{"id":2080,"date":"2020-02-13T11:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T11:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2020-02-13T21:38:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T21:38:45","slug":"predictions-for-thursday-13th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/predictions-for-thursday-13th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Predictions for Thursday 13th February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2080\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2080-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2080-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2080-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>(A) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/groups\/nba-basketball\/forum\/topic\/los-angeles-clippers\/\">LA Clippers<\/a> v (H) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/groups\/nba-basketball\/forum\/topic\/boston-celtics\/\">Boston Celtics<\/a> 8 pm ET<\/h2>\n<p>Two teams that couldn't be much closer in stats go head to head tonight as Celtics host the Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>This is a tough one to call! The Clippers Are coming off a loss to the 76ers, and the Celtics are coming in on a loss to the Rockets.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing that will separate the two is the home-court advantage. Celtics are my bet for the Win<\/p>\n<h3>Last 5 Games<\/h3>\n<table width=\"500\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">LA Clippers<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Celtics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>37 - 17<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>37 - 16<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 11 @PHI<\/td>\n<td>L<\/td>\n<td>103-110<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 11 @HOU<\/td>\n<td>L<\/td>\n<td>105-116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 09 @CLE<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>133-92<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 09 @OKC<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>112-111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 08 @MIN<\/td>\n<td>L<\/td>\n<td>115-142<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 07 ATL<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>107-112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 05 MIA<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>111-128<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 05 ORL<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>100-116<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 03 SAS<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>105-108<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 03 @ATL<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">123-115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udcfd Last time out vs Boston, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamLou23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamLou23<\/a> went for a team-high 27 points and hit a big time bucket in the OT win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ox9hAE0aGH\">pic.twitter.com\/ox9hAE0aGH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LA Clippers (@LAClippers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAClippers\/status\/1228046181063888896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TONIGHT \u2618\ufe0f Celtics vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAClippers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LAClippers<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udccd<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdgarden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tdgarden<\/a><br \/>\n\u23f0 8:00PM EST<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcfa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBAonTNT<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udf99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/985TheSportsHub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@985TheSportsHub<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BleedGreen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BleedGreen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ds3rEfiKW5\">pic.twitter.com\/Ds3rEfiKW5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1227977047437455360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>(A) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/groups\/nba-basketball\/forum\/topic\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> v (H) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/groups\/nba-basketball\/forum\/topic\/new-orleans-pelicans\/\">New Orleans Pelicans<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Thunder are coming off two straight losses at home. The pelicans have won the last three, two of which were on the road. Will they make it four Yes... I suspect Pelicans will take this one looking to end strong before the All-star weekend. Over the last 4 games, they have looked strong, and I suspect their Offence will just be too strong for the Thunder to handle.<\/p>\n<h3>Last 5 games<\/h3>\n<table width=\"500\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"89\">Thunder<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">Pelicans<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"54\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>32 - 22<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>23 - 31<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 11 SAS<\/td>\n<td>L<\/td>\n<td>114-106<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 11 POR<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>117-138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 09 BOS<\/td>\n<td>L<\/td>\n<td>112-111<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 08 @IND<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>124-117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 07 DET<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>101-108<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 06 @CHI<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>125-119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>02 \/ 05 CLE<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>103-109<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 04 MIL<\/td>\n<td>L<\/td>\n<td>120-108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>01 \/ 31 @PHX<\/td>\n<td>W<\/td>\n<td>111-107<\/td>\n<td>02 \/ 02 @HOU<\/td>\n<td>L<\/td>\n<td>109-117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thunder Turns the Page to the Pelicans<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUMedicine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OUMedicine<\/a> Game Day Report \u2935\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/okcthunder\/status\/1228046183366582273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last game before All-Star Weekend \u2b50\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PelicansGameday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PelicansGameday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u23f0: 7 pm<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSportsNOLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxSportsNOLA<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udf99: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNRadioNOLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPNRadioNOLA<\/a> 100.3 FM<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf1: Follow along on the Pelicans app<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WontBowDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WontBowDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ucLJ7gDfwa\">pic.twitter.com\/ucLJ7gDfwa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PelicansNBA\/status\/1227961914652872705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2080-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2080-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div id=\"pl-w5e45be069ef16\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5e45be069ef16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div 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head to head tonight as Celtics host the Clippers. This is a tough one to call! The Clippers Are coming off a loss to the 76ers, and the Celtics are coming in on a loss&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,2,37,27,29,32,35,23,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-atlantic","category-boston-celtics","category-eastern-conference","category-los-angeles-clippers","category-new-orleans-pelicans","category-northwest","category-oklahoma-city-thunder","category-pacific","category-southwest","category-western-conference"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2080"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2118,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions\/2118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}