- A. Clippers (52-26)
Doc Rivers and Chris Paul seem to have his Clips peaking at just the right time. Winners of ten of their last 11 and three in a row through the first week of April, L.A. has won their last three over the streak by an average of 17 points. And reinforcements are on the way, with Jamal Crawford back from a right calf contusion and Blake Griffin (20 points, seven rebounds and five assists over his last 10 games) finally starting to round into top form. With Kobe Bryant still sidelined and the Lakers certain to be completely out of sight come the start of the postseason a deep playoff run could finally solidify L.A. as a Clippers’ town — or at least more of one.
