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Clippers vs Heat – Dwyane Wade Carries LeBron James For Once
It doesn’t always have to be LeBron James that takes over for the Miami Heat when they’re struggling or facing tough opposition. The Los Angeles Clippers tried to force a pace an older team like the NBA champions can’t cope with, but a great shooting performance from Dwyane Wade early in the fourth quarter was enough to pull away from a stubborn team en route to a 102-97 win.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul Looking Like an Early MVP
Even with a 137-118 win over the Houston Rockets, the streaking Los Angeles Clippers aren’t happy with what they’ve done so far, which also happens to be the best scoring team in the NBA, while Chris Paul keeps on putting big numbers but thinking about bigger prizes.
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Warriors vs Clippers – Chris Paul Brings Back Lob City
Since taking the head coach job of the Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers has been preaching defense, not flash. However, in the 126-115 win over the Golden State Warriors, led by Chris Paul and his 42 points, what most people will remember are the alley oop dunks by Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Defense is Still a Huge Problem
All the talk of being one of the favorites in the Western Conference went to the heads of some Los Angeles Clippers players, who looked a lot less special and impressive, especially on defense, which was the team’s Achilles heel last season as well.
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NBA Season Preview: Best Power Forwards
It’s getting harder to define what is a power forward and what is a center these days in the NBA, but it’s still possible. In any case, after eliminating the hybrids and weeded out the not good enough, we’re left with six players that make us feel confident about attacking best to their name: Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love and David West.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Paul Takes Preseason Seriously
It’s hard to say what Doc Rivers was thinking as he let Chris Paul and Blake Griffin play for over 40 minutes in a preseason, but it did get out the best from his point guard, delivering a performance in overtime for the Los Angeles Clippers that’s rarely seen by a proven star in a meaningless game.
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No More Lob City For Blake Griffin & Los Angeles Clippers
Even though it’s been quite a while since the Los Angeles Clippers were only identified by dunking and playing high flying basketball epitomized by Blake Griffin connecting with Chris Paul and getting the nickname ‘Lob City,’ there’s a good chance that with Doc Rivers now coaching the team, those days are over.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & Los Angeles Clippers Might Trade Dwight Howard, Blake Griffin & Eric Bledsoe
There hasn’t been a single word from either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Los Angeles Clippers about a potential trade, involving Dwight Howard going one way in exchange for Blake Griffin and Eric Bledsoe, but external powers have a way of actually turning fantasy to reality, even in the world of high powered NBA executives.
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Memphis Grizzlies – Zach Randolph Completes Destruction of Blake Griffin
If it wasn’t for Zach Randolph switching gears after the first two games in the series, maybe Blake Griffin wouldn’t be injured right now. But the Memphis Grizzlies forward wasn’t about to find himself out of the playoffs in the first round for a second year in a row, simply steamrolling and bulldozing the competition to make it three wins in a row as his team has taken over the series.
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Chris Paul Holds the Key to the Los Angeles Clippers Keeping Him
It’s hard to describe the feeling of the last couple of years to those not following the Los Angeles Clippers up closely for most of their life, not really used to seeing stars playing for the team and actually succeed with it in a way that makes losing in the first round of the playoffs sound like a disappointment. Chris Paul, above everyone else, has been in charge of creating that change.