Five first-half minutes for Eric Bledsoe. Four second-half minutes for Eric Bledsoe. And against the Thunder in particular that didn’t seem like it made perfect sense. Bledsoe is the Clippers’ best perimeter defender, but against Oklahoma City, his quality is less important than his styl[...]

This is what it’s like to be a contender. The regular season is a formality, save for games against other contenders. Although the Clippers have crushed many a foe, often by ridiculous totals, you’re not going to stop hearing the narrative that the Clippers can’t beat the best team[...]

L.A. Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Staples Center March 3, 2013 12:30 p.m. PST ABC Do we realize the Clippers sit only 0.5 games back of the Thunder in the Western Conference standings? It may not seem that way, but Los Angeles has won eight of its previous nine games and has put itself in real[...]