Can the Suns Exploit the Clippers’ Rest Day and Deliver a Shocking Upset?

The Clippers come into this game with a 3-4 record and are just 0-2 for the season on the road. This is their third game in four nights, but it is not a back-to-back. However, the Clippers have decided that they are going to rest their team in just the eighth game of the season. This is the precise reason that a lot of people hate the NBA. This has been a bit of a weird schedule for the Clippers to start the season, but I’m not really giving them an excuse for benching players. They started the season in Utah, getting embarrassed by 21 points. From there, they came home for two games and won both of them. One of those was over this same Suns team. They went on the road again for just a one-game trip, losing by almost 20 to the Warriors. From there, they went back home and had a three-game homestand. They’ve been out of California just once this season, and it was at the start of the year. I can’t imagine that in the two weeks the season has been back that anyone has had an easier travel schedule. To make matters worse, the Clippers will return home for their next three games. This means the Clippers are probably not focused on this game much as they are probably looking to just return home and stay for another week.