GDT: Cavaliers at Clippers | 3/16/14 - 6:30pm PDT

[Ranma]

Blake is 3 assists away from a triple-double while Willie Green needs 3 more points to have all five starters score in double figures where the Clippers are 14-0 when that happens.

[Ranma]

There it is. Grover hits the three to get him 10 points and activate Lawler's Law. Clips are about to go 15-0 when all five starters score in double figures in addition to extending the win streak to 11.

Chris Paul started off slowly shooting but finished with 16 points off 7-15 FGs inlcuding 1-3 from beyond the arc in addition to 15 assists, zero turnovers, and a game-high +29.

[TheNewEra]

damn has Dudley been banished from even the white flag unit?

[Ranma]

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Good to see us close this one out and win 102-80. I didn't get a chance to watch the majority of this game, but I'm happy that we won this one like we should. 11th win to keep our streak (this freaking computer) alive.

[mttwlsn16]

Nice. Another W. 1 back of Okc

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[mttwlsn16]

Good to see us close this one out and win 102-80. I didn't get a chance to watch the majority of this game, but I'm happy that we won this one like we should. 11th win to keep out steak alive.

i prefer my steaks to be dead

[TheNewEra]

Great win rest up a little and go all out tomorrow.

[mkwest]

[Ranma]

Arash Markazi, ESPN Los Angeles (3/16/14)

On Sunday, Willie Green was forced to start at shooting guard as essentially the team’s fourth option. Redick, who would normally start, is sidelined indefinitely with a bulging disk in his lower back. His backup Crawford is sidelined at least another week with a strained left calf. And Collison, who was starting in Crawford’s place (and also started in place of Chris Paul this season) was a late scratch with a stomach virus.

As has been the case this season, the Clippers didn’t miss a beat without Redick, Crawford or Collison as they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 102-80, to win a season-high and current league-high 11th straight game.
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Hits: Blake Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and has now scored at least 20 points in a franchise-record 26 straight games, which is the second-longest streak in the NBA this season. Paul had 16 points and 15 assists and DeAndre Jordan had 15 points and 10 rebounds. It was the eighth time this season all three players reached a double-double in the same game. The Clippers’ “big three” has combined for 108 double-doubles this season, the most by three teammates in the NBA this year.
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Stat of the game: The Clippers had 25 fast-break points to just five for Cleveland and had 40 points in the paint compared to 30 for the Cavs.

Rapid Reaction: Clippers 102, Cavaliers 80

[mkwest]

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[Ranma]

So I just tuned in and Green is the SG to start the 2nd half? What happened to DC?

Bubbleguts.

I wonder if Collison's stomach virus may have been triggered from reading Doc's comments this morning.

Paul Flannery, SB Nation (3/16/14)

"The thing we started doing more is the advance pass to Blake," Rivers said. "When Chris went out, my concern was Darren (Collison’s) not a point. He’s more of just a guard and not a great decision maker. I was concerned about our decision making so we started outletting it to Blake.

What Blake Griffin Is and Is Not

[Ranma]

Patrick James, ClipperBlog (3/17/14)

Reggie and the Full Effect
With the Clippers short on wings, Reggie Bullock got some extra minutes. You could call it a birthday gift — Bullock turned 23 Sunday — but the beneficiary was the team. The rookie scored a career high 14 points on an efficient 9 field goal attempts, he moved well off the ball, and carried himself with what looked like newfound composure. Plus he earned a podium-spot beside Chris Paul at the post-game presser. Granted it’s unlikely that Bullock sees another 26 minutes of play after Jamal Crawford and (potentially) J.J. Redick return to the lineup. But his game tonight is certainly one to grow on.

Lawrence Murray, ClipperBlog (3/17/14)

4-to-5
Blake Griffin’s passing ability, specifically lobs to Jordan, is simply exceptional. Seriously, this is the best four-to-five passing game in the NBA, and the Cavaliers were hit twice by the recognition of the Lob City big men.

The first exhibition of Griffin’s skill and chemistry with Jordan came within two minutes of the opening tip. Luol Deng airmailed a corner three, allowing Griffin to hand the rebound off to Paul. Jordan immediately took off down the court, keeping Tristan Thompson on his hip. Paul advanced to Griffin, who took one dribble inside the arc to attract Spencer Hawes. Griffin set Hawes up, and Jordan beat Thompson to the rim to finish the lob from Griffin.

Later in the second quarter, Griffin again got Hawes to bite with a dribble, this time after Willie Green grabbed an offensive rebound. With Cleveland scattered and Hawes out of position, Griffin hit another short dribble before flipping it up to Jordan for the elevator finish.

Griffin finished with eight assists, and the Clippers had 32 assists against only seven turnovers tonight versus Cleveland. Griffin’s passing and decision-making combine with Jordan’s active athleticism to form a gold standard of interior offense in the NBA.

Last Call: Los Angeles Clippers 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 80

[TheNewEra]

Hawes was such a punk last night glad he is still losing.

[Angel strike1]

Blake is just nasty.
Was bit bummed out that he didn't get last2 assists

[mkwest]

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