Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA
When: Monday, November 26th, 2012 @ 7:30PM (PST)
TV:
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: #21 - Greivis Vasquez SG: #8 - Roger Mason
SF: #0 - Al-Farouq Aminu PF: #33 - Ryan Anderson
C: #15 - Robin Lopez
Reserves
Roberts | Rivers | Miller | Thomas | Smith
Inactive List:
Chauncey Billups (Achilles), Grant Hill (Knee - Bone Bruise) and Trey Thompkins (Knee - Bone Bruise) are out.
Anthony Davis (Stress Reaction, Left Ankle) and Eric Gordon (Sore Right Knee) are out.
Team Leaders and Statistics
Jamal Crawford - 18.6 Points in 28.9 MPG
Blake Griffin - 9.2 Rebounds in 33.2 MPG
Chris Paul - 9.6 Assists (2nd) and 2.7 Steals (2nd) in 34.4 MPG
DeAndre Jordan - 2.1 Block (7th) in 26.5 MPG
Team Performance
99.6 Points Per Game - 11th Overall
41.0 Rebounds Per Game - 19th Overall
10.5 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 22nd Overall
12.2 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 26th Overall
21.0 Assists Per Game - 22nd Overall
94.8 Points Allowed - 9th Overall
16.8 Turnovers Per Game - 28th Overall
17.8 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 2nd Overall
34.8% on 3 point field goals - 17th Overall
36.3% allowed on 3 point field goals - 19th Overall
Offensive Rating: 106.4 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 8th Overall
Defensive Rating: 101.6 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 6th Overall
Pace: 92.6 possessions per 48 Minutes - 13th Overall
Ryan Anderson - 17.9 Points in 32.9 MPG
Anthony Davis - 8.3 Rebounds and 2.2 Blocks (6th) in 28.3 MPG
Greivis Vasquez - 8.8 Assists (4th) in 33.8 MPG
Al-Farouq Aminu - 1.6 Steals in 33.1 MPG
Team Performance
94.5 Points Per Game - 23nd Overall
41.4 Rebounds Per Game - 18th Overall
8.8 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 25th Overall
12.3 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 27th Overall
21.9 Assists Per Game - 10th Overall
99.8 Points Allowed - 24th Overall
13.0 Turnovers Per Game - 2nd Overall
12.5 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 29th Overall
38.8% on 3 point field goals - 5th Overall
38.4% allowed on 3 point field goals - 28th Overall
Offensive Rating: 104.6 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 16th Overall
Defensive Rating: 110.4 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 30th Overall
Pace: 88.7 possessions per 48 Minutes - 29th Overall
TEAMS ADJUSTING TO CLIPPERS BENCHIt was surprising, if for no other reason, because the Clippers bench has been so dominant for much of the first month of the season.
They were on the floor together at the start of the second quarter Saturday against Hawks. The now-familiar five-man unit of Jamal Crawford, Lamar Odom, Matt Barnes, Eric Bledsoe and Ryan Hollins that helped blow past the defending-champion Miami Heat less than two weeks ago and overwhelmed the Chicago Bulls last weekend.Paced by Crawford’s 18.6-point per game clip, the bench is averaging 40 points as a group (fourth in the NBA). In the first half they went scoreless.
Crawford said the Hawks employed a zone defense for the duration of their run, something the Clippers have yet to see when the second unit comes into the game. “They played the starters man-to-man and when the bench came in they went zone the whole time,” he said. “They were able to get some stops and get confidence and were able to get out and run.”
It was only a matter of time before opponents adjusted to the way the bench would blitz teams in the early going. Before the game, Del Negro said teams were showing more of a propensity to trap Crawford, who had seven 20-point games in his first 11 games.
“Teams have been doing that (trapping) earlier [in the season] a little bit as well,” Del Negro said. “We just have to do a better job recognizing it and picking them apart on it and getting our guys to recognize it a little bit sooner and Jamal has to do a better job with his setup to get open.”
Eric Patten, Clippers.com
The Clippers are in need of some home cooking after coming up short in 3 of 4 during their recent road trip.
The team needs to figure out the road woes.
Shooting
Home FG%: 50.3%
Road FG%: 44.5%
Home FT%: 78.0% on 26 FTA
Road FT%: 73.1% on 24.2 FTA
Home 3P: 37.3%; 7.1 3PM
Road 3P: 31.3%; 5.2 3PM
Offense:
Home Pts: 104 ppg
Road Pts: 94.5 ppg
Home Assists: 23.4
Road Assists: 18.3
Home Bench: 41.3 points and 7.1 assists on 46.5% FG, 85.3% FT and 35.7% 3P
Road Bench: 38.5 points and 4.8 assists on 43.7% FG, 89.3% FT and 28.8% 3P
Player Performance
Home BG: 19.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 3.7 apg on 54.6/71.8
Road BG: 16.2 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.0 apg on 47.1/48.6
Home CP3: 15.0 ppg, 10.1 apg, 2.1 tpg on 46.3/87.8/36.8
Road CP3: 16.7 ppg, 9.0 apg, 2.7 tpg on 43.5/88.0/23.5
Home DJ: 11.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.0 bpg on 66.1/37.5
Road DJ: 9.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg on 53.5/52.4
Home JC: 20.0 ppg on 56.1/87.9/47.5
Road JC: 17.0 ppg on 38.4/100.0/32.0
It's common for the supporting players to struggle on the road. Playing time is shifted and they don't have the crowd to feed off of. On the road, it's up to our heavy hitters to step up and deliver for us. Unfortunately, the heavy hitters have been having road woes as well. Percentages are pretty much down across the board. Our rebound numbers are up on the road, but that's partially because we're missing more shots. Some of our players have been slumping and others are battling through injuries. We're not getting up and down the court like we initially were. We were the fastest paced team in the league at one point and have dipped down to 13. We were slow as hell last season, but we took care of the ball which contributed to the team's high offensive efficiency. Right now, turnovers have been an issue for us. The team has hit a rough patch and hopefully they figure it out sooner than later. We're back at home for 6 of the next 7, which is ample time to get back on track before heading back out onto the road. The month of December is pretty favorable for us in terms of match-ups, but it's all moot if we don't capitalize and take advantage.
