Phoenix Suns at LA Clippers 12/13/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Suns look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the LA Clippers on Monday. Phoenix is 21-4 and first in the Pacific Division a half-game ahead of second-place Golden State. The Suns defeated the Boston Celtics 111-90 on Friday. JaVale McGee was the leading scorer for Phoenix with 21 points and the Suns held Boston to 37.6% shooting and outrebounded the Celtics 53-46.

Devin Booker is the leading scorer for Phoenix with an average of 23.2 points per game, while Deandre Ayton is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 16.3 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Chris Paul is the leader in assists with an average of 10.2 per game. Phoenix is scoring an average of 111.4 points per game and shooting 47.7% overall. 

The LA Clippers look for their fourth consecutive victory when hosting Phoenix on Monday. The Clippers are third in the Pacific Division at 15-12 and trail  first place Phoenix by seven games. The Clippers defeated the Orlando Magic 106-104 on Saturday when Reggie Jackson hit a jump shot with 2.2 seconds remaining. LA played without Paul George who is listed as day-to-day along with Nicolas Batum.

Paul George is leading the Clippers in scoring and assists with averages of 25.0 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Ivica Zubac is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.2 rebounds per game. Five players for LA are averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Clippers are scoring an average of 106.0 points per game while shooting 44.7% overall.