Game 49: Los Angeles Clippers (30-18) @ Phoenix Suns (15-33) - 9:00 PM ET

[Wammy Giveaway]

But hey, do what you gotta do. If it comes from our stars and they're the one that shows that old school fire then even better! Just try not to get ejected next time lol

Nah, I think the stars should take ejections. I'll explain why...

Imagine a Clippers-Warriors game where the Dubs are shellacking the Clippers like always. The beating becomes so painful and bothersome, it snaps one of the stars. Chris Paul says enough and punches Curry in the stomach. He gets thrown out, setting off a domino effect where Griffin gets ejected for two techs, then DJ follows, then Austin, then Doc. Then a fight erupts, and a couple more players are thrown out. During the post-game interview, Paul somberly utters an omen and an ultimatum: "I want out." He signals he wants a trade to Cleveland to be with LeBron and get it the easy way. Steve Ballmer finally stands up and delivers an admonishing conference about needing to be better and not letting emotions get the best of them, and delivers a promise: "We're gonna start over. Everybody is getting traded after this season." It also doubles as a rallying cry.

Once they realize the road has ended, it forces the entire team to look at their respective mirrors and finally fight for each other. Love, friendship and family, the quote I've been throwing around the Twitterverse and on other sports sites. People take it as a joke, but I see it differently. I want the ultimate loss, the one which breaks the team apart literally, but lifts them up upon some soul searching. In my opinion, you need to suffer the lowest of the lows to learn how to reach new heights.

[Akklaim1]

An all-time franchise winning% of .394 is the lowest of the lows.

[Neddy]

But hey, do what you gotta do. If it comes from our stars and they're the one that shows that old school fire then even better! Just try not to get ejected next time lol

Nah, I think the stars should take ejections. I'll explain why...

Imagine a Clippers-Warriors game where the Dubs are shellacking the Clippers like always. The beating becomes so painful and bothersome, it snaps one of the stars. Chris Paul says enough and punches Curry in the stomach. He gets thrown out, setting off a domino effect where Griffin gets ejected for two techs, then DJ follows, then Austin, then Doc. Then a fight erupts, and a couple more players are thrown out. During the post-game interview, Paul somberly utters an omen and an ultimatum: "I want out." He signals he wants a trade to Cleveland to be with LeBron and get it the easy way. Steve Ballmer finally stands up and delivers an admonishing conference about needing to be better and not letting emotions get the best of them, and delivers a promise: "We're gonna start over. Everybody is getting traded after this season." It also doubles as a rallying cry.

Once they realize the road has ended, it forces the entire team to look at their respective mirrors and finally fight for each other. Love, friendship and family, the quote I've been throwing around the Twitterverse and on other sports sites. People take it as a joke, but I see it differently. I want the ultimate loss, the one which breaks the team apart literally, but lifts them up upon some soul searching. In my opinion, you need to suffer the lowest of the lows to learn how to reach new heights.

[MartinToVaught]

Playing absolutely no defense has something to do with it. This is not a WCF type of defense...this will get you blown out of Oracle by 50pts or so. Oh yeah, that was last game.

And Melo isn't fixing that.

[og15]

DJ's ejection was not a deliberate attempt, but it was justified. Defense was certainly not impressive, it is actually interesting how Paul's presence tends to affect the defense more than you would expect. Good to see Blake look like he's back in form though, but the offense last night even though the did score was not very impressive. Too much standing around started happening, just kind of watching one or two guys work, it's a far cry from a lot of the action they've done in the past, just doesn't make sense. It's not like Phoenix is some elite defense or like they were cutting them off at all angles and forced them into stagnant offense, they just did it to themselves.

[Wammy Giveaway]

It's not like Phoenix is some elite defense or like they were cutting them off at all angles and forced them into stagnant offense, they just did it to themselves.

This all stems back from not taking lottery teams seriously. Clippers expected the Suns to fold automatically based on being the 15th seed, but DJ's ejection actually sparked the Suns to possibly steal a win. Thank goodness for:

1. Clippers record when DJ is ejected
2. Clippers stupendous record vs. 15th seeded teams since Paul arrived
3. Suns drawing Scare Mode (Clippers lead by a single point in clutch time, playing not to lose)

The last time they allowed a lottery team to whoop them, they stole the season series, got Blake Griffin ejected the next season, won the title in the third under a new coach, and won a league record 73 games in the fourth.

[GuyverX]

It's not like Phoenix is some elite defense or like they were cutting them off at all angles and forced them into stagnant offense, they just did it to themselves.

This all stems back from not taking lottery teams seriously. Clippers expected the Suns to fold automatically based on being the 15th seed, but DJ's ejection actually sparked the Suns to possibly steal a win. Thank goodness for:

1. Clippers record when DJ is ejected
2. Clippers stupendous record vs. 15th seeded teams since Paul arrived
3. Suns drawing Scare Mode (Clippers lead by a single point in clutch time, playing not to lose)

They won a close game against a bad team and have struggled against lottery teams because of injuries and the fact that they just aren't that good right now. The defense has been absent since December and the offense was just a whole lot of isolation plays in the 2nd half. It was iso by committee as the ball movement was not there. They aren't playing down to the opponent. They're trying hard to win out there and you can tell because Blake was on the ground every other possession killing himself 3 games after knee surgery.

I honestly hold my breath every time he hits the deck or jumps into the camera guy or the stands.

But hey, do what you gotta do. If it comes from our stars and they're the one that shows that old school fire then even better! Just try not to get ejected next time lol

Nah, I think the stars should take ejections. I'll explain why...

Imagine a Clippers-Warriors game where the Dubs are shellacking the Clippers like always. The beating becomes so painful and bothersome, it snaps one of the stars. Chris Paul says enough and punches Curry in the stomach. He gets thrown out, setting off a domino effect where Griffin gets ejected for two techs, then DJ follows, then Austin, then Doc. Then a fight erupts, and a couple more players are thrown out. During the post-game interview, Paul somberly utters an omen and an ultimatum: "I want out." He signals he wants a trade to Cleveland to be with LeBron and get it the easy way. Steve Ballmer finally stands up and delivers an admonishing conference about needing to be better and not letting emotions get the best of them, and delivers a promise: "We're gonna start over. Everybody is getting traded after this season." It also doubles as a rallying cry.

Once they realize the road has ended, it forces the entire team to look at their respective mirrors and finally fight for each other. Love, friendship and family, the quote I've been throwing around the Twitterverse and on other sports sites. People take it as a joke, but I see it differently. I want the ultimate loss, the one which breaks the team apart literally, but lifts them up upon some soul searching. In my opinion, you need to suffer the lowest of the lows to learn how to reach new heights.

I think this is the first time I've seen basketball fanfiction. As long as it doesn't end up with the starting 5 in a jacuzzi together. lmao

[Wammy Giveaway]

I think this is the first time I've seen basketball fanfiction. As long as it doesn't end up with the starting 5 in a Jacuzzi together. lmao

I've read my fair share of fanfiction since 1999, and man, my testimonial is I've seen in all. On the plus, there are some good writers out there on the web; just gotta get through the filters.

Jacuzzi? What do you think I was gonna write?