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503 GSW 6.5 (-110) vs 504 LAC
NBA - 503 Golden State Warriors @ 504 Los Angeles Clippers
Play #2 & #3
The Clippers got crushed on the fourth quarter of their opening game against the Lakers. Of
course the main reason for that was their poor defense, something that Doc Rivers immediately mentioned after the game.
"I thought we broke down a lot defensively" Doc Rivers said. "All the things we've worked on that
we do in the drill, then when the lights came on, we didn't do them and they took advantage of
them."
So, the key question for this game is if the Clippers will be able to adjust defensively with just one
practice in the middle between games. I believe that's highly unlikely and I really think that the
Clippers will continue to struggle on defense on their following games. Doc Rivers is trying to
implement the same defensive system that he used in Boston, a system that had Kevin Garnett as
the key defensive player, who was amazing on team help defensive coverage. That role in LA has
to be performed by Blake Griffin, who lacks Garnett's excellent defensive skills (so far). Worse
than that, the Clippers have J.J. Redick and Jared Dudley on the backcourt, two players who
aren't explosive enough on closing out on the opposing shooters. This is why the Lakers shot 14-
29 3pts against them and that they will get an even tougher task tonight against the team that
was #1 on 3pts% last season. Besides that, the Warriors showed already yesterday that they
have a great offensive flow and two of the best shooters in the league in Stephen Curry and Klay
Thompson. The Warriors absolutely crushed the Lakers last night and so, they were able to rest
players for today. This was vital for them, as their lack of depth is the team's main weakness,
especially with Harrison Barnes injured.
On the other hand, the Clippers' offense looked good against the Lakers, with a good ball movement (27 assists) and 19 fast break points. Their only problem was the poor 13-23 FT, with
Blake Griffin struggling with 3-10 FT! Also Chris Paul didn't impress a lot with 5-13 FG, something
weird as he had an excellent offensive matchup in that game. The Clippers are still struggling on
their second unit especially due to the lack of a reliable big man. In fact, from the bench, Ryan
Hollins was the only frontcourt player that entered the court and only for four minutes! Mark
Jackson will possibly save Andre Iguodala to defend Chris Paul on the fourth quarter, something
that could make Paul struggle a bit, especially as the Clippers don't have a perimeter defensive
stopped like Eric Bledsoe last season to hide Chris Paul from having to defend Curry or Klay.
I expect a close and offensive minded contest in here, with both teams showing more efficiency
on offense than on defense. I believe the Warriors are being clearly underrated in here as well and
so, I'll be taking both Golden State and the Over in here.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 503/504 Over 204.5 @ -110
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 503 Golden State Warriors (+6,5) @ -110Comment
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