From Clippers.com: The Los Angeles Clippers’ Eric Gordon and the New Jersey Nets’ Brook Lopez today were named the Western and Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in January. Gordon, who edged out Minnesota’s Kevin Love for Western Conference Rookie of the Month, ranked firs[...]
Accept as an article of faith that the worst-shooting team in basketball isn’t going to win many basketball games when it turns the ball over 25 times. Fred Jones has never looked less like an NBA point guard than he does tonight. He delivers a series of lazy passes off basic S/R action. Even Marcus Camby, a ce[...]
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[...]