After dropping two games in a row against the Warriors and Grizzlies to open the season, the Clippers finally seemed to be fully ready for the upcoming season in a blowout win against the Trail Blazers on Monday.
Now hosting the Cavaliers, the Clippers find themselves at a fork in the road — with a win, they may be able to let their on-court performance speak, while a loss may lead to more doubts regarding whether the Kawhi Leonard-less roster can muster up enough talent to make the playoffs. After all, the Cavaliers should be a fairly easy matchup for a team coming off of its first ever Western Conference Finals playoff series, reflected in the Vegas betting odds.