For the sixth year in a row the Los Angeles Clippers have taken their leave of the playoffs before the conference finals. Extenuating circumstances plagued the team the last two seasons with injuries to Paul and Griffin coming at inconvenient points in both series, robbing the team of true closure, [...]
It’s a testament to these Clippers that, for as much of a slog as this series has become, they’ve still found ways to succeed. Since Blake Griffin’s injury and Gobert’s return, Utah has wrested control over how these games are going to be played–slow, ugly, and with a lot of [...]
It was fitting that Joe Johnson a.k.a Iso Joe a.k.a Joe Jesus hit the jumper over Luc Mbah a Moute’s outstretched arm to essentially seal it. Johnson, a former star whose game remains unchanged despite the ravages of time even as his impactful minutes on the court have slowly decreased, is the kind [...]
It took one full game and another three days to stew on it, but it feels as though the Los Angeles Clippers have manifested the idea that the Utah Jazz have a 7-1, 245 lb. hole in the epicenter of their defense as the Clippers shot 33 times at the rim and made 27 of them–a 24-point difference from G[...]
Thursday and Saturday’s games saw the Clippers build, lose and then regain sizable leads against the Suns and the Lakers respectively. Chris Paul and Blake Griffin led the way in both games posting impressive numbers and the Clips offense as a whole has looked strong in the three games followi[...]
At least the Clippers keep their inconsistency rather predictable. Impressive win versus a potential first round opponent? Here’s as horrendous a loss as you will see this season the next day. On Wednesday, the Clippers handled a Wizards team with the ninth best net rating in the league with t[...]
The hopes and expectations of the initial Blake Griffin and Chris Paul pairing were to begin a new chapter for a Clippers franchise that has known little more than perpetual disappointment. The goodwill grew quickly with an unfathomable comeback on the road against Memphis. The acquisition of a titl[...]
(Photo by Jacob Gonzalez / Los Angeles Clippers) Through a tumultuous couple of weeks that saw confidence in the Clipper’s chances to advance beyond the first round plummet, Saturday’s impressive performance against the Jazz served as an encouraging sign of things to come. As things stan[...]
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