Game 20: Los Angeles (13-6) vs Toronto (4-16)

[mkwest]

Who:


Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA


When: Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 12:30PM (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: #3 - Kyle Lowry SG: #10 - DeMar DeRozan

SF: #20 - Mickael Pietrus PF: #7 - Andrea Bargnani

C: #17 - Jonas Valanciunas

Reserves

Lucas III | Calderon | Ross | Johnson | Davis



Inactive List:

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


Alan Anderson (Torn Left Plantar Fascia) and Landry Fields (Right Elbow) are out.



Team Leaders and Statistics



Jamal Crawford - 17.9 Points in 29.3 MPG

Blake Griffin - 9.1 Rebounds in 32.7 MPG

Chris Paul - 9.6 Assists (2nd) and 2.7 Steals (1st) in 33.7 MPG

DeAndre Jordan - 1.9 Block (9th) in 25.9 MPG



Team Performance
102.3 Points Per Game - 6th Overall
40.3 Rebounds Per Game - 24th Overall
10.8 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 21st Overall
11.9 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 23rd Overall
22.8 Assists Per Game - 5th Overall
95.1 Points Allowed - 9th Overall
15.0 Turnovers Per Game - 15th Overall
18.0 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 1st Overall
35.0% on 3 point field goals - 16th Overall
37.5% allowed on 3 point field goals - 24th Overall
Offensive Rating: 109.3 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 4th Overall
Defensive Rating: 102.1 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 7th Overall
Pace: 92.4 possessions per 48 Minutes - 15th Overall





DeMar DeRozan - 18.1 Points in 37.0 MPG

Kyle Lowry - 5.5 Rebounds and 1.6 Steals in 31.9 MPG

Jose Calderon - 6.9 Assists (10th) in 27.6 MPG

Jonas Valanciunas - 1.2 Blocks in 23.4 MPG



Team Performance
97.3 Points Per Game - 17th Overall
40.7 Rebounds Per Game - 23rd Overall
11.0 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 20th Overall
10.7 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 3rd Overall
20.7 Assists Per Game - 23rd Overall
103.6 Points Allowed - 30th Overall
13.5 Turnovers Per Game - 3rd Overall
15.0 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 16th Overall
34.3% on 3 point field goals - 20th Overall
39.5% allowed on 3 point field goals - 28th Overall
Offensive Rating: 102.7 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 22nd Overall
Defensive Rating: 109.4 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 29th Overall
Pace: 92.3 possessions per 48 Minutes -16th Overall



Happy Birthday Eric Bledsoe!!


Bledsoe turns 23 today, and he would love to celebrate it with a win. Hopefully the guys didn't party too much the night before.



Home Cookin'
The Raptors feature quite a few players that are Southern California natives.
Landry Fields - Born in Long Beach and grew up in Los Alamitos.
Aaron Gray - Born in Tarzana, but grew up in Pennsylvania.
DeMar DeRozan is straight outta Compton.
Amir Johnson - From the City of Angels and played high school ball at Westchester.
Dominic McGuire was recently waived to free up space for the Raptors to sign Pietrus. McGuire was born and raised in San Diego.

Some of them won't be playing, but those that are should be expected to play inspired basketball in front of friends and family.



Chris Paul says that he loves the early games, because you can play, get a win and enjoy the rest of the day with your family. How have the Clippers fared in the early starts over the last 4 seasons?

2012-13: 2-0 on weekend afternoons this season (Atlanta & Phoenix)
2011-12: 6-1 (note: MLK Matinée included)
2010-11: 5-5 (note: MLK Matinée included)
2009-10: 4-1 (note: MLK Matinée included)
1-0 vs the Raptors (2011-12)

We did a lot better than I thought we did. It seemed like we used to always have lethargic starts in the early games, but maybe that was just in the 2011 season. CP3 loves the early games and has helped us play well in them. Let's hope that continues!

[thanumba2clippersfan]

This should be another winnable game this afternoon. I'm glad the starters didn't have to play in the 4th so they'll be ready and rested for today's game. I have to work this afternoon so sadly I'll miss the game. Hopefully we'll come out on top and I won't have anything to worry about.

[Quake Griffin]

let's do our business early.

rest these guys in the 4th as was done in last game so we can prepare to feast on this 4 game roadie.
4 game stretch...all winnable...2 tough ones.


but let's focus today.

[mj_shoefanatic]

Another very winnable game this afternoon.

Lets keep this streak going!

[azncorruptedo17]

kinda wanna go to this game. I wanna see how Valanciunas will be against DJ... he's promising center but don't think he's being used right.

[BD12]

Blowout city.

[Neddy]

caron finally puts a number on our scoring box

[mkwest]

DJ wins the second jump at center court after losing the opening tip.

[Quake Griffin]

i lold at kleiza throwing that elbow n getting tip jammed on

[Neddy]

griffin is becoming a master of geometry. bankshot wonderboy!

[Neddy]

lmao that was nothing but air

[mkwest]

DJ is doing great on the boards, but he needs something to fall.

[Quake Griffin]

griff is sooo good.

he's coming back for everyone that said he had "no game" because he couldn't shoot.

[Neddy]

DJ even missed a dunk early too. deandre's got bender's prongs for hands.

[mkwest]

25-21 Clippers at the end of 1. We have to shoot better than 36% from the field.

[Neddy]

did ralph just call barnes butler? lol

[mkwest]

Guys, I'm going to miss the rest of the game.

If we win, can someone do the player of the game thread?

[mkwest]

Crawford just missed a free-throw

Streak ends at 58, then he misses 2 in a row

[Neddy]

Guys, I'm going to miss the rest of the game.

If we win, can someone do the player of the game thread?

i got it. go your thing mk

[Neddy]

Crawford just missed a free-throw

Streak ends at 58, then he misses 2 in a row

he truly is a streaky shooter.