T.M. Selection: Lakers/Clippers UNDER (10* TOTAL TRADE-MARK).

The Clippers don't need to turn this into a "track meet" to win. Both teams come in hot, but the defending champs are still playing without their two best players in LBJ and AD and because of all of these situational factors, I'm definitely expecting more of a defensive battle here. What more can I say about these two teams which hasn't been said a million times before. Each is good on both ends of the court, and when healthy, it wouldn't be difficult to write a convincing argument for either team to win the Championship this year. The Lakers though have seen the total go under the number in eight of their last 11 as double-digit road dogs and without their stars in the line-up here, I have hard time seeing them eclipsing this evening. When you add it all up, this number is indeed a tad high; the play is the under!

T.M. Prediction: COMING SHORTLY.