ONLY TOP-QUALITY TIPS

The new tip-authorisation model is still proving to be a great move. The strict selection carried out by well-established experts has lead us to top-level results..

As of June1st, 710 tips were publish on our website with brilliant 14,7% ROI. Had you invested EUR 50 per unit (250 EUR for 5/10, 500 EUR for 10/10 and so on…) on our tips, you could have made over 31,500 EUR. Also, we need to add that almost all tips were proposed on Pinnacle and bet365.

Subscribe to Betprepare and starting making money on betting. We’re proving it possible each next month!

Previous
previews archive: April 2024
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
Previous
tips archive: April 2024
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
× WARNING: You are now in the free part of the website and not all information is shown. To see all information you can get a subscription from 3,44 € per day. Find out more about the benefits for premium users and register at once.
Basketball » NBA (M), 1. round
14.11.2015. 21:30 Finished
L.A. Clippers - Detroit (101:96)

Both teams in a mini-crisis after a good start

  • Published:

Tonight, the Clippers might be playing without their starting point guard (Paul) and their best shooter (Redick), which would take away from them the role of (big) favorites, especially if they play weak defense again

After a great start of the season, Los Angeles Clippers have completely lost their rhythm and lost four of the last five games, and in the meantime they got problems with important player injuries. In their defeat at the Mavs, J.J. Redick got problems with his back, and he didn't play in Phoenix, nor did Chris Paul whose groin injury, because of which he already missed a game, worsened. To make things even worse, in the first half of the game against the Suns, Blake Griffin was sent off, so it is no surprise that the Clippers left the 'desert' with a 118-104 defeat. 

- I think it was a horrible decision. He definitely hasn't said enough - coach Doc Rivers commented on Griffin's sent of, after which the Suns made a 9-0 run and took a 10-point lead.

Whatever the Rivers' coach told to his players during halftime, that didn't reach them, since the Clippers conceded 35 points in the third quarter after which they didn't stand a chance anymore. 

- There are no excuses. We need them. That is obvious, but we have a wide enough team that we can win without them. We weren't good enough - said Austin Rivers. 

Younger Rivers and Pablo Prigioni have been outplayed by the Suns' starting duo (Bledsoe, Knight) 63-17. One of the rare players who was in a good mood was veteran Jamaal Crawford who scored 18 points, while Wesley Johnson added 14. 

Since they played without their trio that scores 58 points combined, the Clippers have an excuse for the defeat, but their behavior on the court definitely wasn't at the right level. We can see just how deconcentrated they were from the information that they missed 13 out of 28 free throws, and they allowed the Suns 53,0% of shots from the floor, including 14/30 three pointers. 

- Our defense was horrible. I don't believe that we cannot win if we're missing several players. I am mostly disappointed with our commitment - said coach Rivers whose team still hasn't out-jumped anyone, even though they have DeAndre Jordan (12,6 rebounds per game) and Griffin (9,6). 

The Clippers' defense has been getting worse with each game. They concede 105,1 points which is almost as much as they score (105,6), and a team with title aspirations cannot allow itself to play only on one side of the court. 

- They have to have the sense of urgency. Some things need to be corrected. There are no easy opponents on the West so we will be tested every night - said Wesley Johnson.

It is still unknown if Redick and Paul will return to the starting line up, and in case they don't, it is unlikely that coach Rivers will decide to start the game with Prigioni once again, considering what the Suns did to the 39-year-old Argentinian and Detroit Pistons also had a great start of the season, but then faltered a bit. Stan Van Gundy's team won five of the first six games before they lost on Tuesday against defending champions, and the similar thing happened to them the night before that in Sacramento where they lost 101-92, mostly thanks to their bad performance in the first half. 

- We didn't go out ready to play. I don't think they hit some hard shots in the first half. We made things easier for them - said coach Van Gundy whose team allowed the Kings 50,0% of shots from the floor and 9/16 three pointers. 

The Pistons really needed the two day rest, especially Andre Drummond who is fighting under the basket. He is currently at an average of 18,8 points and 19,3 rebounds, and his numbers are incredible which is confirmed by the information that Dennis Rodman was the last player that finished a season with an average of at least 16 rebounds (1996/97). 

  • reads: 45
  • likes: 0
  • Thumbs up
  • Like this preview
L.A. Clippers Detroit
Absent players
  • Chris Paul (?), J.J. Redick (?)

Blake Griffin Player total assists 5,0 tip: Over   Spužva
Odds Stake Min. odds Bookmaker
1.83 5/10 1.65 William Hill
The Clippers will tonight be without Chris Paul (and J. J. Redick), which means that they will build up almost all of their offense over Blake Griffin who has, in the last year or two, become the best wing center when it comes to point guards. Last year he ended on an average of 5.3 assists, and I believe that the chances are he will go over this number tonight. For instance, a couple of days ago when Paul was again absent, in only 16 minutes he scored four assists, so it's realistic to expect him today at at least six or seven, and he even may get to a triple-double efficiency. Also, it's not bad to try an over of his points (24.5).
Average stats
Points statistics
Rebounds statistics
Assists stats
 

**There is a chance that the odds shown on this page are not actual odds at this moment, due to a slight delay in processing the odds.

LIVESCORE