Chris Paul vs. Dirk Nowitzki. Two of the NBA’s best shooters and most-efficient scorers. One is barely six feet, the other a tad over seven feet. They couldn’t be more similar and different at the same time. Each scored 33 points, going mano y mano in the fourth quarter and overtime, but[...]
Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas Mavericks American Airlines Center March 26, 2013 6:30 p.m. PST TNT The Mavericks have decided they won’t shave until they get back to .500. That’s a pretty cool team policy; problem is that it’s taken them a little longer to get back to .500 than the[...]
It was much closer than last time when the Clippers thrashed the Mavericks 112-90, but in the end, it was the same result. The Clippers overwhelmed the Mavericks with their talent and half-court pressure defense, and Dallas couldn’t capitalize on their opportunities down the stretch. With the [...]
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin both had double-doubles in a 112-90 victory last time the Clippers welcomed the Mavs to the Staples Center. The Clips try to improve to 2-0 against Dallas tonight at 7:30 PT on ESPN. 1. How can the Clippers contain O.J. Mayo and his 43 percent shooting from three? Jordan[...]
Something that’s been bugging me from Wednesday’s blowout win over the Mavs was a minor hiccup in the Clippers’ transition defense. But not in the immediate defense, which was actually quite good, but in covering the secondary break. A simple error in communication (or lack thereof[...]
We’re living in the future, y’all. This was about as close we’ll get to slamball (RIP) without trampolines, because the Clippers absolutely put on a dunkfest against former ‘mates Chris Kaman and Elton Brand in a 112-90 win over the Mavericks. We are all witnesses on posters.[...]