Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Clippers - 12/17/22 NBA Picks and Prediction

The Washington Wizards and the Los Angele Clippers collide at the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Washington Wizards have been in terrible form as they’ve lost 11 of their last 12 games overall and they will be hoping to snap an eight-game losing streak after getting routed by the Nuggets in a 141-128 road loss on Wednesday. Kyle Kuzma led the team with 24 points on nine of 16 shooting, Will Barton added 22 points and nine assists off the bench while Monte Morris chipped in with 20 points and seven assists. As a team, the Wizards shot 52 percent from the field and 19 of 39 from the 3-point line, but once again it was their lack of defense that was the problem as they were always on the back foot after allowing 38 points in the first quarter.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers have been in decent shape as they’ve won four of their last seven games and they will be hoping to bounce back after having their three-game win streak halted by the Suns in a 111-95 loss on Thursday. Terance Mann led the way with 22 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, Brandon Boston Jr. added 16 points off the bench while Marcus Morris chipped in with 14 points. As a team, the Clippers shot just 37 percent from the field and 12 of 33 from the 3-point line, but it was like they weren’t ready to compete as they came out flat and got outscored by 64-37 in a nightmare of a first half.