Utah leading scorer Donovan Mitchell is now a game-time decision with his troublesome ankle, while fellow All-Star guard Mike Conley reportedly is trending toward making his series debut off a hamstring injury.
The Clippers haven’t said exactly what’s wrong with Leonard, although various reports say it’s an ACL issue and that even if there were a Game 7 on Sunday back in Salt Lake City that he would miss that, too.
We find it hard to believe Mitchell sits out with the season on the line, but he’s clearly nowhere near 100 percent with that ankle.
Phoenix, though, is now the clear -140 favorite to win the West, with Utah at +260 and Los Angeles at +340.
The model is up almost $700 on its top-rated picks this season and entered this week of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on a stunning 100-66 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread dating to last season.