Primed by the incredible wins against Charlotte (123-88 ) and Atlanta (121-98 ), the Clippers are on a roll lately. But it must be said that the Clippers have not played any strong teams of late which poses as a concern. The Cleveland game is not going to be easy, even with Ivica Zubac on the team, they will have some problems on the glass. The numbers do not lie – they are pulling down 43.7 rebounds a game (20th in the league), while their opponent is 7th in the league with 45.4. For the home team, they will have to hope that their shooting is hitting, which is likely. Ty Lue’s team is 21st in offense (111.4), but there is a bigger picture and it is more than what meets the eye-s this is likely to be an up game. These are more shot opportunities which are great for shooters since many of them will be open. Harden has been red hot, Leonard is staying steady, and Bogdanović and Batum can sprinkle the game with their threes. But they can also be one of the top defenses in the league and that can cause issues for the Clippers and everything with dealing with the pace of play.
Most likely Cleveland will win the East, however their last game did feature a suprising loss to Orlando 103-108. Their offense completely crumbled scoring only 25 percent of their three point attempts and considering Atkinson’s squad has an average this season of 38.8 percent, this was extraordinarily strange. Without any major problems to their roster, these elite shooters should at most, reach their averages. These visitors possess one of the best offenses in the league scoring 122.5, as they display tremendous assist creation along with solid defensive steals. Given this fast paced play style, it is reasonable that their defense suffers (111.5, 10th weakest). Regardless, this did not stop them from beating Memphis 130-124, Milwaukee 112-100, and Boston 123-116.
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