Watching the postseason over the past couple of weeks has offered a reminder that the NBA, at its essence, is a game of exploiting mismatches in the halfcourt. Good teams do this effectively when their offenses are humming.  The standout defensive teams? They’re the ones who can recover from, [...]

The day following their season-ending loss to Oklahoma City, the Clippers contributed $25,000 to Budget Reform Now. The group supports Propositions 1A-1F, which would overhaul the budgetary process in Sacramento. The Warriors kicked in $25,000 of their own [Hat Tip: John Wildermuth] Smart post from [...]

From the Jerusalem Post: Maccabi Tel Aviv announced on Wednesday that it will play the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers during October in two preseason exhibition games. Maccabi will face the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on October 18, and will face the Clippers in Los Angeles two days la[...]

This season, a procession of visiting coaches delivered identical pregame bytes to the media prior to taking the court against the Clippers. “I told my guys that this is a talented NBA team they’re facing.  The Clippers have a lot of guys who can play.”  The 2008-09 Clippers’[...]

In a rare confluence of offensive efficiency and defensive moxie, the Clippers put together their most impressive half of basketball this season. They outscore Sacramento 35-13 in the first quarter, missing only eight shots in 24 possessions, and go into halftime with a 58-32 lead. Everything works.[...]

One number jumps out from the box score: The 24 turnovers. Squandering more than a quarter of possessions signifies a sloppy team– and by a fair measure, the Clippers are pretty sloppy tonight.  Somehow, though, this game stirs an earnest hope. Gutsy performance would be the rote characterizat[...]

This is the Clippers last game of a 6 game road trip, and as a reward they get a well rested Rockets team that hasn’t played in 4 days. Vegas has set the spread at 15.5, a relatively outrageous number for an NBA game. For all of you innocent cherubs out there who have never gambled, this means[...]

By all measures, the Clippers should be buried after a first quarter in which they give up 31 points on 24 possessions.  Guards are getting to the rack at will on the Clippers, whether it’s Rajon Rondo, Will Bynum, or even Roko Ukic.  Rondo shreds the Clippers defense tonight in the first peri[...]