Los Angeles Clippers VS New Orleans Hornets
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 @ 5:00PM PST
TV: Fox Sports West
Radio: 980AM
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
PG: #3 Chris Paul SG: #11 Nick Young SF: #5 Caron Butler
PF: #32 Blake Griffin C: #6 DeAndre Jordan
Key Reserves
Randy Foye - Mo Williams - Eric Bledsoe - Reggie Evans - Kenyon Martin
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
PG: #2 Jarrett Jack SG: #8 Marco Belinelli SF: #1 Trevor Ariza
PF: #15 Gustavo Ayon C: #35 Chris Kaman
Key Reserves
Greivis Vasquez - Xavier Henry - Lance Thomas - Al-Farouq Aminu - Jason Smith
Injury Report
LA Clippers - Chauncey Billups, torn left achilles
NO Hornets - Emeka Okafor, sore left knee; Carl Landry, MCL sprain; Eric Gordon, right knee contusion
Preview
CP3 returns to his former team, where he first began his NBA career. Emotion may run high but in the end, the Clippers will need to push it aside or harness that energy to get a win in the final game of their 2nd back-to-back-to-back. After the CP3 trade, the Hornets have plummeted down towards the bottom but have actually made some of the elite teams put to the test. With Eric Gordon out for the season, the play of Jack, Kaman, and well supported cast has made this team fight strong against some of the toughest teams.
The Clippers should not take this game lightly. Though they aren't as tough as the two teams they faced the last two days (Pacers, Thunder), there is little room for mistake as the Clippers downward spiral continues.
