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Hi guys, here is my bet for today:

Phoenix Suns - LA Clippers - x1,57: My bet

In my humble opinion, the Phoenix have absolutely all chances of winning the Game 1 of the series against the Clippers. There are enough reasons: Phoenix had 6 days to rest and prepare for the prospective opponent. Moreover, the fact that the Clippers could become their rivals was already becoming clear after the Game 5. Although Mann played excellently in the Game 6, I think that the same game is unlikely to be shown again. Therefore, I will not say for the entire series, where the Clippers can still show themselves, but Game 1 should be for the Phoenix today.

So you believe that they will win even without CP3 in game 1?

Yes, they are good and they have the home-court advantage, but the Clippers had been playing really well.
I hope the suns will not come out rusty in game 1, that usually happen for teams that have a long rest.

5 days is not the longest vacation, but it is very profitable to rest a little and prepare well for your opponent. I have nothing against the Clippers (an objective assessment only), in Game 6 I was stunned when I saw how many 3pts were shot by Mann, but here we must not forget that this could be a one-time success for him. Therefore, I will not guess, everything will become clear very soon.

We will see game one tomorrow, this will tell us something about how this series will go. The Suns had an easy journey in the WCF, and they still had the home court advantage, so it's understood that they are the favorites to win the series. But let's see the game one first. Grin

Clippers without Kawhi and having tough match against match will surely having a hard time against Suns. I know that Paul George is good player that can carry his team mate but I loss faith on him after he suffer a major injury before. Suns player is young and on fire plus Chris Paul which is a consistent veteran play maker. Suns has the best shot on season.