As if it weren’t obvious from the crickets chirping around these parts over the past week, I’ve been away from Los Angeles.  I’ve been able to watch the Clippers only in fits and starts on a lousy connection that freezes my League Pass every 90 seconds.  This suspended animation pr[...]

I did not have a chance to see the game, but was able to catch the final play this morning. A couple things caught my attention, though some of them are obscured by the broadcast production, which cut away from the halfcourt for a tight shot on Baron as the Clippers were getting set. When Novak firs[...]

Scores have been corrected during regulation summary. One of the hazards of playing a team like New York or Golden State is that gluttonous chuckers treat the game like an all-you-can-shoot buffet, launching unconscionable jumpers with :19 left on the shot clock.  For much of the night, the Clippers[...]

Against one of the league’s defensive juggernauts, the Clippers cast their fortunes with their three-point shot.  They launch 28 attempts from beyond the arc — their largest total this season — making 11.  For over one half of basketball, the strategy pays off. Then, at about the 7[...]

The devastating combination of length, agility, and passing ability among the Lakers’ bigs makes it difficult to be too frustrated by their dominance over the Clippers up front.   The Lakers score 70 points in the paint tonight, the majority of which belong to Andrew Bynum, who finishes with 4[...]

When Mike Dunleavy was asked prior to Saturday night’s game whether he had plans to use Steve Novak more, he smiled at the room of reporters. “If you can help me figure out how to get him more shots, I’m on board.”  Dunleavy’s wry response speaks to the difficulty of hi[...]

For the better part of a month, Marcus Camby stabilized the Clippers’ interior play — both their rebounding attack and the business of patrolling the paint defensively.   As bad as things got for the Clippers over their twelve-game losing streak that ended on Saturday night, Camby helped[...]

One of the few beneficiaries of the Clippers’ injury situation this season has been sharpshooting forward Steve Novak.  On Sunday afternoon, Novak went 3-3 from the field — all three FGMs were from beyond the arc.  He finished the game with a +13, far and away the best rating of any Clip[...]