Game 38: Los Angeles (22-15) vs San Antonio (26-12)

Post #1 » by **mkwest** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:53 am

Los Angeles Clippers VS San Antonio Spurs
Where: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX
When: Friday, March 9th, 2012 @ 5:30PM
TV:

Radio: KFWB News Talk 980

Season Series: Spurs lead 2-0
12/28/11 in San Antonio: Spurs over Clippers 115-90
2/18/12 in Los Angels: Spurs over Clippers 103-100 (OT)

PG: #3 - Chris Paul SG: #4 - Randy Foye

SF: #5 - Caron Butler PF: #32 - Blake Griffin

C: #6 - DeAndre Jordan

Reserves

Williams | Bledsoe | Simmons | Gomes | Evans

PG: # 14 Gary Neal SG: #4 Danny Green

SF: #24 Richard Jefferson PF: #45 DeJuan Blair

C: #21 Tim Duncan

Reserves

Ginobili | Anderson | Leonard | Splitter | Bonner

Inactive List:

Chauncey Billups (Achilles) and Kenyon Martin (Bruised Ribs) are out.

TJ Ford

Tony Parker

Team Leaders

Blake Griffin - 21.4 Points (10th) and 11.2 Rebounds (6th)

Chris Paul - 8.4 Assists (4th) and 2.3 Steals (2nd)

DeAndre Jordan - 2.5 Blocks (3rd)

Team Performance
97.8 Points Per Game - 6th Overall
43.0 Rebounds Per Game - 10th Overall
20.9 Assists Per Game - 16th Overall
95.7 Points Allowed - 17th Overall
13.7 Turnovers Per Game - 2nd Overall
13.7 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 25th Overall
Offensive Rating: 107.7 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 4th Overall
Defensive Rating: 105.5 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 21st Overall
Pace: 89.7 Possessions Per Game: 26th

Tony Parker - 19.5 Points, 7.9 assists (7th)

Tim Duncan - 8.6 Rebounds and 1.4 Blocks

Kawhi Leonard - 1.4 Steals

Team Performance
99.4 Points Per Game - 4th Overall
41.8 Rebounds Per Game - 22nd Overall
22.1 Assists Per Game - 5th Overall
95.3 Points Allowed - 14th Overall
13.7 Turnovers Per Game - 3rd Overall
13.7 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 24th Overall
Offensive Rating: 107.1 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 6th Overall
Defensive Rating: 102.6 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 14th Overall
Pace: 91.9 Possessions Per Game: 12th

mkwest's game thread record: 6 - 3

Neddy · Post #2 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:00 am

why not just rest griffin's ankle and mulligan this

Angel strike1 · Post #3 » by **Angel strike1** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:04 am

cause we yet to loose 3 in row?

eh this is a loss anyways

Neddy · Post #4 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:05 am

No parker? yes we have chance

TheNewEra · Post #5 » by **TheNewEra** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:32 am

decent chance with no Parker

Neddy · Post #6 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:34 am

worth starting 75% griffin

Post #7 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:35 am

Taking a break from all the college hoops to watch our boys take on the Spurs. Hope we can find a way to win this one. I've been concerned about us lately.

Post #8 » by **mkwest** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:40 am

thanumba2clippersfan wrote:Taking a break from all the college hoops to watch our boys take on the Spurs. Hope we can find a way to win this one. I've been concerned about us lately.

There is plenty to be concerned with. The easiest thing to do is panic. You don't want to make a hasty decision that doesn't pan out and puts you in more of a hole for the future. At the same time, you want to do what you can if you think it will improve the team.

If Butler doesn't return to how he started off the season or Foye doesn't play similar to how he did as a starter last season (as well as be consistent), then we're in serious trouble if we keep the team as currently constructed. I'm not really up for giving up both Bledsoe and a first for a guy that will probably opt out of his contract or that will walk as a free-agent.

mike3 · Post #9 » by **mike3** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:41 am

Cmon guys, what with the all the negativity and doubt in our guys!? Yes, we've hit a slump, but guys saying, this is a loss anyways. I don't care how bad your team is (not like we are the worst anyways, 4th seed in west ain't bad) if fans don't have confidence in their team whats the point in going for them?

Clipper spirits lacking in here already! haha.

Neddy · Post #10 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:41 am

2 blackholes in offense in that starting 5.... and foye is always iffy. but not much better on spurs 5. this could go either way.

BTW #2 to say we are concerned would be an understatement of the season so far.

Neddy · Post #11 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:42 am

wow the first possession of the game is to DJ against duncan?

Neddy · Post #12 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:43 am

griffin not boxing out

Post #13 » by **mkwest** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:44 am

mike3 wrote:Cmon guys, what with the all the negativity and doubt in our guys!? Yes, we've hit a slump, but guys saying, this is a loss anyways. I don't care how bad your team is (not like we are the worst anyways, 4th seed in west ain't bad) if fans don't have confidence in their team whats the point in going for them?

Clipper spirits lacking in here already! haha.

We just have to show that we can win games without Billups. We're not even a .500 team without him atm.

Post #14 » by **mkwest** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:47 am

2 on Timmy.

TheNewEra · Post #15 » by **TheNewEra** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:48 am

tighten on D

Neddy · Post #16 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:48 am

bingo

Neddy · Post #17 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:49 am

bingo X2 by foye

Post #18 » by **mkwest** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:49 am

Foye's shot is wet from the outside.

mike3 · Post #19 » by **mike3** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:50 am

mkwest wrote:
mike3 wrote:Cmon guys, what with the all the negativity and doubt in our guys!? Yes, we've hit a slump, but guys saying, this is a loss anyways. I don't care how bad your team is (not like we are the worst anyways, 4th seed in west ain't bad) if fans don't have confidence in their team whats the point in going for them?

Clipper spirits lacking in here already! haha.

We just have to show that we can win games without Billups. We're not even a .500 team without him atm.

Yeh I get that. But I still think where a solid team. Billups hit us big when going down and I kind of think everyone relied on him so our guys have less confidence without him, especially guys like Foye/Butler.

Neddy · Post #20 » by **Neddy** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:51 am

WOW just like that 5 point swing between griffin's missed dunk to duncan's and 1