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Preview: L.A. Clippers At Phoenix
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
The Los Angeles Clippers are finishing the regular season on a high note and look to add another victory when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Los Angeles routed the Memphis Grizzlies 110-84 on Tuesday for its sixth straight victory and 10th in the past 11 games.
The Clippers have been controlling play on the defensive end and have allowed an average of 87.2 points during their past five games. “You can see our focus has been really good,” Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers told reporters. “We are starting to take away individual strengths. Our talk is better. I love the way we’re playing defense right now.” Phoenix is searching for a victory that would allow it to avoid the second 60-loss season in franchise history. Rookie guard Devin Booker scored 22 points in Monday’s 105-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings and has reached double digits in 23 of the past 24 games.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, Prime Ticket (Los Angeles), FSN Arizona (Phoenix)
ABOUT THE CLIPPERS (53-28): Shooting guard J.J. Redick bruised his left heel during the victory over Memphis and will miss the season finale. Before being injured, Redick knocked down his 200th 3-pointer of the season to tie the franchise mark he established last season. Redick will have plenty of company in the rest department as Rivers stated after the win that point guard Chris Paul, center DeAndre Jordan, power forward Blake Griffin and backup shooting guard Jamal Crawford also will sit out.
ABOUT THE SUNS (22-59): Forward P.J. Tucker has modest averages of 7.9 points and 6.2 rebounds but always impresses with his effort, as indicated when he won the franchise’s Majerle Hustle Award for the fourth consecutive season. The award is named after former three-time All-Star Dan Majerle, who is now the head coach of Grand Canyon University, and Majerle likes what he sees when he studies Tucker. “He’s the kind of guy who knows he has to play hard,” Majerle told reporters after presenting Tucker with the award. “He’s all about the team — whatever it takes to make the team win. That’s the kind of player I was. It just kind of solidifies what the word (hustle) is all about.”
BUZZER BEATERS
1. The Clippers have won nine of the past 10 meetings but Phoenix’s one win during the stretch occurred this season.
2. Phoenix F Mirza Teletovic is averaging 22.3 points in April and has topped 20 points in five of the six games.
3. Los Angeles has held three of its last five opponents below 85 points.
PREDICTION: Clippers 118, Suns 107

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Preview: Denver At Portland
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon
The Portland Trail Blazers are the masters of their own destiny as they reach the final game of the regular season. The Trail Blazers need a win to assure themselves of the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference when they host the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.
Portland’s surge over the last two months has put it in position to face the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers with another win or a loss and some help, rather than beginning the postseason at the division-rival and third-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. The Trail Blazers missed an opportunity to take more of the drama out of the race when they fell 106-105 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday but went back into the driver’s seat when Dallas fell at the Clippers on Sunday. “We’re in and whoever we end up playing, that’s what it is,” Portland star Damian Lillard told reporters. “We want to push ourselves to get as high as we can and finish the season off the right way.” The Nuggets are headed for the lottery and followed up an impressive win over the San Antonio Spurs by losing the home finale 100-84 to the Utah Jazz on Sunday.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, Altitude (Denver), KGW (Portland)
ABOUT THE NUGGETS (33-48): Denver dominated at home back when it was making the playoffs a few seasons ago but ended up with a losing record in the Mile High City this season. “I think 18-23 at home is poor,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone told reporters. “It’s one less than they won last year so we took a step back in that area, which is disappointing. If you want to be a playoff-caliber team, if you want to be a competitive team, you have to protect your home court.” The Nuggets ended up 1-3 on their homestand and will not finish any better on the road (15-25).
ABOUT THE TRAIL BLAZERS (43-38): Portland ranks as one of the biggest surprises among playoff teams due to its low preseason expectations after losing four-fifths of the starting five. The Trail Blazers have been performing as if they intend to make a deep run in the playoffs since early January and were upset at their effort level in Saturday’s loss to the Timberwolves. “We didn’t play as consistent or as urgent as we needed to in the second and third and fourth quarter after a good start to the game, so I mean it was a little frustrating,” Lillard told reporters. “Especially giving ourselves a lead at the end, to come down to three seconds and we need one stop. Basically because we didn’t deserve to win.”
BUZZER BEATERS
1. Nuggets PF Kenneth Faried (rest) sat out the last two games and is questionable for Wednesday.
2. Trail Blazers C Mason Plumlee collected 15 points and 15 rebounds on Saturday for his first double-double in five games this month.
3. Portland took two of the first three meetings this season, and each of the games was decided by seven or fewer points.
PREDICTION: Trail Blazers 99, Nuggets 93

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Hot teams
— Kings are 6-4 in their last ten games (3-0 last 3AU). Houston is 4-3 in its last seven games (1-5 last 6HF).
— Dallas won seven of its last eight games (6-5HU).
— Raptors won six of their last eight games (3-5 last 8AF).
— Hawks won three of last four games (6-4 last 10AF). Washington won three of its last four games (3-1 last 4AU).
— Pacers won five of their last six games (2-5 last 7AF).
— Cleveland won five of their last seven games (6-4 last 10HF). Pistons are 6-4 in their last ten games (3-6 last 9AU).
— Bulls are 5-3 in their last eight games (4-2 last 6HF).
— Miami won four of its last five games (0-4 last 4AU).
— Orlando won six of its last nine games (1-4 last 5AU). Charlotte won three of its last four games (0-4 last 4HF).
— Golden State won eight of its last ten games (2-5 last 7HF).
— Portland won six of its last eight games (2-5 last 7HF).
— Clippers won their last six games (1-3 last 4AF).Cold teams
— Spurs lost three of last four games (1-9 vs spread in last 10 games).
— New Orleans lost four of its last five games (4-1 last 5AU). Wolves won three of their last four games (5-10HF).
— Brooklyn lost its last nine games (1-8 vs spread).
— Bucks lost four of their last five games (1-6 last 7HU).
— 76ers lost nine of their last ten games (4-1 last 5AU).
— Boston lost last two games, by 11-14 points (9-6 last 15HF).
— Jazz lost three of its last four games (5-0 last 5AF). Lakers lost their last six games (4-2 last 6HU).
— Memphis lost nine of its last ten games (2-4 last 6AU).
— Denver lost six of its last eight games (3-6 last 9AU).
— Suns lost eight of their last ten games (4-7 last 11HU).
Series records
— Rockets won seven of last eight games with Sacramento.
— Spurs won their last four gaes with Dallas.
— Pelicans won seven of its last eight games with Minnesota.
— Raptors won five of last seven games with Brooklyn.
— Hawks won five of last six games with Washington.
— Pacers won seven of last ten games with Milwaukee.
— Cavaliers won seven of last ten games with Detroit.
— Bulls won their las tnine games with Philly (3-6 vs spread).
— Celtics won three of last four games with Miami.
— Charlotte won four of last five games with Orlando.
— Lakers lost their last four games with Utah.
— Warriors won last six games (5-1 vs spread) with Memphis.
— Portland won nine of last ten games with Denver.
— Clippers won nine of last ten games with Phoenix.
Totals
— Four of last five Sacramento-Houston games went over.
— Six of last seven San Antonio-Dallas games stayed under.
— Four of last five New Orleans-Minnesota games went over.
— Last four Brooklyn games went over the total.
— Five of last seven Hawk-Wizard games went over the total.
— Four of last five Indiana-Milwaukee games went over.
— Six of last eight Detroit games stayed under the total.
— Last six Philly-Chicago games went over the total.
— Five of last six Miami-Boston games stayed under.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten Charlotte-Orlando games.
— Five of last seven Utah games stayed under the total.
— Eight of last nine Memphis-Golden State games stayed under.
— Six of last seven Denver-Portland games went over the total.
— Four of last five Clipper games stayed under the total.
Back/backs
— Spurs are 2-7 vs spread last nine times they played night before.
— Toronto covered seven of its last eight if they played night before.
— Indiana is 6-10 vs spread if it played the night before.
— Pistons covered nine of last ten if they played night before.
— 76ers are 7-10 vs spread if they played the night before.
— Miami covered covered five of last seven if they played nite before.
— Memphis is 12-5 vs spread if it played the night before.
— Clippers are 7-5 in last 12 games if they played night before.