarter.
This team has so much size and length that they could very well be among the top five in both offense and defense this season.
Their ultimate success comes down to the health of Kawhi and PG-13, but if they stay healthy, they’re the favorites.
Los Angeles Clippers Playoff Odds
It’s pretty much a formality that the Clippers get into the playoffs again this upcoming season. It’s gotten to the point where it’s championship or bust, as a playoff appearance is no longer good enough.
Los Angeles Clippers Pacific Division Odds
The Pacific Division is going to be a tough one this season, with the:
- Clippers
- Golden State Warriors
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Phoenix Suns
All battling it out for the division crown. All are very capable of getting to the Finals in their own right, so this division will not be a given for any of these teams.
It will likely come down to the Warriors and Clippers, as both teams are top-heavy and deep in not only their division or even conference but the entire league.
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