News broke this morning that Russell Westbrook, the dynamic point guard of the Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a small tear in his lateral meniscus during yesterday’s game versus the Houston Rockets. Meniscus surgeries vary in approach and degree. If the tear occurred near the edge of the later[...]
It seems like ancient history now, but way back on Sunday, something sinister happened. Late in the fourth quarter of a suddenly competitive afternoon matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers, Serge Ibaka and Blake Griffin entangled themselves in a fierce battle for pos[...]
Five first-half minutes for Eric Bledsoe. Four second-half minutes for Eric Bledsoe. And against the Thunder in particular that didn’t seem like it made perfect sense. Bledsoe is the Clippers’ best perimeter defender, but against Oklahoma City, his quality is less important than his styl[...]
L.A. Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Staples Center March 3, 2013 12:30 p.m. PST ABC Do we realize the Clippers sit only 0.5 games back of the Thunder in the Western Conference standings? It may not seem that way, but Los Angeles has won eight of its previous nine games and has put itself in real[...]
A showdown between the leagues elite isn’t a showdown when one team’s best player is sidelined. It doesn’t mean it didn’t sting, though. The Clippers were within 7 with 9 minutes to go in the fourth quarter before a Durant banked 3 put it out of reach. A banked 3. Who needs a[...]
L.A. Clippers vs. OKC Thunder Staples Center January 22, 2013 7:30p PT FOX Prime Ticket | NBA TV Chris Paul is a game-time decision. What else needs to be said beyond that? Yes, these are currently the two best teams in the NBA. Yes, this game is for the best record in league. But considering how ho[...]
“What happened to the good ole days when point guards guarded point guards,” Chris Paul asked rhetorically during the first quarter. The man who has become the heart and soul of the Clippers success seemed to know early on that tonight’s matchup was not going to look like “th[...]