Game 64: Los Angeles (23-40) @ Charlotte (26-36)

[mkwest]

Los Angeles Clippers VS Charlotte Bobcats
Where: Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC
When: Monday, March 7th, 2011 @ 4:00 PM
TV: / NBATV
Radio: KFWB News Talk 980

Previous Meetings:
1/29 in Los Angeles, CA
Clippers over Bobcats 103-88, Game Thread




PG: #25 - Mo Williams SG: #4 - Randy Foye

SF: #15 - Ryan Gomes PF: #32 - Blake Griffin

C: #9 - DeAndre Jordan

Key Reserves

Eric Bledsoe / Jamario Moon / Farouq Aminu / Chris Kaman



PG: #14 - D.J. Augustin SG: #5 - Gerald Henderson

SF: #5 - Dominic McGuire PF: #32 - Boris Diaw

C: #54 - Kwame Brown

Key Reserves

Shaun Livingston / D.J. White / Dante Cunningham / Joel Przybilla


Inactive List:

Eric Gordon (Right Wrist) is out.


DeSegana Diop (Right Achilles Tendon), Stephen Jackson (Strained Left Hamstring) and Tyrus Thomas (Left Knee) are out.


Team Leaders



Eric Gordon - 23.7 Points (9th) & 1.2 Steals

Blake Griffin - 12.5 Rebounds (4th)

Mo Williams - 7.0 Assists

DeAndre Jordan - 1.8 Blocks (8th)



Stephen Jackson - 19 Points & 1.3 Steals

Kwame Brown - 6.7 Rebounds

DJ Augustin - 5.9 Assists

Tyrus Thomas - 1.7 Blocks

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_QQXQh_6nI[/youtube]

[Leor_77]

Watching this from work...Too early. I'm not sure if it's EJ being out, but we just seem like such a jump shooting team on the road.

[mkwest]

27-26 Clippers at the end of 1. So-so 1st quarter. Charlotte started the game making their first 4 or 5 shots. A slumping Diaw has 8 on 3 of 5 (including a triple). The Bobcats as a whole have shot 11 for 14. Balanced scoring effort for the Clips. Blake has been active on the offensive glass, which has helped us enter the 2nd with a lead.

[mkwest]

Craig Smith is getting some PT today.

[Leor_77]

Man, all Kaman does now is shoot jumpers the second he gets the ball. You have to believe his defenders know this by now.

[Leor_77]

Without Tyrus Thomas and Stephen Jackson, these guys really must have a limited stable of players.

[mkwest]

Without Tyrus Thomas and Stephen Jackson, these guys really must have a limited stable of players.

and we're still getting beat.

[Leor_77]

Wow what a dunk.

[mkwest]

Mo to Blake with the showstopper alley oop.

[Leor_77]

Blake hit in the eye - Maybe time to break out the Amare goggle look?

[mkwest]

49-47 Clippers at the half. Need a strong 3rd quarter. Opportunities have been there for the Clips, but they haven't really capitalized.

[mkwest]

Terrible start to the 3rd quarter 9-0 run for the Bobcats.

[Leor_77]

Unforced turnover from Blake - How the heck did he lose that one?

[mkwest]

71-67 Clippers after 3. 12-4 run to close the quarter. Bledsoe and Foye had wide open 3's and Kaman made a move from the basket from the top of the key to help push us over the top. The Bobcats took a 3 possession lead before momentum shifted in our favor. This game is far from over and it's going to end up with whoever wants it more in the last 12 minutes.

[Leor_77]

Nice three, Bledsoe.

[mkwest]

Unforced turnover from Blake - How the heck did he lose that one?

Probably didn't have his balance, but it looked like he should have been able to get it to a teammate.

[Leor_77]

Too many mistakes by Smith.

[mkwest]

Craig Smith with an amazing and 1. Play shouldn't have happened.

[Leor_77]

Why aren't we dumping the ball into Blake in the post anymore?

[Leor_77]

Livingston just killing us. Second and-1 this quarter.