T.M. Selection: LA Clippers.

I like the LA Clippers to cover the spread against the Minnesota Timberwolves in this game on Tuesday. The Clippers have looked good in their games lately and I think they can win this game outright with how good they have looked lately. They have won 5 games in a row now and they picked the right time to start getting hot with this play-in tournament coming up. They have looked really good in those games winning a majority of them by 10+ points and I think they have a good chance of winning this game. The Timberwolves haven't been great lately and have looked really shaky in these final games of the regular season. They only have 1 win in their previous 3 games and they barely won that game on their home court by 6 points. Paul George returned to the Clippers rotation not too long ago and he has looked good in his games so far. I think he is going to play a big role in this game and I expect the Clippers to play with more of a defensive effort here. They ended the year off strong and didn't give up 100+ points in their 2 most recent games. I think they are going to carry over that same defensive intensity in this game and I expect them to stunt the Timberwolves on offense here who will want to just keep putting up points. The Timberwolves have looked really good on offense lately but their defense has been terrible giving up a lot of points in their games. I think their defensive effort is going to be the difference this game. I like the Clippers to cover the spread here.

T.M. Selection: 107-103 Clippers.