All six games of this series have gone over the total. Once again we have the highest total of the series. It takes a lot of things to fall into place to exceed this high of a number.




Now, for the first time in the series, the teams have two days to prepare and rest instead of just one day. That means a lot this deep into the season especially for the Clippers, who ran out of gas in blowing a 19-point second-half lead this past Thursday.




I'm expecting a much tighter Clippers defense. LA is capable of this especially since they've had time to practice for the first time since this series began. The under has cashed the past four times the Clippers have played again after suffering a double-digit home loss. The Clippers also have gone under four of the past five times when playing on two days rest.




When the Clippers last played on an extra day of rest, they held the high-scoring Spurs to 94 points during regulation in Game 2 of their opening-round series.




DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard are two of the best defensive big men in basketball. Intensity is going to be at its peak for both teams in this do-or-die Game 7. That means making that extra pass, making sure to get back in transition and effectively boxing out to prevent offensive rebounds.




The pace figures to be more deliberate and the referees aren't going to dominate the action with frequent whistles.