Game 77: The Battle of Los Angeles Part IV

[mkwest]

Who:


What:


Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA


When: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 @ 12:30PM (PST)
TV:
Radio:

Previous Meeting:
11/2 @ Lakers: W 105-95
1/4 vs Lakers: W 107-102
2/14 @ Lakers: W 125-101





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 | Hill | Barnes | Odom




PG: #5- Steve Blake SG: #24 - Kobe Bryant

SF: #20 - Jodie Meeks PF: #16 - Pau Gasol

C: #12 - Dwight Howard


Reserves

Clark | Jamison


Inactive List:

Chauncey Billups (Sore Right Groin) is out.


Ron Artest (Knee), Jordan Hill (Right Hip) and Steve Nash (Hamstring) are out.


Team Leaders and Statistics



Blake Griffin - 18.1 Points and 8.4 Rebounds in 32.5 MPG

Chris Paul - 9.6 Assists (2nd) and 2.4 Steals (1st) in 33.2 MPG

DeAndre Jordan - 1.3 Blocks in 24.2 MPG


Team Performance
Home Record: 29-9
101.0 Points Per Game - 8th Overall
94.8 Points Allowed - 4th Overall
41.2 Rebounds Per Game - 22nd Overall
11.4 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 15th Overall
10.8 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 8th Overall
23.6 Assists Per Game - 4th Overall
14.7 Turnovers Per Game - 16th Overall
16.4 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 1st Overall
35.6% on 3 point field goals - 17th Overall
37.7% allowed on 3 point field goals - 27th Overall
23.3 Free-Throws Attempted Per Game - 9th Overall
23.8 Free-Throws Attempted Per Game (Opp.) - 23rd Overall
0.231 FTA per FGA Allowed: 29th Overall
Offensive Rating: 110.4 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 5th Overall
Defensive Rating: 103.6 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 8th Overall
Pace: 91.3 possessions per 48 Minutes - 18th Overall





Kobe Bryant - 27.0 Points (3rd) in 38.3 MPG (7th)

Dwight Howard - 12.6 Rebounds (1st) and 2.4 Blocks (5th) in 35.6 MPG

Steve Nash - 6.7 Assists (8th) in 32.5 MPG

Ron Artest - 1.7 Steals (10th) in 34.6 MPG

Team Performance
Road Record: 15-24
102.1 Points Per Game - 6th Overall
101.0 Points Allowed - 24th Overall
44.8 Rebounds Per Game - 2nd Overall
11.6 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 13th Overall
11.6 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 22nd Overall
22.1 Assists Per Game - 17th Overall
15.1 Turnovers Per Game - 24th Overall
13.1 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 28th Overall
35.6% on 3 point field goals - 16th Overall
35.8% allowed on 3 point field goals - 15th Overall
27.6 Free-Throws Attempted Per Game - 1st Overall
19.4 Free-Throws Attempted Per Game (Opp.) - 2nd Overall
0.161 FTA per FGA Allowed: 1st Overall
Offensive Rating: 107.6 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 9th Overall
Defensive Rating: 106.5 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 19th Overall
Pace: 94.6 possessions per 48 Minutes - 3rd Overall

The 4th and final meeting between the two LA Teams will take place on the Clippers floor. The season series has already been decided, but this game still has great meaning for each team. The Lakers are in close-nit battle for the 8th spot along with the Utah Jazz. The Clippers are in the midst of a hard fought battle as well with the hopes of moving up in seeding and securing home court for the 1st round. Both sides are a little banged up, but that is expected to at this time of the year. Blake (Calf), Barnes (Ankle) and DeAndre (Hip) have all been nagged by injuries over the last week or so, but are expected to play after having some time off in the last couple of days.

This is the home stretch with only 6 games (including this one) left before it really counts. No matter what happens to the teams surrounding the Clippers, it is most important to head into the postseason with confidence, health and focus. News stories having been swirling around the team over the past few days to the surprise of the players. How will they respond? Will they be out to prove meddlesome media wrong or will it affect they're psyche?


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egpcsnYc9O0[/youtube]

...and bloopers for anybody that hasn't checked the media thread lately.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRo0Fhejc0E[/youtube]


On a personal note, I'm probably going to miss most of this game. I'll have to catch most of it on the radio. Represent for me

[mike3]

Games on 5:30am in Aus.. god damn it. I'll miss it. Hopefully I wake up and kick off a good start to the day with a W

HUGE HUGE game for us. Please do us proud Clippers

[TheToothFairy]

Is Griffin playing today?

[Angel strike1]

normally i would say easy win.
but the way we been playing...

[mttwlsn16]

Time to bring out the brooms

And I lol'd a bit at the fakers bench. 2 guys

[mttwlsn16]

here we go

[Quake Griffin]

so this team is gonna beat us with the three too?


wow.

[mttwlsn16]

lakers 4/4 from 3...damn 3 pt defense continuing to be awful

[thanumba2clippersfan]

I thought we'd have a better start. I hate how we've given up the 3 ball so easily to the Lakers.

[mttwlsn16]

doing a good job hanging in there the way lakers have hit so far

[mttwlsn16]

bingo jamal

would be awesome to clinch the 1st pac division title with a W over fakers, while also ruining their playoff hopes

blake to matty B lob

[mttwlsn16]

matt barnes with 7 points in about 3 minutes. awesome

[thanumba2clippersfan]

We finished the quarter much better. Happy that we took the lead. We're up 30-25

[areg789]

Barnes!

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Looks like Howard traveled but instead it's free throws

[mttwlsn16]

gasol makes me laugh, just looking at him. he and bosh are the only 2

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Lakers have been getting the better of us these past few minutes

[mttwlsn16]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G46CUMEpLPk[/youtube]

bynums reaction though. cracks me up every time

[mttwlsn16]

caron bingo right before half. excellent
56-49 clipps

[mttwlsn16]

mad respect for willie. dude either starts or doesnt play, but his attitude is so positive. and hes been playing well