The Houston Rockets are without Kevin Martin and Shane Battier Thursday night, but their primary offensive strategies remain constant: They exploit any opportunity to beat you early, before the defense can get set, even after made buckets on the other end. They move the ball within the confines of t[...]

If there were ever a blueprint for Baron Davis to follow, it’s the one created by his opponent tonight in Jason Kidd. Kidd is 37 years old in a league dominated by quick guards, most of which are a decade younger than him. Athletically, he doesn’t have much left in the tank. Kidd’s[...]

Can we kindly suspend the term trap game with regard to any team not vying for a playoff spot and certainly one that’s lost 10 of its last 12 games? The Clippers don’t have trap games any more than anarchists have agenda items. Why have the Clippers descended to such an abject state? It&[...]

The Clippers are a tough team to get a handle on, even this far into the season. We’ve seen good Baron Davis (like tonight), and we’ve seen bad Baron Davis. We’ve seen stretches where the Clippers played borderline great defense (like the stretch of wins where they slowed down Kobe[...]

Charlie Widdoes composed this recap of the Clippers’ loss in Charlotte: Clippers fans are all too familiar with this phase of the season. Out of playoff contention for a while now, the mission inevitably shifts to building for the future. Sure, Neil Olshey and Donald Sterling talk about “winni[...]

From his blog: The Clippers are in turmoil and have announced they “want to win now.” Is this possible? Since trading away Marcus Camby the Clippers have played around 8 points worse than an average NBA team. Surprisingly, most of the poor play has occurred when Steve Blake is in. Blake had played g[...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder has been a good measuring stick for the Clippers the past two years.  In the final game of the 2009 campaign, the 23-win Thunder team hammered the Clippers at the Staples Center by 41 points, 126-85.  In a nightmare season, marred by injuries, the 2009 Clippers walked off t[...]

There is a swirl of themes surrounding the Clippers right now, many of which come into focus in a big win over a very good team Monday night, albeit the Clips almost blow the game in spectacular fashion over the final couple of minutes. It’s clear that the Clippers aren’t a horrible team[...]