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Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA
When: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 7:30PM
TV: Prime Ticket / NBA TV
Radio: KFWB News Talk 980


Clippers Projected Starting 5

Paul | Green | Butler | Griffin | Jordan

Reserves

Bledsoe | Crawford | Barnes | Turiaf | Hollins

Jazz Projected Starting 5

Tinsley | Hayward | Ma. Williams | Millsap | Jefferson

Reserves

Quinn | Foye | Burks | Carroll | Kanter

Inactive List:

Chauncey Billups (Left Achilles), Grant Hill (Rest), Lamar Odom (Rest) and Trey Thompkins (Bone Bruise) are out.

Derrick Favors (Bruised Right Knee) and Mo Williams (Strained Right Adductor) is probable.

After 3 games on the road and across the world, the Clippers will finally play in front of their home crowd. The game also marks the first official game that Paul has been cleared to play. Paul had to practically beg trainer Jasen Powell and Coach Vinny Del Negro to play in Shanghai. He played 22 minutes in his first game and will likely see an increase in playing time.

The team will be without Chauncey Billups who has returned to practice and has participated in full court drills as well as limited runs in scrimmages. The Clippers will also be without Trey Thompkins who is still recovering from the bone bruise that he suffered in his left leg during the first summer league game. Both are likely to miss the entire preseason.

This meeting will also be the first time that former Clippers, Randy Foye and Mo Williams, will play against their former team and in front of Clipper Nation.

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I know that Randy is doing terrible this preseason, but I think that's largely in part to how Utah is using him and not playing him as a spot shooter. Similarly, I know hindsight is 50/50 but I'd much rather see Randy fill in for Billups again this year than Green. Green is just awful and while I'm sure he'll bounce back a bit, it makes me wonder if he really is much better than what we're seeing.

The thought of Green starting @ SG makes me cringe. I bet Mo and Foye each drop 20 pts on us tonight.

GO CLIPS!

Looking forward to seeing us play tonight. Let's see how the guys are improving. I'm hoping for less turnovers and that the guys can get a better feel for each other.

Where is Leslie?? Let this guy start and get a chance for once. He deserves it, he's a hard worker.

Interesting to see how Mo and Foye will play infront of their old home crowd. Hopefully they don't go crazy on us lol.

mike3 wrote:Where is Leslie?? Let this guy start and get a chance for once. He deserves it, he's a hard worker.

Interesting to see how Mo and Foye will play infront of their old home crowd. Hopefully they don't go crazy on us lol.

The scrimmage that the Clippers had a couple weeks ago was probably the best that he's looked in the NBA. I want to see him play a few games before the season starts.

Neither Lamar Odom or Grant Hill will play tonight. Mo and Favors won't play for the Jazz due to injury.

Just waiting for the game to start, hope the Clippers do well

thanumba2clippersfan wrote:Just waiting for the game to start, hope the Clippers do well

The Jazz have been playing pretty well and our guys may still be jetlagged. Vinny has said that nobody will log a ton of minutes tonight, but we'll see.

mkwest wrote:

thanumba2clippersfan wrote:Just waiting for the game to start, hope the Clippers do well

The Jazz have been playing pretty well and our guys may still be jetlagged. Vinny has said that nobody will log a ton of minutes tonight, but we'll see.

I don't care about wins and losses in the preseason. I just like to see the guys play and hope it's not too sloppy.

thanumba2clippersfan wrote:I don't care about wins and losses in the preseason. I just like to see the guys play and hope it's not too sloppy.

Definitely on the win/losses. I'm kind of expecting the fatigue factor to contribute to a sloppy/lethargic game from us.

I don't know how Blake made that lol.

Blake is in mid-season form.

Not bad to be down two despite the Jazz shooting so many free throws. Blake has looked good and I was hoping DJ would be able to do more offensively in the first quarter.

23-21 Jazz at the end of 1.

Blake has been active on both ends of the floor. He has 12 points, 4 boards and 3 steals. He's knocked down a couple of deep 20 footers, hit a tough right handed hook. He's not tired by any means.

DJ hasn't been as successful as the previous games, but the night is still young.

Matt Kemp and Andrew McCutchen are in attendance.

Nice 3 by Barnes

Nice reverse slam from Bledsoe.

Flagrant foul? There was nothing flagrant about that foul. If you want to give him a tech for continuing to hold onto him, fine, but there's no flagrant. OK they've downgraded.

Barnes just being Barnes lol nothing in it though.

Turiaf and Hollins need to stop jumping.

mkwest wrote:Flagrant foul? There was nothing flagrant about that foul. If you want to give him a tech for continuing to hold onto him, fine, but there's no flagrant. OK they've downgraded.

I don't even know why it was being discussed. It was just a foul