[Ed note: Look, clearly the optimal way to consume Clipper Blog Live, our flagship post-game video roundtable, is live. Live is, after all, the third word of the title. But, hard as it is for us to accept, we know that not everyone has 90 minutes to watch the show live (after, presumably, already taking 3 hours to watch the game itself). Or perhaps some people simply prefer their video blog condensed, transcribed, and ready to print. Does that mean they shouldn’t have access to the content? Of course not.
Archive for the ‘Recap’ Category
ClipperBlog Live Recap: Lost Leads and Lost Causes
On May - 20 - 2012
Game Two: Quintessential Grizzlies
On May - 3 - 2012
Kevin Arnovitz was in Memphis for this one, and here’s his take from the game for ESPN.com’s Daily Dime. If you’re not checking out the redesigned Daily Dime on a nightly basis, you’re doing it wrong. Our guy Charlie Widdoes also contributed over there last night, so give it a read. Here’s K.A. on how the Grizzlies evened the series:
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seventy-two hours is a long time for a team to stew.
“I haven’t slept in two days,” O.J. Mayo said. “It’s just tough to watch that fourth quarter over and over, three or four times.”
Comeback To The Future
On April - 30 - 2012
I’m sorry this is entirely too long. I’ve written so many meaningless, worthless recaps over the years — it just didn’t feel right to have them be the same length as this game. More succinct analysis and video coming soon. Until then, here’s this. -D.J.
9.8 seconds left on the clock. Grizzlies down one, their ball. Rudy Gay dribbles side-to-side at the top of the key, 30 feet away from the hoop. A crouched Kenyon Martin patiently awaits him. This is what the game has come down to.
Blake Griffin’s special night
On April - 25 - 2012
Photo credit: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images
He shouldn’t gloat about it, as the game ended in a loss, but Blake Griffin had a special Tuesday night against the Atlanta Hawks. He didn’t rebound particularly well, nor did his defense look shockingly better. His passing was as good as it always is and that seemingly perplexed (or arrogant) look he gives refs after non-calls was still present. But boy oh boy, did he have an incredible game offensively — something he hasn’t done much this season.
Recapping the Clippers win over the Thunder
On April - 17 - 2012
Here’s the roundup from last night’s win over the Thunder by Michael Shagrin. Enjoy.
The Clippers beat the top-seeded Thunder, clinched their first playoff birth since 2006, and played the best half of defense this season. Last night’s game produced about as many celebratory moments as the entirety of last season, so it would seem appropriate for all you Clipper fans to take a deep breath or splash some water on your face to confirm that this is, in fact, not a dream. Blake Griffin isn’t still sidelined with a torn up knee. Chris Paul isn’t on the Lakers. And this has all transpired with Donald Sterling’s approval. Four joyous takeaways from the victory against the Thunder: