Over the first five games of the season, Baron Davis had largely been deferential to his teammates.  To some extent, that was a function of his injury — he averaged fewer than 30 mpg during the first five games and wasn’t quite right at the outset.  But I think it was also a concession, [...]

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“Can we hope for a single digit loss? Is that asking entirely too much?” – A modest pre-game request from commenter Slax. For over three quarters, it looked probable, didn’t it?  But a 22-0 Lakers run in the fourth quarter made the final score of this game indistinguishable f[...]

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There’s a lot that’s heartening — pre-Millsap in the 4th, when the Clippers let the game slip away.   The Clippers convert their final bucket from the floor at 7:58 in the 4th, when Baron Davis banks a FG off the glass coming around a thick screen from Marcus Camby that pancakes Br[...]

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The Clippers and Utah are a study in stylistic contrast.  To fully understand this, let’s perform a biopsy on Saturday night’s game:  The Jazz ran 16 sets in which cuts resulted in shot attempts; the Clippers ran 3.  In the first quarter, alone, the Jazz were 3-3 on those possessions [...]

Good News/Bad News on the Baron Davis front, per Lisa Dillman at the LAT.  Shelburne’s prognosis is that both Davis and Marcus Camby will suit up Wednesday.   Three games into the season, the Clippers rank 28th in offensive efficiency, 29th in defensive efficiency.  Grainy footage of Mike Tayl[...]