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[...]

Juwan Howard may typify this current incarnation of the Blazers perfectly. While most everyone expected the Blazers to fall apart long ago, they simply haven’t. Tonight the 36 year old Howard throws down a devastating jam on Chris Kaman at the end of the first half that defies all logic, but l[...]

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[...]

Six thoughts from D.J. and me about the blowout in Phoenix: Chris Kaman controls the game early. He faces only single coverage vs. Amare Stoudemire.  Over a six-possession stint in the middle of the first quarter, Kaman works himself five good looks, draining three of them. He overpowers, outwits an[...]

On Wednesday night the Clippers successfully exploited their individual mismatches to the tune of 120 points, and for the first half of tonight’s game it’s more of the same. Chris Kaman wins the ambidextrous influenced battle with David Lee early, scoring multiple times on Lee in single [...]

A game against Minnesota presents the Clippers with a philosophical challenge. They have such significant offensive advantages over the Wolves at virtually every position on the floor, it’s almost a shame not to engage Minnesota in one-on-one, isolation basketball. Most nights, that strategy grinds [...]

Despite a number of dominating spurts by both teams, Monday’s game against the Wizards is a microcosmic win for the Clippers. They play strong half-court defense throughout most of the game, but lose the first half because they can’t control the defensive glass. There are few players in [...]