Can Clippers Hang vs. Timberwolves without Key Players?

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00:03 In the Western Conference, the Clippers, a six and a half point favorite against

00:08 the Minnesota Timberwolves, the over under 215.

00:12 We will see who is available out there for the T-wolves.

00:15 Of course, Carl Anthony Towns dealing with an injury.

00:18 We did not see Rudy Gobert out there for Minnesota over the weekend.

00:23 And Donnie, without the two big men in the defensive stalwarts for one of the

00:27 best defensive teams in the association, we have seen the T-wolves actually start

00:32 to play games to the over.

00:34 That gets my eye over 215.

00:37 Yeah, we'll see what happens in this game because it does seem low, right?

00:39 And also take a look at the Clippers' team.

00:41 Last time we saw them out complaining about, like,

00:43 "Oh, we play a little bit too early in the day on a Sunday."

00:45 They should be full goats in there.

00:46 James Harden, Terrence Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and Avika Zubach

00:49 in the starting lineup.

00:50 But for the Minnesota Timberwolves, we're waiting to see if they're getting back

00:53 Rudy Gobert.

00:54 Rudy Gobert anticipated being in the lineup tonight along with Kyle Anderson,

00:57 Jada McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, and Mike Connolly.

01:00 So we'll see how that pace will be because usually it's like Rudy Gobert,

01:03 what's his job in there?

01:04 To clog the lane, block shots, get rebounds, not add anything too much

01:08 to the offensive market.

01:09 When he doesn't play, you're right.

01:10 It's like, "Hey, let's get up and down the court.

01:12 We don't have the two big guys out here," which includes Carl Anthony Towns.

01:15 For my money, and this is so big in the standings in the Western Conference,

01:19 if you're the Clippers, you should start to smell a little blood in the water

01:21 saying, "You know what?

01:22 We can pass another opponent and increase our seed standing here

01:25 by the end of the regular season."

01:27 I think the Clippers handle their business as well.

01:29 Sometimes it just comes down to, "We got all our firepower.

01:32 You don't, and we're at home."

01:33 I'll go with the Clippers tonight in this one, Ben, but it is a low total.

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