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[...]

Game 44 7:30p PT Fox Sports Prime Ticket KSPN 710 AM UPDATE, 6:52pm: About 45 minutes before tip-off, and Baron Davis is working his way counterclockwise around the three-point arc.  Coach Mike Dunleavy told reporters during his pregame avail that Baron is still on schedule to return Wednesday or Fr[...]

In his most recent Draft Watch column at ESPN.com, Chad Ford appraises the talent pool at the wings in the upcoming draft: While there is some talent, the field doesn’t appear to have the next Dwyane Wade or even the next Danny Granger in the mix. When you take a look at the Clippers’ or[...]

Basketball games that feature the Golden State Warriors tend to produce some counter-intuitive data, which makes sense because Don Nelson is a prophet of counter-intuition.  He’ll assign 6′ 10″ Anthony Randolph to guard the ball.  He’ll put Corey Maggette on the Clippers̵[...]

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There are back-to-back possessions early in the game that offer a glimpse of the Clippers’ prolific offensive night: [1st, 8:56]  With Jeff Green starting at PF for Oklahoma City and Brian Skinner suffering flu-like symptoms, Mike Dunleavy has inserted Ricky Davis into the starting lineup, shi[...]

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The devastating combination of length, agility, and passing ability among the Lakers’ bigs makes it difficult to be too frustrated by their dominance over the Clippers up front.   The Lakers score 70 points in the paint tonight, the majority of which belong to Andrew Bynum, who finishes with 4[...]