The Spurs are averaging 104.6 points during the last five games of this series. The Clippers are averaging 107.4 points in the series if you discount their Game 3 performance.




I'm expecting that scoring to keep up especially in this Game 7. Overtime is a possibility with such a short spread and there could be extra fouling during the end game with the loser being eliminated in what I consider to be the highest-caliber first-round playoff series in NBA history.




The Clippers have their confidence up after upsetting the Spurs on the road in Game 6. The prideful defending champions, though, won't go quietly. The over has cashed seven of the past eight times San Antonio lost in its previous game.




Los Angeles was the No. 2 scoring team in the NBA while ranking third in 3-point shooting percentage. Yet the Clippers have missed 18 of their last 23 shots from beyond the arc. They are due to shoot much better.




There's another factor that could have positive ramifications for an over. Clippers reserve forward Glen Davis is questionable with a sprained ankle. If he can't go it would mean minutes for Hedo Turkoglu and Spencer Hawes, who are inferior defensively to Davis but much better offensively.