Game 6: Los Angeles (3-2) vs Portland (2-2)

[mkwest]

Who:


Where: Rose Garden Arena in Portland, OR


When: Thursday, November 8th, 2012 @ 7:30PM (PST)

TV: TNT

Radio: KFWB News Talk 980





PG: #3 - Chris Paul SG: #34 - Willie Green

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

C: #6 - DeAndre Jordan


Reserves

Bledsoe | Crawford | Barnes | Odom | Hollins






PG: #0- Damian Lillard SG: #2 - Wesley Matthews

SF: #88 - Nicolas Batum PF: #12 - Lamarcus Aldridge

C: #21 - JJ Hickson


Reserves

Price | Pavlovic | Jeffries | Freeland | Leonard



Inactive List:

Chauncey Billups (Achilles), Grant Hill (Knee - Bone Bruise) and Trey Thompkins (Knee - Bone Bruise) are out.


Elliott Williams (Achilles) is out.

Team Leaders and Statistics



Jamal Crawford - 21.2 Points (8th)

Blake Griffin - 8.4 Rebounds

Chris Paul - 11.6 Assists (2nd) and 2.0 Steals (10th)

DeAndre Jordan - 2.8 Block (3rd)


Team Performance
104.6 Points Per Game - 4th Overall
38.6 Rebounds Per Game - 27th Overall
8.4 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 27th Overall
12.8 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 23rd Overall
24.6 Assists Per Game - 6th Overall
98.6 Points Allowed - 18th Overall
18.0 Turnovers Per Game - 27th Overall
18.8 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 2nd Overall
38.0% on 3 point field goals - 8th Overall
35.7% allowed on 3 point field goals - 15th Overall
Offensive Rating: 108.7 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 4th Overall
Defensive Rating: 102.5 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 14th Overall
Pace: 96.2 possessions per 48 Minutes - 1st Overall




LaMarcus Aldridge - 22.0 Points (7th) and 1.3 Blocks

JJ Hickson - 11.3 Rebounds (5th)

Damian Lillard - 8.0 Assists (6th)

Nicolas Batum - 2.8 Steals (4th)

Team Performance
98.5 Points Per Game - 8th Overall
43.8 Rebounds Per Game - 12th Overall
13.5 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 6th Overall
10.3 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) -9th Overall
19.3 Assists Per Game - 25th Overall
102.8 Points Allowed - 26th Overall
13.3 Turnovers Per Game - 5th Overall
16.0 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 15th Overall
35.9% on 3 point field goals - 13th Overall
38.4% allowed on 3 point field goals - 22nd Overall
Offensive Rating: 103.4 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 16th Overall
Defensive Rating: 107.9 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 26th Overall
Pace: 92.8 possessions per 48 Minutes - 18th Overall


The Clippers played their most convincing game of the season last night against the San Antonio Spurs. They will be the 2nd game of a back-to-back against a young and talented Portland team. We responded well in areas of concern against the Spurs, but will have to do it once again if we're going to overtake the Blazers in the Rose Garden which has always been a tough place to play in. They've been a solid rebounding team that doesn't turn the ball over much. We've been the opposite of that through the first five games. Our strengths lie in forcing turnovers, pushing the tempo and of course our depth. If our shots are falling, then that just makes things a little easier. Blake and DJ both played well offensively against the Spurs and more of that will be needed against Aldridge and Hickson. In the last 4 meetings against the Clippers, Hickson has averaged 22 points on 65% shooting, along with 9.5 rebounds. He's the type of player that has given us problems and we're going to have to try to limit him while still having to deal with Lillard, Batum and Aldridge.


Here's a recent clip of DJ being DJ
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZMaZKvugRU[/youtube]

[mttwlsn16]

solid road test tonight. 1st game away from staples. need to just come out and play like we did last night with energy and being active. rebound the ball

[azncorruptedo17]

i can't wait to see damian lillard play

[Quake Griffin]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... =aldrila01

can't make heads or tails of these stats.
i've always thought Lamarcus's length bothers Quake.

anywho....if DeAndre and Blake bring that same from last night into the Rose Garden and dominate the glass...I'm expecting a W.

[Nutella]

Winning in Portland is definitely tough.... Guys are going to have to put max effort into this one.

[JayClips92]

Winning in Portland is definitely tough.... Guys are going to have to put max effort into this one.

Depends which team we're gonna see tonight, the one that played last night or the one that lost to the Cavs...

[SunsRback4Good]

Good luck tonight guys. From a depressed Suns fan.

[Nutella]

Winning in Portland is definitely tough.... Guys are going to have to put max effort into this one.

Depends which team we're gonna see tonight, the one that played last night or the one that lost to the Cavs...

I kinda feel like part of that falls on the coach to motivate and get his players going.... But lets not beat on that dead horse.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Winning in Portland is definitely tough.... Guys are going to have to put max effort into this one.

Depends which team we're gonna see tonight, the one that played last night or the one that lost to the Cavs...

Exactly, I am by no means guaranteeing a win. We could win or just as easily lose. I have to get this team figured out.

[TheNewEra]

Lets ball

[tsherkin]

Dipping in for a single post because I'm really off to bed, but that was a REALLY pretty post-up DAJ just had there. Good back down, good set of shoulder fakes and a quick, tight jump hook with the right.

Beautiful.

[mkwest]

Paul is looking to assert himself offensively early tonight.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Both teams scoring the ball in the early going, who will slow down first

[mkwest]

Dipping in for a single post because I'm really off to bed, but that was a REALLY pretty post-up DAJ just had there. Good back down, good set of shoulder fakes and a quick, tight jump hook with the right.

Beautiful.

Agreed. He's put in a lot of work over the summer. He needs to work toward becoming more consistent.

[mkwest]

DJ is showing a little continuation from the Spurs game.

[TheNewEra]

Loving the effort

[thanumba2clippersfan]

DJ is showing a little continuation from the Spurs game.

He's looked good, maybe the Spurs game will be a jump off for him this season

[mkwest]

2 fouls on Blake.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Crawford's last second shot is short. Clippers lead the Blazers 29-22 after the first quarter.

[mkwest]

Solid first quarter of basketball. 5 turnovers is a bit much and mostly the product of trying to force things. We've rebounded well and are shooting at a nice clip. I'm liking the flow of the game so far and just hoping that we keep it up.