Gordon was selected to the team, along with Derrick Rose, O.J. Mayo, Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, Brook Lopez, Danilo Gallinari, Russell Westbrook and Marc Gasol. The game is scheduled for February 12 — in 16 days. Presumably, Gordon’s toe will be healed by then. Then, of course… At halftime of the T-[...]
When we weren’t busy obsessing over Ramon Sessions, Clipperblog spent the last days of Summer detailing our hopes and fears for the upcoming season. Now that we’re past the midway point of the 82 game schedule, let’s review that Hopes and Fears series to get some perspective on where the Clippers curr[...]
There isn’t a game on the schedule where Eric Gordon doesn’t come in handy, but against Boston’s ball pressure in the halfcourt, EJ’s absence is especially costly. The Celtics’ defense focuses on cutting off large swaths of the floor with hard traps. The best way to alleviate that pressure? Perimeter spacin[...]
The Clippers bolster their badly depleted backcourt. From Marc Stein of ESPN: The New Orleans Hornets have lined up the last move they need to make to get under the NBA’s luxury-tax threshold. NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that the Hornets have reached a verbal agreement on a trade with the Los Angeles C[...]
The Clippers’ exceptional defensive effort Sunday afternoon in Washington features only two blemishes: When the Clips run perimeter traps at the Wizards’ guards, the rotations onto Antawn Jamison aren’t prompt. Jamison is one of the best bigs in the league at finding mismatches or open space off blitz[...]
There are better soul food restaurants in the District than Georgia Brown’s, but it’s nice to see teammates breaking bread together: From Politico: Spotted at Georgia Brown’s on Friday night: The Los Angeles Clippers. All five starters had dinner at the McPherson Square restaurant. The team plays the [...]