Game 78: The Battle of Los Angeles Part IV

[mkwest]

Who:


What:


Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA


When: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 12:30PM (PST)
TV:
Radio:









Reserves










Inactive List:

Jamal Crawford (Strained Left Achilles) and Danny Granger (Strained Left Hamstring) are out.


Kobe Bryant (Claimed by Father Time), Jordan Farmar (Strained Right Groin), Pau Gasol (Vertigo), Xavier Henry (Sore Left Wrist, Right Knee) and Chris Kaman (Sore Right Knee) are out.


Team Leaders and Statistics



Blake Griffin - 24.0 Points (6th) in 35.9 MPG (20th)

DeAndre Jordan - 13.8 Rebounds (1st) and 2.4 Blocks (3rd) in 35.5 MPG

Chris Paul - 10.8 Assists (1st) and 2.5 Steals (1st) in 35.1 MPG



Team Performance
Home Record: 31-6
Last 10: 7-3, 1L
107.7 Points Per Game - 1st Overall
100.8 Points Allowed - 14th Overall
42.8 Rebounds Per Game - 15th Overall
10.5 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 21st Overall
12.2 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 29th Overall
24.5 Assists Per Game - 3rd Overall
13.9 Turnovers Per Game - 8th Overall
15.6 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 7th Overall
35.2% on 3 point field goals - 19th Overall
33.5% allowed on 3 point field goals - 1st Overall
0.257 FTA per FGA: 2nd overall
0.220 FTA per FGA Allowed: 16th Overall
Offensive Rating: 111.9 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 1st Overall
Defensive Rating: 104.7 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 9th Overall
Pace: 95.8 possessions per 48 Minutes - 7th Overall





Pau Gasol - 17.4 Points, 9.7 Rebounds and 1.5 Blocks (8th) in 31.4 MPG

Kendall Marshall - 8.8 Assists (2nd) in 29.2 MPG

Jodie Meeks - 1.5 Steals in 33.0 MPG



Team Performance
Road Record: 11-27
Last 10: 3-7, L3
102.6 Points Per Game - 12th Overall
108.9 Points Allowed - 29th Overall
41.2 Rebounds Per Game - 23rd Overall
9.3 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 26th Overall
13.2 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 30th Overall
24.1 Assists Per Game - 4th Overall
15.3 Turnovers Per Game - 22nd Overall
14.1 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 22nd Overall
38.2% on 3 point field goals - 4th Overall
35.6% allowed on 3 point field goals - 13th Overall
0.199 FTA per FGA: 21st Overall
0.196 FTA per FGA Allowed: 8th Overall
Offensive Rating: 104.0 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 21st Overall
Defensive Rating: 110.4 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 28th Overall
Pace: 98.5 possessions per 48 Minutes - 2nd Overall



Who will be next?

[mkwest]

Clippers enter this game with essentially a 3 game advantage over the Rockets. We still trail the Thunder by 2 games (3 in the loss column) As of today, we would meet Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. Both Portland (5th) and Dallas (7th) are within a game and a half of the 6th seed.

I'm probably going to miss most of this game if not all of it.

[Quake Griffin]

LMAO at laker team photo for some reason.


After drinking all day and then watching my Badgers get their heart ripped out...I am in no mood for any shenanigans....im already pissed about Crawford, Granger and hoping Redick isn't fragile.

i want another 30 point win.
and I want it now...and I deserve it

[Forte IV]

Doc says JJ will start

[thanumba2clippersfan]

We need to win this game since we have a tough one against the Thunder on Wednesday. I don't care if we blow the Lakers out, I only care if we win. Hopefully you guys can play nice on the forum. I should be around in the 1st half, and won't be available in the 2nd half. If we just win this game convincingly then I don't think there will be any problems.

As always, Go Clippers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Nice jumper by JJ to start the game

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Nice start for us offensively, we have 11 points and we still have 8:31 left in the 1st quarter.

[Akklaim1]

I think for the first time, this actually looks like a Clipper home game. Meaning it's not 50/50 or better for Flaker fans in the stands.

[Neddy]

I think for the first time, this actually looks like a Clipper home game. Meaning it's not 50/50 or better for Flaker fans in the stands.

must be the last blow out that keeps flaker fans from coming back for more embarrassment.

[TheNewEra]

playing down now.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

We're taking too many jumpers right now

[Ranma]

DJ already has 5 boards, which is more than half of the team's totals (9) and the entire Lakers' team total (4) so far.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

I think we should push the tempo. That's what worked for us when we blew them out both times.

[Neddy]

DJ already has 5 boards, which is more than half of the team's totals (9) and the entire Lakers' team total (4) so far.

nice block from the behind too. shouldn't have missed that follow up ally-oop though. that could have brought the house down.

[Akklaim1]

Does anyone know what happened to Eric Smith, our PA announcer? He's been absent at Dodger games, too.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

We have 5 turnovers in this quarter............

[mkwest]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Ohmeomy/status/452895783407190016[/tweet]

Baby Griffin is also in attendance.

[Ranma]

We have 5 turnovers in this quarter............

Good catch. Now at six, which is double the Lakers' 3. Geez.

[TheNewEra]

Think Davis was passing that elsewhere.

[Akklaim1]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Ohmeomy/status/452895783407190016[/tweet]

Baby Griffin is also in attendance.

I assume the boy in the Griffin jersey is Matt Leinart's son, right?