Game #32 Utah @ LAC

[Sofia]

Game #32
Saturday, December 28th, 7:30 pm PST, Staples Centre, Los Angeles
(Sunday, December 29th, 2.30pm STRAYA time )

This game will be broadcast by .

Utah Jazz


9-23 - 5th in North West/15th in West
Won Last 1 ▪ 5-5 Last 10
PTS/G: 93.1 (27th of 30) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 101.6 (19th of 30)
SRS: -6.46 (27th of 30) ▪ Pace: 91.4 (27th of 30)
Off Rtg: 101.2 (25th of 30) ▪ Def Rtg: 110.4 (30th of 30)
@
Los Angeles Clippers

20-11 - 1st in Pacific/4th in West
Lost Last 2 ▪ 7-3 Last 10
PTS/G: 105.2 (5th of 30) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 99.8 (12th of 30)
SRS: 6.17 (4th of 30) ▪ Pace: 95.7 (8th of 30)
Off Rtg: 108.9 (4th of 30) ▪ Def Rtg: 103.3 (8th of 30)


Recent Matchup History
This Season: None Played
Last Season: LAC 4 - UTA 0
Last 10 H2H: LAC 6 - UTA 4
Last 6 H2H in LA: LAC 3 - UTA 3

Injury Report
Jazz
None to report
Clippers
Out:
Regge Bullock - Ankle
JJ Redick - Fractured Hand, Torn UCL
Maalik Wayns - Meniscus

Starting Lineups
Utah Jazz
Trey Burke

Gordon Heywood

Richard "lol I'm still playing!" Jefferson

Marvin "Eddie Rush is my father" Williams

Derrick "beat the Lakers" Favors


Los Angeles Clippers
[Chris "Point God" Paul

Jamal "Thanks Doc, now I won't win 6th man!" Crawford

Jared "I swear I'll change!" Dudley

Blake "Fck the refs" Griffin

Deandre "Reject you from the block party" Jordan



Key Reserves
Utah Jazz
Enes "Don't call me Penis" Kanter
Alec "No, Trey is the point guard" Burks
Jeremy "Michelangelo" Evans
John "I saw Lebron's balls once" Lucas III
Mike "The Intern" Harris
Los Angeles Clippers
Darren Collison
Willie "Better than Billups" Green
Stephen "Carries a blade" Jackson
Matt "Ze goggles, sey do nufink!" Barnes
Antwan "Found a pulse" Jamison
Ryan "WTF is he doing!?" Hollins

Team Leaders Per Game
Utah Jazz
Points - Gordon Haywood - 16.7
Rebounds - Derrick Favors - 9.2
Assists - Trey Burke - 5.1
Steals - Gordon Haywood - 1.3
Blocks - Derrick Favors - 1.4
Los Angeles Clippers
Points - Blake Griffin - 21.3
Rebounds - Deandre Jordan - 13.3
Assists - Chris Paul - 11.5
Steals - Chris Paul - 2.5
Blocks - Deandre Jordan - 2.3

Who should I watch for?
Jazz
Trey Burke has been a handy pick up for the Jazz, averaging 13.5 ppg and 5.1 assists on only 1.7 turnovers, a surprisingly good 3:1 assist:turnover ratio for a rookie point guard who has no real skilled veteran point guard to show him the ropes. Since Burke took up a starters role, the Jazz are 8-10 which is a nice change after going 1-13 in the games prior.

Although the Jazz don't really have that superstar (or even allstar) calibre player yet, they do have plenty of skilled young players and handy role players for Burke to feed.

Derrick Favors is coming off hitting the game winner over the Lakers last night. I thought I'd mention that again.
Clippers
Everyone
Yeah I gotta go cook some late breakfast, but I'll hopefully be back for the game.

GO CLIPPERS!

[thanumba2clippersfan]

We really need the win tonight after those two tough losses. I'm hoping that we are able to regroup and get the job done. This is one of those games that we could overlook, so I hope we're ready.

[mttwlsn16]

we better not play down to these guys. this has either blowout or nailbiter written all over it.

[Neddy]

we need to come out angry and blow them out in the first half. we need a statement game.

[Ranma]

STATS LLC (12/28/13)

The Clippers (20-11) are coming off a 116-112 overtime loss at Portland on Thursday despite committing a season-low six turnovers to the Trail Blazers' 17.

One of their biggest disadvantages came on the glass where they were outrebounded 60-48.

"They didn't actually get them (rebounds) when we went small, which is amazing," coach Doc Rivers said. "We were helping a lot. When you have to help, it does create somebody with a body off of them and I thought they took advantage of that."

However, it was also the fifth straight game in which Los Angeles was outrebounded after losing out 49-38 in Wednesday's 105-103 loss at Golden State. Rivers' team is being outrebounded by an average of minus-8.4 over the last five contests, far worse than its minus-1.5 margin on the season.

Other than DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin, Chris Paul's 3.8 rebounds per game are the most on the team during the last five games.

Jazz-Clippers Preview

[Nutella]

I'm in here

[Quake Griffin]

we def need a better rebounding SF.

i say we give Dudley a few ticks to let him fully recuperate and get healthy.
no point in letting him struggle to try and get it right if he's not feeling right.



anywho.
Hollins out for tonight.
we'll be thin on the bench

[Neddy]

we def need a better rebounding SF.

AFA is a free agent after this season.

seriously though, we need better bench. if we have a backup big who can rebound, all these issues will work itself out even if dudley is our SF. scouting report on Hollins says, "Hollins is a pure shot blocker with athleticism to dunk in transition, but have little to no basketball skills to position himself for a rebound or do anything else". Byron Mullens doesn't get much better, especially in rebounding.

we need a backup big pronto. i don't care if Lamar is a crackhead. bring him in already. bite the bullet and pay the damn lux tax and cut Wayns even if it guarantees his salary against the cap and sign Lamar. we need a bench big who can rebound and play some goddamn defense.

[Neddy]

20-17 Clips down by 3 in the first quarter. there is no urgency i was hoping to see other than CP3. we need to come out with more energy and start executing.

[TheNewEra]

That was one lucky ass shot

[TheNewEra]

Mullens is to damn athletic to go up slow.

[Neddy]

Mullens is to damn athletic to go up slow.

i dunno if i can call Mullens "athletic"...... he needs to prove me wrong on that one.

[Neddy]

well byron defended and rebounded that possession like he is actually a 7 footer.

[TheNewEra]

Green has lost any mojo from last year. He was better than this.

[Neddy]

Green has lost any mojo from last year. He was better than this.

i agree. but in time maybe Willie can get going if given enough minutes? just hope JJ returns soon before we fall too far behind.

[Neddy]

tie game!

[mttwlsn16]

Ronda Rousey looks like a badass. I'd run away if she came after me

[Neddy]

Ronda Rousey looks like a badass. I'd run away if she came after me

or, you can put on a dress and call her your husband.

[mttwlsn16]

Ronda Rousey looks like a badass. I'd run away if she came after me

or, you can put on a dress and call her your husband.

[Neddy]

43-42 clips down by 1 at the half. we are as flat as we can be, and lucky to be only down by 1. come on clippers we need to come out and shut the door on these Utahans.