Los Angeles Clippers at Utah Jazz Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals on Wednesday 16th June.

Let us check and analysis the Odds , Injuries , Player Props and Prediction. The Los Angeles Clippers confirmed Leonard has a sprained right knee and won’t play in Game 5. The Athletic reported the team fears Leonard suffered an ACL injury.

Sportsbooks scurried to adjust odds early Wednesday, sliding Utah from three-point favorites to seven-point home favorites with Leonard out.
ESPN reported Leonard’s status for the remainder of the best-of-seven series is very much in doubt.

NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals — Game 5 (Series Tied 2-2)
No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers (47-25, 21-15 Away) vs. No. 1 Utah Jazz (52-20, 31-5 Home)
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Time: 10 p.m. EST
Venue: Vivint Smart Home Arena — Salt Lake City, UT
Coverage: TNT

All NBA betting lines, odds and prop bets are available | Injuries | Player Props

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to the ESPN Basketball Power Index (BPI).
Clippers: 37.6%
Jazz: 62.4%

Leonard can opt out of his current contract and return to free agency at the end of the season. There is precedent for an All-NBA type of talent reaching a contract year and receiving maximum value.

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The Nets pulled off a sign-and-trade to get Kevin Durant from the Golden State Warriors in July 2019 despite a ruptured Achilles. He signed a four-year, $164 million deal — the max contract under NBA rules at the time — and did not play in 2019-2020.

The same summer, Leonard signed a three-year, $103 million deal with an opt out in 2021. He has played for the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and Clippers.

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The five-time All-Star turns 30 on June 29.

A First Team All-NBA selection this season, Leonard left Game 4 against the Utah Jazz with a right knee injury, but said “I’ll be good” for Game 5.

Leonard grabbed for the knee after bumping into Utah’s Joe Ingles, and he departed less than a minute later.

The Clippers travel to Utah for Game 5 after winning the last two games to tie the series.

The Los Angeles Clippers confirmed Leonard has a sprained right knee and won’t play in Game 5. The Athletic reported the team fears Leonard suffered an ACL injury.
Sportsbooks scurried to adjust odds early Wednesday, sliding Utah from three-point favorites to seven-point home favorites with Leonard out.

ESPN reported Leonard’s status for the remainder of the best-of-seven series is very much in doubt.

Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss Game 5 against the Jazz tonight with a knee injury suffered in game 4, sources tell @ramonashelburne & me. His status for rest of series is in doubt as well.

— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) June 16, 2021

Leonard can opt out of his current contract and return to free agency at the end of the season. There is precedent for an All-NBA type of talent reaching a contract year and receiving maximum value.

The Nets pulled off a sign-and-trade to get Kevin Durant from the Golden State Warriors in July 2019 despite a ruptured Achilles. He signed a four-year, $164 million deal — the max contract under NBA rules at the time — and did not play in 2019-2020.

The same summer, Leonard signed a three-year, $103 million deal with an opt out in 2021. He has played for the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and Clippers.

The five-time All-Star turns 30 on June 29.

A First Team All-NBA selection this season, Leonard left Game 4 against the Utah Jazz with a right knee injury, but said “I’ll be good” for Game 5.

Leonard grabbed for the knee after bumping into Utah’s Joe Ingles, and he departed less than a minute later.

The Clippers travel to Utah for Game 5 after winning the last two games to tie the series.

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will not play in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.

The 33-year-old All-Star has yet to play in the series due to a right hamstring strain. Joe Ingles has averaged 16.3 points per game and 4.0 assists in the series as a starter in place of Conley

The best-of-seven matchup is tied at 2-2, with the Clippers winning the last two games at home to get things even.

Jazz G Mike Conley (hamstring) out again for Game 5
Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will not play in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.

Rudy Gobert believes Utah’s problems, which led to two straight blowout losses to the Clippers in Los Angeles, center around the offense.

“When we take tough shots, it’s hard to get back and set our defense,” Gobert said. “We commit fouls, we give up layups, we give up 3s. It’s a cycle — when we play the right way offensively, we play better defensively.”

Donovan Mitchell acknowledges the offensive struggles, but also pointed at Utah’s defensive woes.

“They were just at a different level, but we couldn’t buy a bucket,” he said. “And we just didn’t guard. We’ve got to keep guarding.”

In all likelihood, the Jazz will need to improve on both sides of the court if they hope to snap a two-game skid and regain an advantage in a series tied 2-2 heading into Game 5 on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.

The Clippers’ stars awakened the past two games — Leonard and Paul George each scored at least 30 points in Games 3 and 4 victories — while the suffocating defense and smoking offense that helped the Jazz jump out to a 2-0 series start looked rather pedestrian at Staples Center.

“Myself and Kawhi got full trust in each other,” George said. “It’s opportunities for us to score when we get switches, but then there’s opportunities to allow our teammates to be aggressive and make plays for them when we can attack our mismatches. I think it’s just a healthy mix.”