With time expiring in the first half and Portland leading 63-39, Brandon Roy brings the ball upcourt, covered tightly by Baron Davis.  Roy guards his left-handed dribble by squaring his shoulders parallel to the sideline against Davis.  At about :09, Roy lowers his right shoulder into Baron’s [...]

Baron Davis nails 18 3PAs in a minute, beating Steve Nash’s record of 16.  [Hat tip: Skeets via Stern Warning] If you’re scoring at home, that’s 18 for 23 in one minute on ibeatyou.com, and 63 for 224 in 1,425 minutes as a Clipper this season. Makes sense: Baron on catch-and-shoot [...]

When asked Wednesday night if he was being asked to make personnel decisions with a mind toward the  economic downturn, Dunleavy responded that he’d spoken to ownership and was told “to make basketball decisions.”    Other than a vague report from Johnny Ludden about a deal between[...]

Scores have been corrected during regulation summary. One of the hazards of playing a team like New York or Golden State is that gluttonous chuckers treat the game like an all-you-can-shoot buffet, launching unconscionable jumpers with :19 left on the shot clock.  For much of the night, the Clippers[...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While it’s always frustrating when a game isn’t televised in Los Angeles, rest assured that those of you without League Pass missed one of the least telegenic games of the season. Those low double-teams that fueled the Clippers’ ball movement in Atlanta on S[...]

“This is borderline embarrassing” –- Ralph Lawler [2nd, 6:25] Want to watch something truly embarrassing?  Take a look at Baron Davis and Marcus Camby defend a high screen by Rashard Lewis at the top of the arc: [2nd, 0:40] In the pantheon of NBA power forwards, Lewis isn’t exactly a bruiser. [...]

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.  Eve[...]

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[...]