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Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30PM

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Who will pick up their 25th win first?

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Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30PM 

Post#1 » by mkwest » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:18 am

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Los Angeles Clippers VS Houston Rockets
Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA
When: Saturday, March 17th, 2012 @ 12:30PM
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Radio: KFWB News Talk 980


Clippers lead the season series 2-0
Previous Meetings:
1/4 in Los Angeles: Clippers over Rockets 117-89
3/4 in Houston: Clippers over Rockets 105-103 (OT)

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PG: #3 - Chris Paul SG: #4 - Randy Foye
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SF: #5 - Caron Butler PF: #32 - Blake Griffin
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C: #6 - DeAndre Jordan



Reserves
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Bledsoe | Williams | Simmons | Evans | Martin


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PG: #3 - Goran Dragic SG: #12 - Kevin Martin
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SF: #25 - Chandler Parsons PF: #4 - Luis Scola
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C: #21 - Samuel Dalembert

Reserves
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Lee | Budinger | Morris | Patterson

Inactive List:
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    Chauncey Billups (Achilles) and Nick Young (Pending Physicals) are out.

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    Courtney Lee (Dislocated Finger/torn ligament) and Kevin Martin (Strained Right Shoulder) are probable.
    Marcus Camby (Pending Physicals), Derek Fisher (Not with team), Kyle Lowry (Bacterial Infection) and Chandler Parsons (Flu-like Symptoms) are out.


Team Leaders

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Blake Griffin - 21.3 Points (10th) and 11.0 Rebounds (4th)
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Chris Paul - 8.4 Assists (4th) and 2.2 Steals (2nd)
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DeAndre Jordan - 2.4 Blocks (3rd)


Team Performance
97.6 Points Per Game - 10th Overall
42.8 Rebounds Per Game - 11th Overall
20.9 Assists Per Game - 16th Overall
95.6 Points Allowed - 14th Overall
13.6 Turnovers Per Game - 3rd Overall
13.7 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 24th Overall
Offensive Rating: 108.1 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 5th Overall
Defensive Rating: 105.9 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 21st Overall
Pace: 89.4 Possessions Per Game: 27th



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Kevin Martin - 17.1 Points
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Samuel Dalembert - 7.7 Rebounds and 1.9 Blocks (8th)
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Kyle Lowry - 7.2 Assists (9th) and 1.8 Steals (7th)


Team Performance
98.1 Points Per Game - 8th Overall
41.8 Rebounds Per Game - 18th Overall
20.8 Assists Per Game - 17th Overall
97.7 Points Allowed - 21st Overall
14.8 Turnovers Per Game - 15th Overall
14.8 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 14th Overall
Offensive Rating: 105.3 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 9th Overall
Defensive Rating: 105.0 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 17th Overall
Pace: 92.0 Possessions Per Game: 12th


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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#2 » by og15 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:40 pm

The guy I'm worried about it Chandler Parsons, he's been playing quite well for them as the starter. Houston is also a good 3PT shooting team, so the perimeter defenders need to be aware of who they are sagging off of while playing. Close out on the mid-range shooters and stay in position, hopefully forcing long contested two point shots as much as possible.

I'm interested to see the kind of energy and defensive intensity that the team comes out with. Paul is used to coaches and teams that can compete on the defensive end, and even in games where the offense was poor, you hear him saying "our defensive intensity was lacking". Hopefully as a team there's a new sense of urgency and it shows into their play.
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#3 » by The Infamous1 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:23 pm

You guys should win this and end up finishing around the 3rd seed at the end of the year.

I honesltly think if it wasn't for a few bone head mistakes in Alot of games and inexcusable loses the Clippers could've been the 1 seed out west
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#4 » by RiversideClips » Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:44 pm

The Clips need this game! They need to play a hard 48 minutes w/out any Brain Farts!
I miss Cookie..................... not!
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#5 » by thanumba2clippersfan » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:37 pm

This game is a must win for us. We don't want a repeat of the Suns game since the Rockets may be missing some players.
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Post#6 » by TheNewEra » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:33 pm

lets go clips!!
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#7 » by clippermitch » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:55 pm

Let's see how the players meeting translates on the floor.

CP3 needs to be aggressive and be the superstar that he is. I really hope I don't see one player complaining and loathing down the court. We need energy and have that killer instinct.

Going to the game. Dragging my wife and 4 year old in this ugly, rainy day so they better not stink it up!!!
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#8 » by donemilio21 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:11 pm

Our first game without Brian Cook. its gonna be tough. lets see how the team reacts to his absence. :D
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#9 » by mkwest » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:08 pm

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The man is back!

The Infamous1 wrote:You guys should win this and end up finishing around the 3rd seed at the end of the year.

I honesltly think if it wasn't for a few bone head mistakes in Alot of games and inexcusable loses the Clippers could've been the 1 seed out west


I don't know if I'd say number 1 seed, but I agree that there have been a lot of games that we've let slip away because of a dumb play (or 3) or a lack of a sense of urgency.
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#10 » by TheNewEra » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:35 pm

We need to go into a great sense of urgency mode from here on out a killer mode so to speak to finish this season strong
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#11 » by mkwest » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:40 pm

Parsons has flu-like symptoms and will not play.
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#12 » by thanumba2clippersfan » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:42 pm

I still don't feel good about this one. Houston has a bunch of guys out but we know how that worked against the Suns. We need to come out and kill them, really hope that we can.
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#13 » by thanumba2clippersfan » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:43 pm

DJ hits 1 of 2 free throws to start the game
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Post#14 » by TheNewEra » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:46 pm

strong start so far
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#15 » by NikeBaller22 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:48 pm

I like the way the Clippers started the game
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#16 » by H-town » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:50 pm

no parsons, martin, lowry, camby ... easy win for the clippers :(
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#17 » by thanumba2clippersfan » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:50 pm

Good sign Blake hits his first 2 free throws
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Post#18 » by mkwest » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:52 pm

H-town wrote:no parsons, martin, lowry, camby ... easy win for the clippers :(


Don't jump the gun just yet. With the Clippers, you can expect the unexpected.
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#19 » by thanumba2clippersfan » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:52 pm

H-town wrote:no parsons, martin, lowry, camby ... easy win for the clippers :(


We lost to the Suns without Nash and Hill, so I wouldn't call this a victory so soon.
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Re: Game 43: Los Angeles (24-18) vs Houston (24-20) @ 12:30P 

Post#20 » by NikeBaller22 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:54 pm

Blake looks good in starting out the game

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