Most postseason projections consider full-season results. But teams’ identities can radically change by the playoffs.
Adjusting for postseason rotations: Should Clippers be title favorite? Are Trail Blazers sleeping giant? — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Clippers guard Paul George shoots over Hornets guard Terry Rozier during the first half of Thursday’s game in Charlotte, N.C. The Clippers made 21 of their 45 3-point shots in a 113-90 victory. 3,674 more words
Clippers turn it around at halftime, crush Hornets — Daily Bulletin
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Paul George had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Reggie Jackson added 19 points off the bench on five 3-pointers and the Los Angeles Clippers handed the slumping Charlotte Hornets their fourth loss in the last five games, 113-90 on Thursday night. Kawhi Leonard had 16 points and nine rebounds for the […]
George scores 20, Clippers roll past slumping Hornets 113-90 — WNCT
The team continues to be cautious with the veteran center, who is expected to miss his 30th game with lower back tightness.
Clippers signal Serge Ibaka will miss another game – with only 2 more left — Orange County Register
The Clippers have just 11 rotations of the Earth — and, in that time, just four regular-season games — left to prepare their lineup rotations before embarking on what they hope will be a historic, redemptive journey when the playoffs start May 22. Almost on cue, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are healthy enough to…
Tyronn Lue, Clippers locking in their playoff rotation — Press Telegram
All season, the Clippers’ opponents have felt the heat from 3-point range. Tyronn Lue’s squad continues to be the NBA’s best-shooting team – 41.7% – from behind the arc. That’s not so far off the 1996-97 Charlotte Hornets’ record rate of 42.8%. Seven Clippers regulars are shooting better than 40% from behind the arc. To…
Clippers’ play-after-the-play philosophy paying off from 3-point range — Press Telegram
For his part, Coach Tyronn Lue expressed dismay after the Clippers recorded 22 turnovers Thursday, the third time in five games they’ve exceeded 18 giveaways.
Clippers offer different perspectives on growing turnover numbers — San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Tyronn Lue encouraged Yogi Ferrell: “Just be yourself.” That proved to be good advice; in limited time, the speedy, 6-foot point guard played his game and impressed his new team. 585 more words
Clippers signing Yogi Ferrell for the rest of the season — Press Telegram
The Clippers get within one point midway through the fourth quarter, but Paul (28 points, 10 assists) scores three consecutive tough baskets to retake control and the Suns hold on for a 109-101 win.
Clippers lose to Chris Paul, Suns in Phoenix — Press Enterprise
LOS ANGELES — Let’s test your Clippers trivia: Ivica Zubac leads the NBA in ___. Give up? It’s a relatively important category. Games played! The Clippers’ fifth-year center has played in every game this season, lacing them up for the 61st time Wednesday night against Memphis – a game in which L.A. 708 more words
Clippers center Ivica Zubac’s ‘Iron Man thing’ — Daily News
The Clippers – severely short-handed, supremely hot-handed – arrived in Portland on a roll. They entered the fray Tuesday shooting a league-high 42.1% from 3-point range, and having won 14 of their past 17 games despite playing without starters Serge Ibaka, Patrick Beverley, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George for all or some of those. On…
Paul George, Clippers rally past Blazers — Orange County Register
The Clippers are coming home from their three-game road swing for a bona fide meet-and-greet, a long-awaited home game at Staples Center in front of people who’ve bought to tickets to be there – and possibly to bear witness to some personal scoring history by Paul George. 918 more words
Clippers’ Paul George flourishing despite foot injury — Daily Breeze
The view from left field 