Against one of the league’s defensive juggernauts, the Clippers cast their fortunes with their three-point shot. They launch 28 attempts from beyond the arc — their largest total this season — making 11. For over one half of basketball, the strategy pays off. Then, at about the 7:00ish mark of the t[...]
Baron Davis checks into the game for the first time at [1st, 5:37], along with Marcus Camby. Davis hasn’t played since New Years Eve, and Camby is coming off a five-game absence. The Clippers trail 14-6 and have looked frenetic and without any rhythm whatsoever. [1st, 5:37] The Clips are moving right to left. [...]
Al Thornton and Eric Gordon will be arch rivals — at least for a couple of hours. Both Clippers have been selected to play in the 2009 Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend in Phoenix: Forward Jeff Green, Durant’s teammate in Oklahoma City, joins him on the Sophomore team, which also includes Atlanta Ha[...]
Given his combination of brute strength and quickness, there’s really no reason that Eric Gordon should record his first rebound at the [3rd, 1:44] mark, particularly with Camby on the shelf. But that’s what happened Friday night against Oklahoma City. In Monday night’s game vs. Portland, Gordon put[...]
Going into the 2008 NBA Draft — before Baron Davis signed a five-year, $65M contract to serve as the Clippers point guard through 2013, and before Elton Brand slipped out the back door — the Clippers were a team in desperate need of a backcourt scorer, and preferably one that could play the point. Unlike t[...]