PRO BASKETBALL — February 6

SAN ANTONIO at L.A. CLIPPERS
(Spurs -3, Total 196) — [private] The Clippers made a coaching move, as Mike Dunleavy stepped down and will retain his front office job, with Kim Hughes taking over for him on an interim basis. The team had fallen into a bit of a hole, and well out of the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West. I’m not sure that the rather low-key Hughes will make much of an impact with this crew, and this is not the most opportune time for him to step in, as the Spurs, with a day of rest off a loss at Portland, have beaten them 14 straight times, with six straight covers. San Antonio has shot 51% and 57% in two lopsided wins against the Clippers this season, and has had the shooting edge the last seven times the teams have played.

THE PLAY: SAN ANTONIO -3 ****

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