SportsBetCappers - Jonathan Young
One of the premier PG match-ups in the NBA headlines Sunday’s schedule as Chris Paul and the LA Clippers travel to Golden State to face Steph Curry and the Warriors.
The Clippers are coming off of a five point OT loss to the Portland Trail Blazers this past Wednesday night and have had 3 days to re-adjust and get ready for this matinee against the western conference leading Warriors. Blake Griffin has sat out LA’s last 11 games after having surgery to remove staph infection from his right elbow and the Clippers have gone 7-4 SU and 6-5 ATS in those games. There has been talk that Griffin could return on Sunday but he is currently listed as ‘Doubtful’. The Clippers do possess a very productive bench as he can go to Crawford, Spencer Hawes, Jordan Farmar, Glen Davis and Austin Rivers.
Golden State won their second straight and seventh in ten games as they saw off the Mavericks in a 104-89 decision at home on Friday night. Stephen Curry led six Warriors in double figures with 21 points. Steve Kerr has the Warriors playing great basketball at both ends of the floor, especially on the defensive end. Whilst offensively Golden State are putting up 110 points per game they are limiting opponents to just 42.5% shooting which ranks 1st in the NBA.
The last time these teams met was on Christmas Day when the Clippers handed a 100-86 loss to Golden State, a game that Andrew Bogut was absent. Bogut missed 10 games in the month of December due to injury but returned in January and is a huge match-up advantage in setting screens and his defensive prowess in the paint is among the best in the NBA. The Clippers rank 26th in the League in points in the paint and DeAndre Jordan will have his work cut out Sunday going up against the defensive rotations that Golden State use.
Warriors & Over