Los Angeles at Houston

A tough situational spot for the Los Angeles CLippers, off a Game 7 win and now going to a rested and healthy Houston team. Los Angeles is not healthy with Chris Paul ailing, and they will need him 100% this series. Paul suffered the injury late in the first quarter of Game 7 and later hit the decisive bank shot with one second left in the 111-109 victory. "Chris may play or may not play the first game, but the game is Monday," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "I would say no, but I'm not sure." The Clippers are on a 3-7-1 ATS run, including 2-6 ATS playing on one days rest. While Los Angeles is not healthy, Houston is with Dwight Howard who is back from knee woes and playing at a high level. Howard averaged 16.6 points and 13.8 rebounds against the Mavericks and scored 28 points in Game 2 and collected 26 rebounds in Game 3. James Harden was on the mark with at least 24 points in each game and averaged 28.4 points and 7.8 assists in the opening round. Houston won the last two regular-season meetings, and the Rockets are 21-7 ATS in home games. The value here is for the home team to win the game. Play Houston on the moneyline in Game 1.