DTM’S SATURDAY NBA PLAYOFF SPECIAL | JAZZ AT CLIPPERS
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By Dan Leach
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UTAH JAZZ AT LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Saturday, April 15th, 10:30PM
TV: ESPN
(Current America’s Bookie’s Line CLIPPERS -5 TOTAL 200)
The Clips have been hot, blazing hot as of late and they enter the playoffs thinking title, not just a couple of series wins. They get a very gritty and defensive laden Jazz team that could give LA’s high powered offense some fits in what should be a very entertaining first round series. Since Chris Paul returned from injury The Clipjoint has played some of the NBA’s best basketball and will look to put an early stamp on this series by winning the first two games at Staples Center.
Utah is led by the inside-outside attack of Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward and ending the season sizzling, winning seven of their last 10 games as they enter the postseason playing their best hoops of the season. The big question is can the Jazz and that top level D slow down LA enough to even make this a series? I believe they can, but that won’t happen until Utah gets back home as the Clips have been a heck of a home team in the last part of the season, blowing teams out most of the time.
Look for LA to lead from start to finish in this one and I do find it curious this is the lowest point spread of the opening day of the playoff’s , but don’t let that mess with your head as the Clips will be ready and likely will be up by double digits before the late arriving Staples crowd is all in their seats. Gobert and the Jazz will have their moments, but in the end it will be too much Paul, Griffin , Jordan , and Clipjoint in game number one. Look for an easy cover in this one on Saturday Night.
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