Iverson carried Philadelphia to the 2001 NBA Finals, a team with an elite defense but one shot-creator worth mentioning. Iverson had scored a combined 90 in Games 6 and 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Bucks, then in Game 1 of the Finals, at the brand new Staples Center, he dropped 48 on the Shaq/Kobe Lakers, capped off by an overtime corner stepback over Tyronn Lue — then Iverson stepped over him.
And 112 plus 109 is 221; oddsmakers clearly think the total score is going to be in that neighborhood again on Thursday night. Clippers games have gone under in four of the last five while the Jazz total has gone over in five of their last six games. You can’t blame the book for trying to cut it down the middle, can you?
If foul trouble becomes an issue tonight, Bobby Portis could become important off the bench. Pairing Portis and Durant make perfect sense. Durrant would be the reason for Antetokounmpo 's foul trouble and Portis will become the beneficiary of Giannis heading to the bench. Risky yet plausible depending on how the game plays out.Los Angeles Lakers Face Coverings
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Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd withdrew his name from consideration for the Blazers' head coach job Sunday.Atlanta Hawks Face Coverings
Obviously, a healthy LeBron James and Anthony Davis make the Lakers a completely different team but there’s no way the rest of the roster is good enough to just run it back next season and hope for health. Dennis Schroder, who supposedly already turned down a big extension, really struggled against Phoenix. It’s still not totally clear how Andre Drummond might fit on this team and the Lakers’ other offseason additions — Wesley Matthews, Marc Gasol and Montrezl Harrell — were functionally invisible in the playoffs.Utah Jazz Face Coverings
“Great players perform in big moments and he was huge, man,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “That just shows you who Kawhi Leonard is.”