Game 67: Clippers (46-20) @ Jazz (22-43)

[QRich3]

Oh come on not another Paul injury, we need to keep gaining momentum for the playoffs

[50CALguns]

Ankle? Thought it was the groin.

EDIT: I didn't see the play.

[mkwest]

Spurs barely beat the fakers

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They're the first team to officially be eliminated from playoff contention.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

We all knew Lakers weren't going to the playoffs at this point. Now I hope we can have a solid finish. We're up 7 with less than 3 minutes to go. We just need to keep playing good defense

[mttwlsn16]

Spurs barely beat the fakers

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They're the first team to officially be eliminated from playoff contention.

That's unfortunate

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[mkwest]

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[thanumba2clippersfan]

I can't believe the refs said that ball was off a foot

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Now we just need to run clock, looks like we are just fine

[Ranma]

Collison just hit the Clippers' 9th three-point shot of the night, which signals not only our 10th straight win but also ups our record to 28-0 when the team hits 9 three-pointers in a game.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

This one wasn't pretty but we did it, we got another win and extend our win streak to 10. I'm happy that we really turned the game around in the 2nd half. Let's keep racking up the wins and helping our playoff position.

[Neddy]

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he was a force down low, played a good overall game with 5 assists but a non-facfor on the boards with 5 vs Kanter's 15. these young Utah Azz (not to be derogatory, but really, they ain't got no swing in Utah and they don't deserve the name Jazz. like the Hornets name going back to Charlotte, this name must return back to New Orleans and erase that atrocity of a name Pe---s) will be scary with their front line if they can get a good PG to lead them. much brighter future than the flakers.

[Ranma]

The Clips almost pulled a disappearing act before securing #10 heading into our St. Patty's Day game against the Nuggets.

[mkwest]

[Quake Griffin]

Was headed from Madison to Milwaukee when I checked ESPN and saw we were down 56-64.

Glad we pulled it off.
Maybe we can rest Paul against Cleveland?

[TheNewEra]

happy with the comeback.

[mkwest]

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[Ranma]

Lawrence Murray, ClipperBlog (3/14/14)

The Turnover
With 3:44 left in the 3rd quarter, Willie Green and Glen Davis entered the game for Darren Collison and Blake Griffin. The Clippers were down 70-62 in Utah, and had never led up to that point.

The game would never be the same, and the effect the subs had on Chris Paul was the main catalyst.

Collison had been guarding Trey Burke, forcing Paul to cover the much bigger Gordon Hayward. And Paul had been in a state of deference to Griffin offensively, who came out with the second-half scope. The subs allowed Paul to switch onto Burke … and completely take over.

Paul started with a trailing assist to Green, who hit a three. Davis split a pair at the line. Then Paul used a DeAndre Jordan screen to draw a Burke foul, making an elbow jumper in the process. Then Green picked a Hayward pass, which led to a spectacular finish by Paul. Paul then ran a pick-and-pop with Davis, resulting in a made jumper for Davis. Then Paul abused Burke’s sub, Diante Garrett, by squeezing a Jordan screen into him, collapsing Utah’s defense. Derrick Favors didn’t recover in time, leading to a Paul-to-Jordan alley-oop. Finally, Paul used yet another Jordan screen to get to his right elbow sweet spot for another jumper.

The Clippers ended the 3rd on a 15-2 run, fueled by Paul’s burst and five Jazz turnovers. Utah never led again, finishing with 18 assists and 20 turnovers. Paul started the 4th in the locker room, but the damage was done.

Last Call: Los Angeles Clippers 96, Utah Jazz 87


Arash Markazi, ESPN Los Angeles (3/14/14)

Hits: Blake Griffin had 20 points and has now scored at least 20 points in a franchise-record 25 straight games, which is the second longest streak in the NBA this season. Chris Paul had 18 points and seven assists and played through a sprained left ankle that he suffered in the second half. Matt Barnes had 15 points and Darren Collison added 14 points.

Misses: After his best game as a Clipper on Wednesday, Danny Granger had his worst on Friday, finishing without scoring on 0-for-4 shooting in 17 minutes off the bench.

Stat of the game: The Clippers had 31 fast-break points -- compared to 10 for the Jazz -- and outscored the Jazz 53-36 in the second half.

Rapid Reaction: Clippers 96, Jazz 87