Derrick Rose, Danny Granger, Danilo Gallinari, Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant. These aren’t starters for this year’s NBA All-Star game, rather, it’s a list of star players who have missed critical games during the 2013 NBA Playoffs. You can now add Russell Westbrook to that list. The fifth-year point guard was injured in the first half of Wednesday’s game against ... Read More »
Aside from the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder versus the No. 8 seed Houston Rockets Western Conference matchup, every other matchup contains a team from California. The Los Angeles Lakers, the No. 7 seed, are facing the No. 2 seed San Antonio Spurs. The winner of this matchup will face the winner between the No. 6 seed Golden State ... Read More »
Chris Paul is playing a man’s game. The Clippers’ dynamic point guard went into hero mode on Monday night in Game 2 of the opening round of the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies and showed up in as big a way possible, hitting the game-winner and vaulting the Clips to a commanding 2-0 series lead. Paul finished ... Read More »
The most important player in the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies series is a guard. He’s an athletic, defensive, and young guard. His contributions go beyond a box score for the Clippers. His name isn’t Chris Paul. The most important player is Eric Bledsoe. The 23-year old reserve guard is not just an X-factor, he’s the reason the Clippers ... Read More »
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin and Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph spend most of the time under the rim as if they were in a wrestling match for the heavyweight title, and it is enjoyable to watch. Their battles for position are heated, thunderous and a test of strength. According to ESPN’s Arash Markaszi, Griffin says that his and ... Read More »
The Los Angeles Clippers will play the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Again. With the last game, a victory in Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena, the Clippers have a date with the fifth seed Memphis Grizzlies. The kicker with this playoff rematch (the two teams met last year in an exhausting 7-game series) is the home ... Read More »
Call it poetic justice or mere coincidence. I call it fitting. The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Los Angeles Lakers to clinch their first Pacific Division in the history of the franchise. While it wasn’t a passing of the torch, it was damn close. It had to be the Lakers for the division crown. The one team that held the ... Read More »
On Sunday, April 7, 2013, the Western Conference playoff standings continued to take shape, as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with a convincing 109-95 victory and the Utah Jazz defeated the Golden State Warriors by a closer 97-90 margin. With five Western Conference teams already clinching their spot in the playoffs (San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City ... Read More »
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