Who’s going to match up with the Clippers?
The play-in excitement goes on. The New Orleans Pelicans are welcoming the Sun Antonio Spurs in a “take it leave it” duel in Louisiana. The Pelicans were the 9th-standing team in the West, and the Spurs, on the other hand, were in 10th position. The winners tonight will face the LA Clippers in the final attempt to step into the playoff against the Phoenix Suns. Back in March, these squads met each other twice. In their first encounter, the winners were the Pelicans (91:124), and in the second duel, the victory was earned from the Spurs (103:107). So tonight will be very unpredictable who’s going to do better and win the match at the end.
The New Orleans Pelicans went through many ups and downs this season. But they did enough to win a place in the play-in tournament. Their last winning performances were against the Sacramento Kings (109:123) and the Portland Trail Blazers (127:94). Unfortunately, the Pelicans lost their last few games in the season against the Memphis Grizzlies (141:114) and the Golden State Warriors (107:128). So tonight they must show their best in their home arena in order to win against the Spurs and face the Clippers.
The San Antonio Spurs are a young squad with big potential for improvement. This tournament will be an excellent chance for them to test their limits in a knock-out challenge. At the end of the season, they won 3 games in a row, followed by 3 defeats in a row. Namely, the Spurs beat the Trail Blazers twice (130:111; 113:92), and the Nuggets (97:116). But unfortunately, they lost against the Timberwolves (127:121), the Warriors (94:100), and the Mavericks (130:120). Well, tonight the squad from Texas must step in with a quality approach and great focus in order to surprise the hosting crew and win the game.
We are expecting a very attractive basketball game with plenty of scored points. The slight favorite for the victory will be the New Orleans Pelicans because of the home court upper hand.
Our prediction: Market (HOME TEAM – OVER/UNDER) Tip: OVER (117.5)
So tune in tonight and watch this interesting NBA duel, and find out who’s going to perform better and win the play-in match at Smoothie King Center.
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