“It’s over,” Chris Paul said. “You almost take it for granted.” The Los Angeles Clippers’ season is over. The best regular season ended in the first round against the Memphis Grizzlies. In retrospect, a Pacific Division title, over 50 victories, and the fourth seed in the Western Conference are amazing accomplishments for a Clipper franchise that had so few, but ... 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 »
In November, Phil Jackson was all but certain he would be coaching the Los Angeles Lakers again. Then for one reason or other the Lakers decided that Mike D’Antoni was a better fit to the team. Now as the season is coming to a close and NBA jobs are about to begin to open up Jackson again may want ... Read More »
Los Angeles Clippers forwards Blake Griffin and Matt Barnes are the team’s latest injuries with Griffin suffering from a swollen left calf and Barnes from a sprained left ankle, as reported by the LA Times. Griffin was hampered by the calf injury during last Friday’s 104-102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. However, he played 38 minutes and scored 18 ... Read More »
After the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the injury-depleted New York Knicks on Sunday at Staples Center, much of the focus turned to talk of the postseason. Ready for March Madness? Enter the $100K NCAA Bracket Challenge today with Sports Out West! The Knicks are a bona fide playoff team, even without three of their key players in Carmelo Anthony, Tyson ... Read More »
When Oklahoma City Thunder big man Serge Ibaka gave Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin a cheap shot in the groin area, the reigning king of the slam dunk went down in a heap. If that had happened to Kobe Bryant, it would’ve played out differently. “I probably would have smacked [Ibaka] in the mouth,” Bryant said to reporters after ... Read More »
In a meaningless exhibition game, it was Los Angeles Clippers superstar Chris Paul who made team history by winning the MVP award in the Western Conference’s 142-138 win over the Eastern Conference in the 2013 NBA All-Star game. The award marks the first in Clippers’ franchise history, and likely won’t be the last as Paul figures to be a staple ... Read More »
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