It's a bad soap opera for the Clippers, who have lost 14 of 16, and now dealing with the fallout of the unceremonious departure of PG Chris Paul, whose contract is being bought out by the team. Even the best efforts of Kawhi Leonard aren't helping. Paul has been just a bit player in the LA collapse but the whole saga is indicative of how the season has unraveled. Meanwhile, the Hawks have been at the opposite end of the spectrum, continuing as a pleasant surprise even minus Trae Young (knee) for the past month. Kristaps Porzingis also misses action again tonight but Atlanta continues finding offense from ex-Duke Jalen Johnson, scoring at a brisk 33 ppg clip the past three games. Play Hawks

Zaccharie Risacher is a totally different shooter at home: 50 percent from the field, 37.5 percent from deep. He averages 15.4 points at State Farm Arena. On Wednesday, Risacher faces a Clippers team he scored 11 against in LA. The Clippers have lost five in a row while allowing an average of 124.2 points. Look for Risacher to clear this prop total for the fourth time in five games.

Even if I don't love this, just want to play something in the NBA. Never seen so many lopsided games in terms of spreads. Handful of good teams in the league and a bunch of really bad ones. Terrible product right now. The Clippers might be in some turmoil with Chris Paul released overnight. Not that he had been playing much but he's still an immensely popular future Hall of Famer. L.A. has lost five straight and the defense has gone missing despite Kawhi Leonard's return. No Unicorn for the Hawks is not ideal but they should pull this out as the Clips are 2-9 away.