The mourning process for the 2012-13 Clippers is a complicated one. Of course it’s sad to see great potential remain unfulfilled, especially considering the circumstances in the Western Conference. At the same time, it’s a relief to see a wholly unsustainable process get outed as just th[...]
Zach Randolph was great Tuesday night. Some might say too great. DeAndre Jordan’s fourth-quarter defense wasn’t that bad on Randolph, but Z-Bo didn’t care. He beat down on DeAndre in the post every which way. And it wasn’t just Jordan that Randolph attacked throughout the game. Rya[...]
Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies Game 4, Clippers lead series 2-1 FedEx Forum April 27, 2013 1:30 p.m. PST TNT So far, the series has gone chalk. Three games, three home-team victories. In the regular season, though, the Clippers won in Memphis and the Grizzlies managed to steal one in L.A.[...]
If Game 1 was the perfect game for the Clippers, you could probably say the same thing about Game 3 for the Grizzlies. That might sound a bit strange when you consider that the Grizzlies shot 38.8 percent from the field. That many missed shots rarely equates to perfection, but the Grizzlies dominate[...]
News broke this morning that Russell Westbrook, the dynamic point guard of the Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a small tear in his lateral meniscus during yesterday’s game versus the Houston Rockets. Meniscus surgeries vary in approach and degree. If the tear occurred near the edge of the later[...]
With two games in the books, Kevin Arnovitz breaks down the evolving list of factors both teams are analyzing as the scene shifts to Memphis. The coach Speaking of Del Negro, a number of NBA insiders and observers have come to a similar conclusion: He’s coached his tail off over the first two games [...]
New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith was named Sixth Man of the Year on Monday, per ESPNNewYork.com’s Ian Begley. Smith finished with 484 total voting points (72 first place votes), while Crawford ended up with 352 points (31`first place votes), according to the NBA’s official voting breakdown. Th[...]
Over at ESPN.com, Kevin Arnovitz discusses the five most important aspects of the Clippers-Grizzlies series, which L.A. currently leads 1-0 with Game 2 coming up tonight at 7:30 p.m. PST. Click here to read the whole piece. Here is a quick excerpt: The Gamble Okay, so who’s going to defend Paul? A t[...]