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The idea has entered into the discussion recently, with three games left in the regular season, that Vinny Del Negro might consider resting some guys for the playoffs. It’s an unfamiliar quandary for the Clippers, but one that deserves some thought. The first question is, what would be the goal? Inherent in the c[...]

As you can tell, the Clippers are taking preparations for the playoffs — and a likely matchup with the Grizzlies — very seriously.  As such, they will honor the hockey tradition of growing out playoff beards.  This would be a fitting gesture for a team that engages nightly in a physical brand of play and ap[...]

Ready to put last night’s game behind you?  Then it’s your lucky day!  Two friends of ClipperBlog have taken turns praising Chris Paul, and both are worth an off-day look.  Enjoy: Michael Pina, of CelticsHub and Red94, but writing at his own site, Shaky Ankles, takes a moment to celebrate just another breat[...]

Here’s the Lob City Ledger from our guy Nick Flynt over at ESPNLA.com:   Blake Griffin 7-17 FG | 2-4 FT | 11 REB | 1 AST | 16 PTS | -3 GRADE: B Finding his offensive touches limited by the defense of Channing Frye and Markieff Morris (excluding the first quarter), Blake Griffin tried to respond by initiating[...]

It is now appropriate to talk about the Clippers “peaking at the right time,” with the playoffs only four games away. They’ve won 13 of the past 15, and naturally people are taking notice.  Here are some Found Objects from around the web: The reason the Clippers are in this position? Chris Paul, obvio[...]

The Clippers looked like they were being lured into the type of game they shouldn’t want to play against Denver, but former Nugget Kenyon Martin helped seal the deal in the end. Here’s the Lob City Ledger from ESPNLA.com:   Blake Griffin 5-12 FG | 2-6 FT | 7 REB | 5 AST | 12 PTS | +3 GRADE: B ThereR[...]

After watching the Clippers’ first 40 or so games, I didn’t really expect to see any big improvements late in the season, even after acquiring a new rotation player in Nick Young. And yet here we are with less than 10 games to go in the season and the Clippers are playing (more or less) their best basketbal[...]