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Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2015 8:21 am
by mkwest
Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA
TV: 
Radio: 
The Starters
PGuard: #3 - Chris "CP3" Paul * SGuard: #4 - J.J. Redick
SF: #1 - Lance Stephenson * PF: #32 - Blake Griffin
Center: #6 - DeAndre JordanThe Supporting Cast
34 - Paul Pierce * 11 - Jamal Crawford * 5 - Josh Smith
* 25 - Austin Rivers * 33 - Wesley Johnson * 45 - Cole Aldrich
9 - Pablo Prigioni * 22 - Branden Dawson * 30 - C.J. Wilcox
12 - Luc Mbah A Moute 
Starters
Eric Bledsoe * Brandon Knight * PJ Tucker * Markieff Morris * Tyson ChandlerReserves
Ronnie Price * Sonny Weems * TJ Warren * Jon Leuer * Alex LenInactive List:
Branden Dawson and CJ Wilcox are inactive.
None to report.Team Leaders and StatisticsScoring
32.0 PPG in 33.8 MPG | 22.7 PPG in 34.3 MPGRebounding
15.0 RPG in 29.6 MPG | 10.0 RPG in 25.1 MPGAssists
9.0 APG in 33.1 MPG | 4.3 APG in 34.3 MPG
109.7 Points Per Game (5th)
Def. Rebounding %: 72.0 (24th)
Off. Rebounding %: 15.6 (30th)
3P%: 26.9% (26th)
Opponent 3P%: 31.9% (15th)
Offensive Rating: 105.7 points scored per 100 possessions (5th)
Defensive Rating: 94.8 points allowed per 100 possession (9th)
Pace: 104.82 possessions per game (8th)
102.0 Points Per Game (12th)
Def. Rebounding %: 81.8 (7th)
Off. Rebounding %: 24.5 (14th)
3P%: 28.4% (25th)
Opponent 3P%: 36.0% (21st)
Offensive Rating: 95.6 points scored per 100 possessions (23)
Defensive Rating: 96.3 points allowed per 100 possession (13th)
Pace: 104.06 possessions per game (9th)WHAT THEY’RE SAYINGBlake Griffin – “From the start of training camp, we always talked about doing the little things, like not wasting any time. We’ve had a rough road and learned a lot of lessons over the last four or five years. We didn’t want to keep making the same mistakes, and I think that’s where we don’t want to lose focus.”
J.J. Redick – “I just want to be about hoop during the season. Obviously I have obligations to my wife and my son, but outside of them, I would say basketball is the focus. Our collective group…that is what they’re about, too. There’s a focus on just being about basketball.”
NOTES: The Clippers have won each of the last seven matchups against the Suns, sweeping the series last year … The Clippers’ series sweep last season was their first ever in the history of the series … DeAndre Jordan is averaging five blocks and, once again, 15 rebounds per game … Eric Bledsoe was drafted 18th overall by the Clippers in 2010, playing his first three NBA seasons with the team .. The Clippers and the Suns were involved in a three-team trade last season which sent Reggie Bullock to Phoenix and Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 second-round pick to Boston, while the Clippers received Austin Rivers …
Rowan Kavner,
Clippers.com
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2015 8:43 am
by Dynamix
Let's keep the streak going!
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2015 11:23 pm
by ejftw
Going to enjoy this one, walking around Phoenix in Clipper gear.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 12:03 am
by mkwest
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Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 12:58 am
by LACtdom
I kind of want to see DJ and Smith on the floor at the same time just to see how lethal our blocking duo would be together when it comes to help defense.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 2:30 am
by BlzMwt
LACtdom wrote:I kind of want to see DJ and Smith on the floor at the same time just to see how lethal our blocking duo would be together when it comes to help defense.
i want to see a Smith and DJ pick and roll. I could see it going really good or really bad lol
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 3:53 am
by mttwlsn16
Lance, damn!
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 3:58 am
by mkwest
mttwlsn16 wrote:Lance, damn!
It's nice to have a guard with some athleticism again.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 3:58 am
by nickhx2
lance is showing us he can provide great impact without being even a solid 3 point shooter. he's been really smart using his passing to adjust and it's getting us wide open looks. i think that next level of unpredictability is huge for our starters.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:10 am
by nickhx2
these josh smith post ups are troubling. doesn't help that austin and pierce can't hit a 3.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:14 am
by LACtdom
Lance may be a wild passer but gosh damn they look nice when he pulls them off. I'm very happy with our starting unit.
Our bench literally can't do anything right. We should at least have some basic plays to try and get to the line.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:19 am
by mttwlsn16
Is that DJ, a STARTER, in w the bench? Doc must be drunk
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:20 am
by mttwlsn16
Hellooooo Doc Jr to DJ
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:22 am
by mkwest
Since DJ was subbed out earlier in the 1st, I thought he should have come in much sooner in the 2nd. The game changed once he entered. I like what Wes has done tonight.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:22 am
by nickhx2
dj and austin together looks like a magic recipe for success.
non-stop defensive plays and fastbreaks. i hope doc isn't dumb enough that he'll ignore this for future games. he needs to learn how to stagger his stars.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:23 am
by nickhx2
also, pierce/austin are looking really hesitant to shoot 3's. they aren't falling but those guys really shouldn't be passing them up. it's hurting us a lot.
2nd Unit Failings
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:24 am
by Ranma
The 2nd unit needs to rebound more or at least some, particularly Josh Smith. I like what Smith provides as a passer and shot-blocker, but for a guy his size, he needs to better utilize his body in his post-ups, drives, and going after the boards.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 4:28 am
by nickhx2
lance is being really gluey. great thing for our starters. i just cringe whenever he takes a shot lol.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 5:06 am
by nickhx2
cp3's been kind of... not good.
Re: Game 4 | Los Angeles (3-0) vs Phoenix (2-1) | 11/2/15 | 7:30 PST | Prime Ticket
Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2015 5:12 am
by LACtdom
Smith would be so much more effective if we stopped playing him at C.
Agreed that Pierce and Rivers need to stop hesitating on 3's.
We need to get DJ off the court so he can spend some time with the bench unit again, otherwise this could turn ugly.