That's a very close game, it's just that the Clipper's shot were falling when it mattered the most. Kawhi is somewhat fresh as he take a game off so that must be the biggest factor of the game. Load management is BS, the commissioner must do something about it.
I will keep an eye of another day off of Leonard and I will ready my money to bet on the opposite team. Dam*, this clipper team is so good with Leonard, he can take over when needed, scoring 38 points against a legit team is not easy, and that was his old team who are very familiar with his style, but still, they can't do anything to stop or even limit Leonard.
Just be cautious when you do that bro. When Leonard take that day-off, they are against a strong team also, the Utah Jazz. They have their own big 3 of Bogdanovic, Gobert and Mitchell, the coaching staff of the Clippers must have think that they can lose that game on the road even with Leonard playing so they opted him to rest.
Bottomline, when Leonard takes a day-off, make sure that the opposing team is strong enough to tackle down a Leonard-less Clippers.
At this point that we know how good Leonard is, it looks like the best chance for any team to beat the Clippers is only if he will not play.
It will usually be baked into the spread by the time the public finds out leonard is taking a day off. Most people will lean strong on betting against the clips on that day. I always like being on the opposite side as vegas usually wins out, when people lean hard one way, the odds end up skewd too far. So there is no steady: if X happens than Y will be the result. It's all a gamble
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