The Clippers boarded their chartered jet on Monday brimming with optimism, eager to ride that euphoria into Memphis against a Grizzlies team that’s been basking in the warm glow of .500hood. Respectability? The Grizzlies have been at that party for the better part of two weeks. Recent road win[...]
Baron Davis is a creature of Los Angeles, but the Clips shooting guard has an urban crush on New York City. Whether he’s playing in Steve Nash’s annual soccer game in Central Park or dribbling his way from the Brooklyn Bridge up through Greenwich Village (and the hollowed West 4th Street[...]
Five thoughts from today’s win: Defense Carries: The defensive rotations are becoming tighter by the game. The traps are coming from all the right places on the floor, off-ball defenders are sagging and providing help off pick-and-rolls, and at least one of the Clipper big men is protecting th[...]
Hours before the Clippers knocked off the Lakers on Wednesday, I asked Mike Dunleavy how a coach can tell the difference between real, permanent growth and the fleeting illusion of improvement. “You ask yourself, ‘Is the team able to do what it wants to do?’” Wednesday night,[...]
There’s a sequence late in the fourth quarter of tonight’s game where Baron Davis is leading the break up the middle of the court. He’s flanked by Eric Gordon on his right, who trails behind Baron only slightly. Baron separates from the pack, and then does something that evokes mem[...]
Six thoughts from the win last night: Generally speaking, the Clippers are not a very good shooting team. Coming into last night’s game the team ranked 23rd in field goal percentage from the 10-15 feet range, 24th in field goal percentage from 16-23 feet, and 26th in effective field goal perce[...]
The Clippers post an efficient offensive game — one that would have been exceptional if not for the bevy of offensive miscues, sloppy interior passes, a series of botched shots at the rim, missed free throws, and offensive rebounds that slide off the Clippers’ fingertips. Still, they use[...]
Please visit TrueHoop for Baron’s breakdown of his buzzer-beater over the Celtics Sunday night. Fun fact: Baron says Rajon Rondo actually got his hand on the ball before Baron released the shot.[...]