Jazz at Clippers 1/16/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Utah Jazz look to win a fifth straight game on Wednesday when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers. The Jazz defeated the Detroit Pistons on Monday 100-94 as Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and Rudy Gobert pulled down 25 rebounds propelling the Jazz to their fourth straight victory. The Jazz outrebounded the Pistons 70-47 in the game.

The Clippers were defeated on Monday night by the New Orleans Pelicans 121-117. The Clippers rallied in the third quarter with a 15-2 run to cut the Pelicans lead to six after three quarters. However, the Pelicans survived a few Clippers runs in the fourth to take the win. Montrezl Harrell led Los Angeles in the loss with 26 points and 10 boards. Donovan Mitchell leads the Jazz in scoring with an average of 21.5 points per game. The leading rebounder is Rudy Gobert with an average of 12.8 per game, while Ricky Rubio is the leader in assists with an average of 6.2 per game. As a team, Utah is shooting 46.0% from the field and 34.6% from 3-point territory.

Tobias Harris leads the Clippers in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. The leader in assists is Lou Williams with an average of 4.9 per game. Danilo Gallinari is the second leading scorer for Los Angeles with an average of 19.7 points per game. The Clippers are shooting 47.4% from the field and 38.8% from 3-point territory.