Stephen Nover's Thursday Totals Crusher
(NBA) Houston vs. LA Clippers,
Total: 220.00 | -110.00 Over
Result: Loss
All five games of this series have gone over the total. Now we have the highest total of the series in this Game 6.



This is the time to play contrarian and go under the total.



True, these teams are about offense and the Rockets have played terrible defense.



But I see this game playing out differently. The Clippers could be tight in the role of huge home favorite with all the pressure on them to close out the Rockets right here.



The Rockets have better defenders than perceived. The key for Houston - which it executed in Game 5 - is ball movement. The Rockets should be super intense defensively and patient on offense looking to work their inside-outside game. So I'm expecting a slower tempo than normal between these two clubs.