If you’re looking for a factor that could swing the direction Clippers-Spurs falls, here is an important one: Spurs center Tiago Splitter is questionable for Game 1 of the series, per Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Clippers.
While Splitter doesn’t get a lot of love being a member of the Spurs’ core, his presence — or lack of — could make things a bit easier for the Clippers on the offensive end of the floor. This season, with Splitter on the floor, the Spurs have a defensive rating of 97.3 — with Splitter off the floor, that number dips to 100.