Our main man Charlie Widdoes will have the full breakdown of what went wrong in Indiana, but here’s the Lob City Ledger over at ESPNLA.com for now: Blake Griffin 10-18 FG | 2-7 FT | 10 REB | 1 AST | 23 PTS | +2 GRADE: B Griffin gets fouled an awful lot, but it’s incredible he’s sti[...]

Here are five things I saw from a team with consistency issues pulling out a second matinee win in two days: Chris Paul had his time.   Dr. Oliver Eslinger wrote about how for the Clippers’ offense to be successful, Paul needs time and space to operate.  When he has the ball, cutters need to c[...]

The jerseys changed, but this was practically the same game we saw yesterday against the Rockets. We’ll have more analysis on this game coming soon, but for now, here’s my Lob City Ledger over at ESPNLA.com:   Blake Griffin 7-13 FG | 3-7 FT | 11 REB | 1 AST | 17 PTS | +8 GRADE: B De[...]

Ugh. The Clippers did nothing to shed their reputation for playing down to inferior opponents, needing a furious comeback in the final minutes to beat a depleted Rockets team, 95–91. With three minutes to play and the Clips down six, I was trying to figure out if this would be a more dispiriting los[...]

Dr. Oliver Eslinger is the Men’s head basketball coach at CalTech. He was on press row at Staples Center for the Clippers’ loss against Phoenix, and offers his impressions: On Thursday night, Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro pondered one pointed question for what seemed like an[...]

1. Should Nick Young immediately be plugged into the starting lineup? Michael Shagrin: Yes. He should be given the opportunity to start, but by no means should it be looked at as locked up. While he is a skilled shooting guard with size who can create his own shot, he also is a notorious black hole.[...]

The Clippers have acquired Nick Young from Washington in part of a 3-team deal. The Clippers receive Nick Young, the Wizards receive Nene, Brian Cook and a Clippers second round pick(s), and the Nuggets receive JaVale McGee and Ronny Turiaf. Here’s Kevin Arnovitz’s analysis of the move o[...]

Ed note: Trade news coming soon. Here’s the recap from last night’s win over the Hawks by Michael Shagrin.   The Clippers rarely come away with a victory if Chris Paul isn’t using his wizardry to tear apart an opposing defense. It’s even less common to ride that victory on the chari[...]