Clippers win! Here’s my Lob City Ledger over at ESPNLA.com from the gutsy Game 7 win over Memphis. We’ll have a full recap coming tonight, but for now, here’s the Ledger: Blake Griffin 3-12 FG | 2-3 FT | 4 REB | 0 AST | 8 PTS | -5 GRADE: B Sometimes ugly is beautiful. Griffin couldn’t find ways [...]
Before we let you choose your own disaster, let me explain the first three quarters. No, there is no time — let me sum up. First problem: Chris Paul can’t penetrate or get in the lane. His hip is limiting his movement. Second problem: Blake Griffin can’t get up and down the floor like he usually does.[...]
Game 7 awaits. Here’s the Lob City Ledger from ESPNLA.com by our guy Jordan Heimer. I’ll have a special hangover edition recap in the morning. Blake Griffin 6-11 FG | 5-6 FT | 5 REB | 6 AST | 17 PTS | -2 GRADE: A- Haters will insist that his perpetual wince was faked. To the rest of us, Blake Griffin clearl[...]
Read this. Kevin Arnovitz put together a very detailed, incredibly fascinating look at how Clippers Vice President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey got to where he is today. From his acting days to his rapid advancement through basketball, this piece provides the incredible details of how Olshey made a career for h[...]
It wasn’t especially difficult to predict a Clipper loss to the Grizzlies in Game 5. Their regular season records suggested that the two teams were evenly matched to begin with, and despite a 3-1 Clippers lead going in, the point differential in this series backed that up — before last night, the Grizzlies[...]
Let’s just get this out of the way: So that happened. In about a six-minute span, two injuries to the two players the Clippers can least afford to lose. But let’s shelve this nightmare for a moment and focus on the horror preceding it: Glass Half Empty What on earth happened in the first quarter? It was like the series[...]