Kevin
05-10-2006, 04:11 PM
.A. Clippers +4, o/u 215 at Phoenix Suns, 10:30 p.m. Eastern, TNT
The Phoenix Suns look to go up 2-0 in their Western Conference semi-final series with the Los Angeles Clippers when the teams clash Wednesday night in Phoenix.
After falling behind the Los Angeles Lakers 3 games to 1 in their first-round series, Phoenix has now won four in a row after outscoring the Los Angeles Clippers 130-123 Monday as five-point chalk in the opener of this series.
Phoenix is 35-11 straight up at home this season, 24-21 against the spread, 38-30 ats as favorites.
Los Angeles is 21-23 straight up on the road this season, 23-20 vs. the number, and 16-18 ats as underdogs.
These two teams split four games during the regular season, each winning once on the other’s home court.
L.A. outrebounded the Suns by an average of 15 per game during their four regular-season meetings, and that trend held true in Game 1 of this series, but not to that degree; the Clippers outboarded the Suns 41-38.
The Clippers outboarded opponents by more than 3 per game this season, while the Suns got outrebounded by more than 4 per game.
The great strength of the Suns, however, is their offensive efficiency. Phoenix this season shot 48% from the floor, 40% from 3-point range and 81% from the free-throw line.
The Clippers limited foes to just 43% field-goal shooting this season, 4th-best in the league, but allowed the Suns to shoot 55% from the field in Game 1.
The o/u is 22-20 in Clippers road games this season, 24-20 in Suns home games. Game 1 of this series went over the posted total of 210 by 43 points.
Games 3 and 4 of this series will be played Friday and Sunday in L.A.
The Phoenix Suns look to go up 2-0 in their Western Conference semi-final series with the Los Angeles Clippers when the teams clash Wednesday night in Phoenix.
After falling behind the Los Angeles Lakers 3 games to 1 in their first-round series, Phoenix has now won four in a row after outscoring the Los Angeles Clippers 130-123 Monday as five-point chalk in the opener of this series.
Phoenix is 35-11 straight up at home this season, 24-21 against the spread, 38-30 ats as favorites.
Los Angeles is 21-23 straight up on the road this season, 23-20 vs. the number, and 16-18 ats as underdogs.
These two teams split four games during the regular season, each winning once on the other’s home court.
L.A. outrebounded the Suns by an average of 15 per game during their four regular-season meetings, and that trend held true in Game 1 of this series, but not to that degree; the Clippers outboarded the Suns 41-38.
The Clippers outboarded opponents by more than 3 per game this season, while the Suns got outrebounded by more than 4 per game.
The great strength of the Suns, however, is their offensive efficiency. Phoenix this season shot 48% from the floor, 40% from 3-point range and 81% from the free-throw line.
The Clippers limited foes to just 43% field-goal shooting this season, 4th-best in the league, but allowed the Suns to shoot 55% from the field in Game 1.
The o/u is 22-20 in Clippers road games this season, 24-20 in Suns home games. Game 1 of this series went over the posted total of 210 by 43 points.
Games 3 and 4 of this series will be played Friday and Sunday in L.A.