Blake Griffin snatched the rebound off a Joakim Noah point-blank miss and took off. He broke left, in stride, speeding past his teammates. As he hit the 3-point line, he carved past Luol Deng and took a step into the paint. Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich approached to trap him, but it didn’t matter.[...]
The Clippers are 6-2 and have wins over the Grizzlies, Lakers, Spurs, and now the defending champion Heat. This means two things: 1. The Clippers are looking like legitimate contenders. 2. Clipper media coverage – both nationally and locally – is about to hit an all-time high. To honor t[...]
The NBA and Sprint announced the players on the 2013 All-Star ballot on Wednesday and L.A. Clippers Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Grant Hill and Chauncey Billups made the list. 36 “frontcourt” and 24 guards were selected from each conference, totaling 120 players. The ballot was decided by [...]
Kevin Arnovitz weighs in on the budding chemistry between Blake Griffin and Chris Paul over at TrueHoop. Here’s an excerpt from his wonderful post: On a Saturday afternoon last spring, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin took the podium in the interview room at Staples Center after the Clipper[...]
“It’s pretty disheartening the Clippers played so poorly this game. They were completely unprepared for the intensity of the playoffs,” I said as the fourth quarter began. “Oh look, and now they’re going on the patented ‘too-little-too-late’ run to make the final score look respectable.” After the t[...]
Settle down, Blossom’s best friend forever. Yes, we like you and your sassy disposition, but we’re talking about six plays the Clippers run that the ClipperBlog staff likes this season. What are the best things on the menu this year for the Clippers? What did we miss? Let’s go to t[...]
In case you’ve missed it or don’t have an Insider account, ESPN’s John Hollinger has been releasing his regular season forecast day-by-day starting last week. Today, he revealed his sixth-seed projection for the Eastern and Western conference. Alas, the Clippers came in at No. 6, b[...]
It wasn’t pretty, but the Clippers defeated the Heat in Chris Paul’s return from injury first preseason game this season. The Clippers led early and throughout, a stark contrast from the bashing they took in their first meeting with the Heat. However, L.A. nearly blew its 17-point fourth[...]