L.A. Clippers 102, Washington 84
February 16th, 2012
Location – Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials – #47 Bennie Adams, #10 Ron Garretson, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance – 19135
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:30 PM
CLIPPERS 102, WIZARDS 84: Blake Griffin had 23 points and 15 rebounds and Caron Butler scored 21 to help host Los Angeles end Washington Wizards two-game road winning streak.
Los Angeles, returning after going 4-2 on a six-game trip, steadily wore down Washington. All five starters plus reserve Mo Williams (11 points) scored in double figures.
Chris Paul had 16 points and nine assists for the Clippers (18-9). DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Randy Foye scored 10 for Los Angeles, which went 11 of 21 on 3-pointers. Butler connected on five of them.
John Wall had 18 points and 11 assists for the Wizards (7-23). JaVale McGee also had 18 points.
Nick Young, coming off a career-high 35-point game, was limited to 14 and shot just 5 of 18. Jordan Crawford added 12.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Clippers guard Chauncey Billups had successful surgery in Colorado to repair his torn left Achilles tendon that cost him the remainder of his first season in Los Angeles. Billups is expected to stay in Colorado for about a month before starting rehabilitation in Los Angeles. … Clippers assistant Howard Eisley has been fined $15,000 for verbal abuse of an official at the end of Monday’s game against Dallas…. One game after going 9 of 17 on 3-pointers, the Wizards were just 5 of 22.
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February 15th, 2012
Wizards Vs Clippers Preview
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
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THE STORY: The Washington Wizards are becoming road warriors. Washington earned its second consecutive road win after starting 0-9, smashing Portland 124-109 on Tuesday. Nick Young led the Wizards with a season-high 35 points, going 7 of 8 on 3-pointers. The Wizards go for a three-game road winning streak as they take on the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Clippers return home after going 4-2 on a six-game trip they felt they could have swept. “We could have won this whole trip out,” Chris Paul said.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, Comcast SportsNet (Wizards), FS West (Clippers)
ABOUT THE WIZARDS (7-22): Young helped the Wizards record a season high in points. “It just felt good getting those 3s knocked down.” Young said. “We were all jelling off each other. I feel like we are turning into a good team.” JaVale McGee had his 10th double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds for Washington. The Wizards are 5-7 under coach Randy Wittman, who replaced Flip Saunders after an awful 2-15 start. They also have won three of their last five games.
ABOUT THE CLIPPERS (17-9): Caron Butler said he was caught up in the pregame ceremony when he received his 2011 championship ring from Dallas before Monday’s game. “I was very emotional. I didn’t think I was going to be as emotional. … It was a great feeling. I almost cried. I had to put my head down a couple of times to try to gather myself.”
BUZZER BEATERS:
1. Washington shot 60 percent from the field (48 of 80) and 52 percent on 3-pointers (9 of 17) in Tuesday’s victory.
2. The Clippers’ 17-9 start is their second best through 26 games in franchise history. The team started 18-8 in 1974-75 when it was based in Buffalo.
3. The Clippers’ 26-point win over the Wizards was their largest ever in Washington – and came despite the Clippers shooting just 6 of 17 from the line.
PREDICTION: Clippers 105, Wizards 94.
How did the Nuggets Smash Clippers on Thursday?
February 4th, 2012
After the 112-91 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday in L.A., Clippers’ star Blake Griffin said, ““It rattled me a little bit..It was a good foul, a hard foul.” Timofey Mozgov finally got a chance to give back some of the pounding he has been taking from some of the NBA’s high flying dunking machines, like Blake Griffin. Mozgov has long been posterized by a long list of NBA players, but tonight he finally got his payback in the third quarter. The Los Angeles Clippers let Danilo Gallinari drain five of five three pointers on the night, good for 21 points. Off the bench, Rudy Fernandez and Al Harrington each drained a pair of triples to further bury the Clippers. The Clips’ lone bright spot was Foye and Mo Williams off the bench, again, scoring 17 and 13 points respectively. The Clippers starting five looked disjointed and out of sync, especially Chauncey Billups who may have had trouble guarding some of the bigger Nuggets. DeAndre Jordan once again only got two touches, scoring only 2 points, but racking in 9 boards and a crazy 5 blocked shots. On the year, he is contending with the Washington Wizard’s Javale McGee for the most blocks. Aside from letting the Nuggets shoot 53%, what went wrong for the Clippers?
At home, the Clippers were a one point favorite and had a distinct advantage being the home favorite. On the year, they were 10-2 at home and 2-0 went being the home favorite on the year. However, this year Denver has been absurdly hot as an underdog. In six games as an underdog, Denver is 5-1. Against Pacific division opponents, they were also 4-1. This year is an anomaly so far in the matchup between these two teams because over the past three years, the Clippers have won all 3 matchups and an exciting 21 of their last 30 against the Nuggets (going back to 1996). Therefore, last night’s game was certainly an oddity. But it should be taken as a testament to the Nuggets fortitude on the season and how much they have progressed since last season and especially since the departure of Carmelo Anthony.
Last Sunday the two teams also met but in Denver. The result was somewhat different. There the Clippers won 109-105 behind Chauncey Billups’ 32 points. On Thursday, Chauncey struggled for any number of reasons, which may include 1.) age; 2.) too many games in a week; 3.) Billups’ role in the offense. On the season, he is averaging 15 points, 4 assists, and 2 threes a game on 35% shooting. On Wednesday, at Utah, Billups also shot poorly, going 1 for 8 for 8 points. On Sunday’s win at Denver, Billups shot 11 for 20 for 32 points. In fact, in the Clippers’ last four losses, Chauncey is only shooting 12 for 42, good for 28%. In the last four wins, he has shot 21 for 47, which is nearly 45%. Clearly, as Billups goes, so go the Clippers. Mozgov’s awesome block on Blake Griffin may be the highlight of the night, but Billups’ struggles are a deeper, more concerning problem.
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