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NBA : Teaser Line Matchup
Friday 10/19/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
OKLAHOMA CITY
 
LA CLIPPERS
+3  

-3  
+135

-155

214
 
92
Final
108

OKLAHOMA CITY (0 - 1) at LA CLIPPERS (0 - 1)
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Friday, 10/19/2018 10:35 PM
Board SideTotal
717OKLAHOMA CITY+5Over 210
718LA CLIPPERS+3Under 218
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
OKLAHOMA CITY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games0-1-11-00-1100.047.036.3%60.0108.057.044.2%65.0
Road Games0-1-11-00-1100.047.036.3%60.0108.057.044.2%65.0
Last 5 Games0-1-11-00-1100.047.036.3%60.0108.057.044.2%65.0
OKLAHOMA CITY Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)100.047.033-9136.3%10-3727.0%24-3764.9%6016212111146
vs opponents surrendering1004733-9136.3%10-3727.0%24-3764.9%6016212111146
Team Stats (Road Games)100.047.033-9136.3%10-3727.0%24-3764.9%6016212111146
Stats Against (All Games)108.057.042-9544.2%7-2626.9%17-1894.4%651628297207
vs opponents averaging1085742-9544.2%7-2626.9%17-1894.4%651628297207
Stats Against (Road Games)108.057.042-9544.2%7-2626.9%17-1894.4%651628297207

LA CLIPPERS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games0-1-10-10-198.054.040.2%52.0107.059.037.9%67.0
Home Games0-1-10-10-198.054.040.2%52.0107.059.037.9%67.0
Last 5 Games0-1-10-10-198.054.040.2%52.0107.059.037.9%67.0
LA CLIPPERS Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)98.054.035-8740.2%8-2828.6%20-2483.3%52921323129
vs opponents surrendering985435-8740.2%8-2828.6%20-2483.3%52921323129
Team Stats (Home Games)98.054.035-8740.2%8-2828.6%20-2483.3%52921323129
Stats Against (All Games)107.059.033-8737.9%8-2433.3%33-4278.6%671420226108
vs opponents averaging1075933-8737.9%8-2433.3%33-4278.6%671420226108
Stats Against (Home Games)107.059.033-8737.9%8-2433.3%33-4278.6%671420226108
Average power rating of opponents played: OKLAHOMA CITY 110,  LA CLIPPERS 100
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
OKLAHOMA CITY - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/16/2018@ GOLDEN STATE100-108L12W220.5U33-9136.3%601442-9544.2%6520
10/19/2018@ LA CLIPPERS              
10/21/2018SACRAMENTO              
10/25/2018BOSTON              
10/28/2018PHOENIX              
10/30/2018LA CLIPPERS              
11/1/2018@ CHARLOTTE              
11/2/2018@ WASHINGTON              

LA CLIPPERS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/17/2018DENVER98-107L2L222.5U35-8740.2%521233-8737.9%6710
10/19/2018OKLAHOMA CITY              
10/21/2018HOUSTON              
10/23/2018@ NEW ORLEANS              
10/26/2018@ HOUSTON              
10/28/2018WASHINGTON              
10/30/2018@ OKLAHOMA CITY              
11/1/2018@ PHILADELPHIA              
11/2/2018@ ORLANDO              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
OKLAHOMA CITY: LAST SEASON: 48-34, lost in first round.
COACH: Billy Donovan (fourth season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Russell Westbrook (25.4 ppg, 10.3 apg, 10.1 rpg), G Dennis Schroder (19.4 ppg, 6.2 apg, Atlanta), F Paul George (21.9 ppg), F Patrick Patterson (3.9 ppg), C Steven Adams (13.9 ppg, 9.0 rpg).
KEY LOSSES: F Carmelo Anthony, C Nick Collison
KEY ADDITIONS: Schroder, C Nerlens Noel, G/F Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Schroder. He was a dynamic scorer in Atlanta with a less talented team around him. He'll begin the season as a starter as Andre Roberson recovers from a knee injury and he'll get a chance to seize the job, especially if he can improve defensively. He has been outstanding as a scorer and as a facilitator in the preseason. He could have a big season with Westbrook and George drawing most of the attention. His addition means the Thunder will have five capable scorers in the starting lineup, a rarity for the franchise in recent years.
OUTLOOK: The Thunder shocked many when they were able to keep George this summer, and they also kept versatile, athletic forward Jerami Grant. By making the deal to move Anthony and add Schroder, the Thunder became younger, more athletic and more dynamic. If they can find some outside shooting this season to take advantage of their multiple shot creators, they could make a deep run in the West.
LA CLIPPERS: LAST SEASON: 42-40, missed playoffs.
COACH: Doc Rivers (sixth season, 20th NBA season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: F Tobias Harris (18.6 ppg), G Patrick Beverley (12.2 ppg), C Marcin Gortat (8.4 ppg, Washington), F Danilo Gallinari (15.3 ppg), G Avery Bradley (14.3 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: C DeAndre Jordan, F Blake Griffin, G Austin Rivers
KEY ADDITIONS: Gortat, F Luc Mbah a Moute, F Mike Scott, G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G Jerome Robinson
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Harris will look to build on the promise he showed after coming over in the Griffin trade. Gortat takes over from the departed Jordan in the middle. Beverley, Gallinari and Bradley have the most to prove since they missed big chunks of last season.
OUTLOOK: With Jordan, Griffin and Chris Paul cleared out, the Clippers lack a star player for the first time in years. This group's biggest priority will be to stay healthy after injuries decimated the roster last season and forced Rivers to start an NBA-leading 37 different lineups. Beverley has dubbed this team "Clamp City," saying the Clippers will hang their hat on defense. They face a tough start to the schedule, with 12 of their first 14 games against teams that made the playoffs last season.
PREVIEW
Thunder's Westbrook questionable to open season vs. Clippers
 

LOS ANGELES -- If Russell Westbrook's season debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder comes Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center, it could be because of the elixir his own court provided.

Westbrook, who missed Tuesday's season-opening defeat at Golden State as he continues to recover from a minor knee procedure, has been a participant in Thunder practices this week at UCLA. The court the Thunder is using for those practices bears Westbrook's name, after the UCLA product made a sizeable donation to his alma mater.

Westbrook's status for Friday's game remained unknown as of Thursday afternoon.

Oklahoma City might be 0-1, but giving the Warriors fits on their championship ring night this week seemed to confirm that the Thunder's vision of a pesky, defensive-oriented team has already come to fruition, even without Westbrook and guard/forward Andre Roberson.

"We're more than capable of being a top defensive team in the league with what we have right now," Thunder forward Jerami Grant told reporters at practice Wednesday.

It means that a Clippers team that has admitted to being in something of a transition mode will have its hands full. The Clippers themselves are touting a defensive backcourt with Patrick Beverley and Avery Bradley, but the issue Friday could be finding enough offense, especially down the stretch.

The Clippers dropped a 107-98 decision after leading late in their season opener Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets. Tobias Harris led Los Angeles with 19 points and 10 rebounds, but the Clippers were outrebounded 56-47.

It does not bode well for the Clippers that the Thunder plans to make rebounding part of their emphasis Friday. If there was a deficiency for Oklahoma City on the defensive end, it was that Golden State hauled down 17 offensive rebounds on Tuesday and the Thunder was outrebounded 58-45 overall.

The Clippers are confident they will be competitive this season, but head coach Doc Rovers knows that finding a fearless scorer to put games away will be key. One did not emerge in the season opener.

"The thing that stood out to me was what I said before the year, can we close games?," Rivers said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "(Thursday) we didn't do that. We had a lead, we had to go offense-defense a little bit and then down the stretch we really just didn't get good shots."

The Thunder knows that Westbrook will be their closer down the stretch of games. He was not there against the Warriors and a second-half rally to get Oklahoma City even ultimately went for naught.

Paul George managed to score a team-high 27 points in the opener, despite a substandard first half, and Dennis Schroder had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists in his OKC debut.

But the Thunder shot just 36.3 percent in the defeat. Westbrook figures to be the answer in that department, not only with drives to the basket but also from the 3-point line, where Oklahoma City shot just 27 percent.

On Friday, the Thunder will be without Roberson, whose knee injury is expected to keep him out of action until January.


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