LOS ANGELES — The Clippers had just convincingly taken down the team that not only came into play Monday with the NBA’s best record and having won 20 of its past 21 games — but which also ended their playoff run last season in Western Conference finals. 718 more words
Clippers take business-like approach into game vs. Utah Jazz — Press Enterprise
It’s personal policy that Tyronn Lue stay cool on the sideline. So much so that when the Clippers coach was asked Friday about his evident displeasure after a fruitless and particularly irksome sequence late in their victory over the Lakers, he balked, emotional about having been perceived as emotional: “I looked frustrated? Damn.” That strategic…
What gets Clippers coach Tyronn Lue fired up? — Daily News
Both teams needed this one. The Clippers got it. A pair of teams playing at less than full strength and, largely because of that, less than optimally of late, met Monday night hoping the matchup against the other might help them get on track. Neither side led by more than seven points until the Clippers…
Balanced Clippers outlast depleted Blazers — Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES — Luke Kennard scored 19 points and was most displeased. Luke Kennard scored 19 points and was, in a word, “great!” What a difference a win makes. 879 more words
Clippers’ Luke Kennard enjoys his role in victory over Lakers — Orange County Register
ESPN liked Tuesday’s Warriors-Suns game so much that it decided to air the rematch Friday, bumping the battle for Los Angeles off its airwaves. Never mind that the Lakers are missing LeBron James, who expected to miss multiple games due to the NBA’s coronavirus protocols (he said in October that he’s vaccinated). Or that Kawhi…
Warriors’ rematch with Suns pushes Lakers-Clippers off national TV — Red Bluff Daily News
LOS ANGELES — In a sense, Staples Center was the site of a pair of G League games Wednesday. Midday, the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario – the organization’s developmental team – borrowed the arena to defeat the Salt Lake City Stars, 116-108. By the fourth quarter of the NBA game there later that night, a…
Short-handed Clippers trail Kings from start to finish — Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES — Outrebounded and out-Valanciunas’d, the Clippers finally shot well but still came up short on Monday night in a deflating 123-104 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Jonas Valanciunas, New Orleans’ bearded big man, scored 29 of his career-high 39 points in the first half, when he shot 7 for 7 from 3-point…
Clippers fall to Pelicans again as Valanciunas enjoys career night — San Gabriel Valley Tribune
PLAYA VISTA — Before he was one of the select 450 men who compose the NBA, Ivica Zubac said he would watch Stephen Curry play basketball on TV and marvel: “Crazy.” 817 more words
Clippers brace for test against Stephen Curry, Warriors — Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES — Mook is back, and none too soon. The Clippers — 10-8 entering Friday’s day-after-Thanksgiving matinee against the 4-14 Detroit Pistons at Staples Center — have been short-handed all season. 837 more words
Clippers’ Marcus Morris Sr. happy to be back — Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES — An early comeback, a gut-check late, just your average Thursday night at Staples Center for the Clippers, for whom this victory – their sixth in a row – fit a familiar pattern. In the end, with the pressure on and the crowd chanting his name, Reggie Jackson knocked down four free throws…
Clippers escape early hole, outlast Heat for 6th straight win — Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES — A youngster in the front row mimicked Paul George late in Tuesday’s 117-109 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, jumping out of his courtside seat to flex his biceps back at the flexing All-Star, whose continued heavy lifting helped the Clippers notch their fifth consecutive victory. George had just converted a basket…
Paul George, Clippers flex on Blazers for 5th straight win — Daily Breeze
The Timberwolves were rolling. They were playing their best defense of the year, which is saying something. The offense was fluid and effective. Shots were falling and the lead was growing. It was the definition of a complete performance. Minnesota was up 49-29 over the Clippers midway through the second quarter, and appeared destined to…
Timberwolves fall apart in second half, lose fourth straight — Twin Cities
The view from left field 