If you follow politics, you may recall some confusion back in January concerning the results of the Iowa Republican primary caucuses. Although Mitt Romney was initially declared the winner, a later tally, after the votes were certified and recounted, showed Rick Santorum ahead by 19 votes. The 24-cable news chan[...]
The Clippers lost at home to the Spurs 103-100 in overtime in one of the craziest games of the season. First, check out the Lob City Ledger over at ESPNLA.com by Jordan Heimer, then let’s dive into three things. The Good Randy Foye’s Third Quarter Explosion: What a roller coaster. The Clippers moved [...]
I owe Caron Butler (and Neil Olshey) an apology. When the Clippers originally signed Butler, I panned the signing pretty hard. Butler was an injury-prone player coming off a season-ending knee surgery with a habit of using a lot of possessions. He was a career 31 percent 3-point shooter. It just seemed like an awful lo[...]
After being down as much as 18, the Clippers stormed back and beat the Blazers in Portland, 74-71. This game was so confusing and unexpected that we had to bring in a fourth to run a 4-on-3 on these questions. Your contributors tonight: Nick Flynt, Jovan Buha, Jordan Heimer and Michael Shagrin. 1. What was the key to t[...]
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As the midpoint of the season approaches, players’ roles and rotation spots, as well as team identities, begin to reveal themselves. The contenders begin to separate from the pack, understanding their strengths and weaknesses, analyzing what line-ups work and don’t work, and accepting what to expect from their pl[...]
Two weeks ago, the Clippers ran the Wizards off the D.C. floor. Last night, the Wizards played in Portland. So you’d think that the Clippers, returned home from a long road trip, would put the Wizards away quickly, right? That 18 point win might fool you, but for the majority of this game, the Wizards were in thi[...]
From Marc Stein: The New York Knicks are the presumptive favorites to sign free-agent swingman J.R. Smith when he returns from China later this week, but Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul likes his team’s chances of convincing Smith to take less money to sign with it. “I think our chances are very high,[...]