Where: Oracle Arena in Oakland, California
When: Monday, January 21st, 2013 @ 1PM (PST)
TV:
Radio: KFWB News Talk 980
Golden State leads the season series 2-1
Game 1 in LA on 11/3: GSW wins 114-110
Game 2 in Oakland on 1/2: GSW wins 115-94
Game 3 in LA on 1/5: LAC wins 115-89
PG: #3 - Chris Paul SG: #34 - Willie Green
SF: #5 - Caron Butler PF: #32 - Blake Griffin
C: #6 - DeAndre Jordan
A Tribe Called Bench
Bledsoe | Crawford | Barnes | Odom | Turiaf
PG: #30 - Stephen Curry SG: #11 - Klay Thompson
SF: #40 - Harrison Barnes PF: #10 - David Lee
C: #31 - Festus Ezeli
Reserves
Jack | Jefferson | Green | Landry | Biedrins
Inactive List:
Chauncey Billups (Left Foot Tendonitis), Grant Hill (Rest) and Trey Thompkins (Knee - Bone Bruise) are out.
David Lee (Sprained Left Ankle) is questionable.
Andrew Bogut (Sore Left Ankle) is out.
Brandon Rush (Left Knee) is out for the season.
Team Leaders and Statistics
Blake Griffin - 17.8 Points, 8.4 Rebounds in 32.0 MPG
Chris Paul - 9.7 Assists (2nd) and 2.6 Steals (1st) in 33.5 MPG
DeAndre Jordan - 1.5 Blocks in 24.5 MPG
Team Performance
101.6 Points Per Game - 7th Overall
42.2 Rebounds Per Game - 16th Overall
11.6 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 15th Overall
11.7 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 21st Overall
23.5 Assists Per Game - 2nd Overall
92.7 Points Allowed - 4th Overall
14.4 Turnovers Per Game - 9th Overall
17.0 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 1st Overall
35.3% on 3 point field goals - 17th Overall
35.7% allowed on 3 point field goals - 15th Overall
Offensive Rating: 110.3 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 4th Overall
Defensive Rating: 100.6 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 3rd Overall
Pace: 91.9 Possessions Per 48 Minutes - 10th Overall
Stephen Curry - 20.5 Points (4th), 6.5 Assists and 1.7 Steals in 38.2 MPG (5th)
David Lee - 10.8 Rebounds (3rd) 37.5 MPG
Festus Ezeli - 1.1 Blocks in 16.5 MPG
Team Performance
100.5 Points Per Game - 9th Overall
45.0 Rebounds Per Game - 4th Overall
11.0 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 19th Overall
11.3 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 14th Overall
22.9 Assists Per Game - 8th Overall
99.4 Points Allowed - 22nd Overall
15.4 Turnovers Per Game - 28th Overall
13.4 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 26th Overall
38.9% on 3 point field goals - 2nd Overall
32.6% allowed on 3 point field goals - 2nd Overall
Offensive Rating: 106.0 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 11th Overall
Defensive Rating: 104.9 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 13th Overall
Pace: 93.8 possessions per 48 Minutes - 7th Overall
Clippers say they will be prepared against Golden StateThere have been moments in which the Clippers and Golden State Warriors have expressed displeasure with each other, leaving many to think the two teams have taken issue with the other's perceived antics.
The Clippers didn't like the way the Warriors celebrated after two wins over them. The Warriors didn't like how the Clippers went to "Lob City" mode in a win."What you've got to do as a coach, as a player is just let it soak in and remember it," Jackson said. "That's all. Mark it down with permanent ink….We'll see ya.""We have to be focused," Blake Griffin said. "We're not going to get into newspaper clippings. We're not focused on that. We could care less what they say about, 'We're going to be ready for them. We're going to do this and that.' It's a game. We're going to go out and play. It's going to mean a lot to us because it's the next game on our schedule. That's it."
"I haven't really said much," Griffin said. "I'm not sure this side has said much. We've just gone out and played. They've beat us twice. So whatever they want to say, they can say. But we've got to be ready and we will be.""We've just got to be ready to play," Del Negro said. "It doesn't matter who it is. It's always about us, for me. Whether it's in pencil or magic marker or ink, it doesn't matter to me. Just go play and play well and you'll be fine. We're more than capable of doing that. We know it'll be a tough game, but hopefully that makes us better."
Brad Turner, LA Times
A few weeks ago, this game would have had greater division title implications. Both teams were neck and neck in the division and owning the tie-breaker would be a huge advantage to either team as teams fight for position down the stretch. Now, we have a 7-game advantage and won't likely need a tie-breaker to take the division provided that we keep up with a similar level of performance throughout the 2nd half of the season. That is not a slight to the Warriors, but we have to look at the bigger picture. It's not as much about who the wins are against, it's just about getting wins period. The Warriors want to pay the Clippers back for the previous game. The Clipper players say that they will be prepared for this one. Time will tell who wants it more. For the Clippers, it's opportunity to regain the best record in the league.
The Warriors are an improved defensive team. They're the 2nd best perimeter shooting team in the league and they happen grab a lot of rebounds. We're very inconsistent on the boards and give a lot of open 3's. In our win against the Dubs on the 5th, we outrebounded them 41-30 while allowing only 5 offensive rebounds. They shot a miserable 5 for 20 from downtown. I wouldn't expect them to shoot that badly on their home floor (41% at Oracle for the season), so we have to close out on their shooters and deny them the long rebounds.
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