Suns-Clippers picks, NBA playoff betting odds: Don't bet on another clunker from Chris Paul and Devin Booker

Suns-Clippers is a bad bet.

The Los Angeles Clippers are down 0-6 in the first two games of their Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Suns. They have won all other postseason games they've played. Ty Lue's adjustments have largely come after Game 2 against Dallas. He played Nic Batum as his primary center in Game 3 against Phoenix. Terance Mann played 22 minutes in that game. The Clippers shot better on 3-pointers in their last four games against Utah. The shooting luck is unpredictable. Paul George had his highest game score of the season in a Game 5 against Jazz. Kawhi Leonard had the third-highest game scored of his career in Game 6 of Dallas series.

Ty Lue's biggest adjustments have come after Game 2 against the Mavericks. He played Nic Batum as his primary center in Game 3 against Phoenix. Terance Mann played 22 minutes in the Game3 against Utah. The Clippers shot 36.4 percent on wide-open 3-pointers in their first two games against Dallas and improved to 39.3 percent in next five. They shot 47.1 percent against Jazz. Shooting luck is unpredictable. Clippers have had high-end individual performances from three different players. They can't rely on getting another historic outing from a single player.

Phoenix Suns are the favorite in the NBA playoff game against Los Angeles Clippers. Chris Paul and Devin Booker will not shoot well for the Clippers again. Reggie Jackson has gone over his projected point total in all five games Kawhi has missed. Ivica Zubac was plus-28 in Game 3 with 16 rebounds. He should get double-digit rebounds in this game.