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(NBA) Oklahoma City vs. LA Clippers,
Total: 213.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 213.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
The set-up: The 28-14 Los Angeles Clippers ended 2016 on a six-game losing streak but have opened 2017 by winning six in a row, by an average of almost 11 points per game. They can match the best start to a calendar year in franchise history with a seventh straight victory when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. Coach Jack Ramsay led the franchise to a 7-0 start in 1974 when it was in Buffalo. The 25-17 Thunder handed the Clippers the last of their six straight December losses by routing LA 114-88 in OKC back on New Year's Eve.
Oklahoma City: Russell Westbrook (17-12-14) had a triple-double in that Dec 31 win (real shocker there!) and comes off scoring 36 points along with 11 rebounds and 10 assists Sunday, after going 2-for-24 from behind the arc in his previous three contests. OKC won 122-118 last night in Sacramento, as second-leading scorer Victor Oladipo (16.4) came up big Sunday with 23 points, his highest total since Nov. 30. Westbrook (30.9-10.7-10.5) notched his 20th triple-double of the season Sunday and now is set for a Staples Center showdown with LA's Chris Paul.
LA Clippers: LA's current win streak is the team's longest run since the Clippers won seven in a row in November and opened the season with a 14-2 mark. By the way, one of those losses was an 85-83 setback to the Thunder at Staples on Nov. 2, meaning OKC is 2-0 against LA this season. The Clippers are still without injured All-Star forward Blake Griffin (knee), who was averaging 21.2-8.8-4.7. However, PG Chris Paul (17.7-5.4-9.8) is back on the court and recorded his third double-double in four games Saturday in a 113-97 rout of the Lakers Center DeAndre Jordan, who is second in the league in rebounding (13.9), came up with a huge performance in Saturday's victory with 24 points on 12-of-13 from the floor, 21 boards and two blocks. "He was as dominant a force as you can have in the NBA," Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers told reporters. "He disrupted everything. He makes you not want to drive or be near the basket."
The pick: The Clippers have averaged 107.7 PPG during their six-game winning streak and OKC is allowing 107.7 PPG on the road this season. Expect the Thunder to trade points with the Clippers, making the Over a 10* play.
Oklahoma City: Russell Westbrook (17-12-14) had a triple-double in that Dec 31 win (real shocker there!) and comes off scoring 36 points along with 11 rebounds and 10 assists Sunday, after going 2-for-24 from behind the arc in his previous three contests. OKC won 122-118 last night in Sacramento, as second-leading scorer Victor Oladipo (16.4) came up big Sunday with 23 points, his highest total since Nov. 30. Westbrook (30.9-10.7-10.5) notched his 20th triple-double of the season Sunday and now is set for a Staples Center showdown with LA's Chris Paul.
LA Clippers: LA's current win streak is the team's longest run since the Clippers won seven in a row in November and opened the season with a 14-2 mark. By the way, one of those losses was an 85-83 setback to the Thunder at Staples on Nov. 2, meaning OKC is 2-0 against LA this season. The Clippers are still without injured All-Star forward Blake Griffin (knee), who was averaging 21.2-8.8-4.7. However, PG Chris Paul (17.7-5.4-9.8) is back on the court and recorded his third double-double in four games Saturday in a 113-97 rout of the Lakers Center DeAndre Jordan, who is second in the league in rebounding (13.9), came up with a huge performance in Saturday's victory with 24 points on 12-of-13 from the floor, 21 boards and two blocks. "He was as dominant a force as you can have in the NBA," Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers told reporters. "He disrupted everything. He makes you not want to drive or be near the basket."
The pick: The Clippers have averaged 107.7 PPG during their six-game winning streak and OKC is allowing 107.7 PPG on the road this season. Expect the Thunder to trade points with the Clippers, making the Over a 10* play.
