With the L.A. Clippers and Phoenix scheduled to meet tonight in Game 6 at the Staples Center, the Clippers, on the verge of elimination, are confident they will be able to force a seventh and decisive game.

"It will be a hard road, but we feel we can win this game at home, and we've played well there (in Phoenix)," Clippers forward Elton Brand said. "We're ready to get back on it and try to forget about that game.

"But I'm not guaran-Sheeding anything," Brand said, poking fun at a prediction by Detroit's Rasheed Wallace in the Pistons' series against Cleveland.

Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy was more emphatic.

"There's no question in my mind that we have the ability to win (tonight), and we have the ability to win Monday night. That's not even an issue," he said. "Now, getting it done is two different things."