There are two NBA Playoff games on Tuesday night. Indiana is at Miami with the Heat up 1-0. The Clippers open their Conference Semi-Final in San Antonio. Don't forget to enter your pick for the Bucks Playoff Pick 'em for your chance to win.
Indiana at Miami (Miami leads 1-0)
- Miami has won 7 of its last best-of-seven Playoff series after winning game one.
- Indiana has won just 2 of its last 8 road Playoff games while averaging over 15 turnovers a game in those eight.
- The Heat has won 13 of its last home Playoff games.
- Miami has won 19 straight postseason home games when scoring 100 or more points. That is the 6th longest postseason streak of its kind in NBA history.
- Chris Bosh will not play tonight for Miami with an abdominal strain. The heat is 4-5 without him.
- Danny Granger has averaged 14.1 PPG against the Heat since the “Big 3” era in Miami. That is his lowest average against any team over the last two seasons.
Los Angeles Clippers at San Antonio
- San Antonio had a 2-1 regular season record against the Clippers this season.
- The Clippers are entering this series with one day of rest. The Spurs swept Utah and last played 8 days ago. According to Stats Inc., teams with 6+ days of rest playing teams with just one day of rest, are 7-0 in the postseason since 1991-92. The average margin of victory in those cases has been over 22 points.
- San Antonio has won 14 straight games.
- Tony Parker is the only player in the postseason averaging 20-plus points while shooting 50% or better.
- Only Magic Johnson (12.3) has a higher career Playoff assist average than Chris Paul (10.2)
- San Antonio’s bench scored 40 or more points in each of the four games vs. Utah
- Watch how the Spurs use fouls. Blake Griffin (59%) DeAndre Jordan (44%) and Reggie Evans (52%) allow teams to foul the Clippers for profit.
(Information from Stats Inc and other sources)