Spurs and Suns win, and Clippers take battle of Los Angeles

James went 6-of-18 in the blowout loss, and he made just one of his 11 attempts outside of the paint. While James claims he’s not making excuses, he clearly feels the sleeves affect his shot:

James wasn’t the only player a part of Heat-Spurs to have a not-so-positive opinion about the sleeved jerseys. Spurs wings Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili both expressed displeasure with the jerseys, and Ginobili said he wore a uniform a size bigger to improve his comfort while playing.

Three games make up the NBA schedule on Thursday night, and all have some sort of playoff implication. Albeit some more than others. Let’s take a look at the action.

The Clippers, who have won five straight including wins over Western Conference playoff teams in Houston, Oklahoma City and Phoenix. They are getting into a groove with strong early offense and timely defensive stops. And that’s with injuries sucking the production from their bench.