Clippers in Must Win Situation Versus Spurs
The NBA Pacific Division Los Angeles Clippers visit the Southwest Division San Antonio Spurs for Game 6 of their best of seven Western Conference quarterfinals on Thursday. The Spurs lead the series 3-2 and can eliminate the Clippers with a win on Thursday.
The current line has San Antonio favored at home by 5.5 points with the point total sitting on 205.
San Antonio took its 3-2 lead in the series after defeating the Clippers on Tuesday in Los Angeles 111-107. The Clippers now must win two straight to move on to the next round.
San Antonio is well aware they sit in a very good position but are know the series could still be lost. The Spurs lineup of veterans mixed with young talent knows that their job is not yet completed in this series.
The Clippers came close to winning Game 5, but were called for basket interference with only 4.9 seconds remaining, which negated the go-ahead basket by Blake Griffin. The Clippers will be playing in front of what will be a very hostile crowd in San Antonio.
DeAndre Jordan the starting center for the Clippers scored 21 points and grabbed 14 boards in the Tuesday Game 5 loss to the Spurs. However, it was he who touched the ball while it was inside the cylinder, which negated the basket by Griffin and put San Antonio into position to win.
Griffin scored 30 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and handed out 7 assists on the night, but tired down the stretch, missing eight of the nine field goals he attempted during the fourth quarter.
Tim Duncan the ageless one at 39 continued his brilliant play in the series. In Game 5, Duncan scored 21 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had 3 steals. Duncan has four double-doubles in the five games of the series.
Kawhi Leonard is leading the team in scoring in the series with an average of 23.4 points per game. Leonard is also the best defender the Spurs have on the court.
Chris Paul the starting point guard for Los Angeles scored 19 points and handed out 10 assists in Tuesday’s Game 5 loss.
Patty Mills a point guard for San Antonio hit each of his four shots from 3-point range during Game 5.
Jamal Crawford a shooting guard for the Clippers has hit just 1 of his 19 shots from three-point territory over the last four games.
The OVER has cashed in 14 of the past 21 games the two teams have played in San Antonio.
The OVER has cashed in 10 of the past 14 games overall between the two teams.
The underdog has covered the number in 13 of the past 17 games between the Spurs and Clippers.
Pick: San Antonio will end the series tonight 102-95.
