Going into the 2008 NBA Draft — before Baron Davis signed a five-year, $65M contract to serve as the Clippers point guard through 2013, and before Elton Brand slipped out the back door — the Clippers were a team in desperate need of a backcourt scorer, and preferably one that could play [...]

The Clippers manage to stay close to Portland for three quarters, but they play much of the game on borrowed time.  How can we tell?  By taking a closer look at the shot distribution.  While both teams shoot well in the first half — Portland 55.9%, the Clippers 48.5% — Portland gets prec[...]