Los Angeles Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 5/12/2014
Game 5, Tuesday, May 13, 9:30 PM on TNT
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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The Los Angeles Clippers were able to rally late in their Game 4 matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder to win 101-99 and tie the series up at two wins apiece.
Oklahoma City got off to a great start in the game and finished the first quarter with a 17-point lead. The Clippers made a bit of a run in the second quarter, but still went into the third quarter down 57-46. Los Angeles finally picked up their game in the fourth quarter and, thanks to some good defense and a lot of misses by the Thunder, were able to come all the way back and win the game by two.
Darren Collison provided the spark off of the bench that the Clippers needed and finished with 18 points and seven rebounds in the home win. DeAndre Jordan had just seven points in the game, but he was great on the board and finished with 14 rebounds. Blake Griffin had 25 points and nine rebounds for the hosts, while point guard Chris Paul ended up with 23 points and 10 assists.
Kevin Durant had yet another strong game for the Thunder despite the loss and finished with a game-high 40 points and seven rebounds. Russell Westbrook made 10 of his 22 field goal and ended the game with 27 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals.
ATS Trends
Los Angeles is 25-15-1 ATS on the road this season
Los Angeles is 23-18-0 against the over/under on the road this season
Oklahoma City is 23-17-1 ATS at home this season
Oklahoma City is 21-20-0 against the over/under at home this season
Injuries to Watch
Los Angeles
05/09/14 F Hedo Turkoglu Back out indefinitely
Oklahoma City
No injuries to report at this time
Josh's Pick: Take Oklahoma City
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