In his third game as a Tulsa 66er, Shaun Livingston chalked up 11 dimes in 30 scoreless minutes. Curiously, Livingston is listed in the box as a forward. Interesting nugget from Ramona Shelbourne’s gamer on Tuesday night: “An unofficial stat the Cavaliers have been keeping this season on James is chasedown[...]
I spent more time Wednesday thinking about the Los Angeles Clippers than I wanted to. Tuesday night’s loss combined with the Sterling incident, and Chris’ bitching have produced a sulfurous funk, what Simmons calls the stench, around the team. Clippers fans, with rare exceptions, are accustomed to the lay[...]
If you care to subject yourself to another viewing of the final set, here’s the video [go to 2:00 mark]: Here’s Mike Dunleavy’s explanation of what he designed in the huddle: We ran a side out-of-bounds play, trying to get the ball into Baron to set up our last play of the game. We didn’t do a [...]
In the spirit of Harold Pinter, let’s tell the story of this tragedy in reverse. [4th, 0:06.6] This game ends for the Clippers the way it begins — with a Zach Randolph airball from 27 feet. What do the Clippers want, down two points with a hair over six seconds remaining? According to Mike Dunleavy, ̶[...]
This is an exciting time for those trying to find new and compelling ways to understand basketball through analytical means. The sphere of advanced statistical analytics is experiencing a golden era, and I was fortunate enough to be at ground zero this past weekend — the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. S[...]
A quick glance at the play-by-play reveals that the Clippers didn’t convert a single bucket from the field after Al Thornton’s layup at the 7:18 mark of the fourth quarter. Impressions of the final moments: Breakdown of the last 6:33, after Eric Gordon hits a free throw to push the lead to 8, Clippers 102 &[...]
Tonight will be the first game I’ll be unable to watch in the past two seasons. I might be able to catch a League Pass Broadband archive, but on Sunday night at the earliest. That being the case, I’d like to open up recap duties to the community here. Whether you’re a regular commenter, a devoted re[...]