The set-up: If the Clippers are going to have any chance at pushing this to a Game 7, in my estimation they have to shut down Luka Doncic and the Mavericks perimeter game. LA is filled with some tough defenders and I believe Kawhi Leonard and company will be up to the task. Dallas has been playing well defensively as well so far in this series, and that trend is going to continue here as well as the Mavs desperately try to end this series tonight. All signs from a situational angle point to a defensive affair.

The pick: LA has interestingly seen the total go "under" the number in seven of its last ten in trying to revenge a home loss against an opponent. I'm not sure if the Clippers can in fact win this game or not, but everything points to a similar final combined score as what we saw in Game 5 in my opinion.

This is a 10* TOTAL PLAY-BOOK on the UNDER Clippers/Mavericks.