Game 69: Los Angeles (43-25) @ Sacramento (22-42)

[mkwest]

Who:


Where: Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, CA


When: Wendesday, March 18th, 2015 @ 7:00PM (PDT)
TV:
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32 - Blake Griffin | 6 - DeAndre Jordan | 15 - Hedo Turkoglu

3 - Christopher Paul | 4 - Jonathan Redick

The Supporting Cast


0 - Big Baby Davis | 10 - Spencer Hawes | 25 - Austin Rivers

8 - Nate Robinson | 31 - Dahntay Jones| 13 - Ekpe Udoh

1 - Jordan Hamilton | 30 - C.J. Wilcox




Projected Starters

McCallum | McLemore | Casspi | Landry | Thompson

Reserves

Miller | Stauskas | Williams | Evans


Inactive List:


Matt Barnes (Strained Hamstring) and Jamal Crawford (Right Calf Contusion) are inactive.


Rudy Gay (Strained Left Patellar Tendon) is probable.
Ryan Hollins (Back) is questionable.
Darren Collison (Strained Hip Flexor), DeMarcus Cousins (Right Calf Strain) and Eric Moreland (Strained Left Shoulder) are inactive.



Team Leaders and Statistics

Scoring

22.2 PPG in 35.4 MPG| 23.7 PPG in 33.9 MPG

Rebounding

14.7 RPG in 34.4 MPG| 12.3 RPG in 33.9 MPG

Assists

10.0 APG in 34.9 MPG | 5.7 APG in 23.4 MPG


Team Road Performance
Road Record: 18-15
Last 10: 6-4
105.7 Points Per Game
Def. Rebounding %: 75.1
Off. Rebounding %: 23.7
11.6 Turnovers Per Game
3P%: 36.2%
Opponent 3P%: 37.4%
Offensive Rating: 109.4 points scored per 100 possessions
Defensive Rating: 107.2 points allowed per 100 possession
Pace: 96.53 possessions per game


Team Home Performance
Home Record:13-20
Last 10: 2-8
100.8 Points Per Game
Def. Rebounding %: 75.7
Off. Rebounding %: 27.0
16.4 Turnovers Per Game
3P%: 32.3%
Opponent 3P%: 32.9%
Offensive Rating: 101.6 points scored per 100 possessions
Defensive Rating: 104.1 points allowed per 100 possession
Pace: 97.73 possessions per game

[LACtdom]

Hopefully it's not as close as last time we played the kings without Cuz.

[Quake Griffin]

Love Cousins.

didn't know he was gonna be out tonight

[Quake Griffin]

defense, not even once

[mkwest]

I had the game on delay and the EAS warning messed that up.

[LACtdom]

Like most games, I'm really hoping tonight will the night where we don't let a team score more than 30 in a single qtr.

[Quake Griffin]

Redick…our 3rd best player or 4th best player?

[Ranma]

[LACtdom]

Sorry for the stupid question but how do CP and Gay know each other? They're hugging and chatting like best friends.

[Quake Griffin]

Sorry for the stupid question but how do CP and Gay know each other? They're hugging and chatting like best friends.

who knows?

Im willing to bet the AAU circuit or something. They're around the same age.

[Forte IV]

Same way Chandler Parsons and Blake know each other. Mystery.

[LACtdom]

Go Hedo!
We should start Hedo, Barnes to add energy and defense to our bench and waive Jamal lol.

[Quake Griffin]

can we survive 2 and a half w/o DJ?

[Ranma]

The Clippers shot 17-37 from beyond the arc for 45.9% while the Kings shot 3-17 for 17.6%. The Los Angeles starting forwards combined for 38 points with its starting backcourt combining for 57 points, whereas, Sacramento's entire starting lineup had a cumulative total of 50 points.

[mkwest]

All wins are pretty at this point afaic.

Props to Turk. 32 minutes of action and 19 points on the eve of his 36th birthday.

[Quake Griffin]

When is Jamal returning?

[mkwest]

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Turkoglu Comes Up Huge Against Former Team

“Whenever I get here, I always get good support from the fans,” Turkoglu said. “It just (makes you) appreciate more what you did in the past, and they still remember it. You just want to show that love. It’s important. As athletes, you want to be remembered that way, how you performed and how you acted around the city you were before.”

“When the ball goes up, we wear red and they wear white, and I’m going to do my best for my team,” Turkoglu said. “I’m with the Clippers now and I have to try to do my best for the Clippers to help the team win some games.”

But J.J. Redick could tell it meant a little something extra for Turkoglu, who began his career with the Kings, to play that way in Sacramento. He said it was great to see his long-time teammate be able to do that in an arena he called home his first three seasons in the league.

“For sure, that was cool,” Redick said. “When we played in Orlando together, every time we would come back here we’d grab sushi with his friends that still live here. He’s still got some roots here and some people here, so I’m sure it was a great feeling for him to do it here.”

Chris Paul’s amazed at the ability Turkoglu has to sit for long stretches of the season and still have the ability to come out on fire offensively, as he did Wednesday.

“That’s tough,” Paul said. “I couldn’t imagine doing that, what Turk’s doing. Most of the time, he doesn’t know when he’s going to play, but he’s always ready. He went from not playing to starting. He’s just the consummate vet.”

Rowan Kavner, Clippers.com

[mkwest]

When is Jamal returning?

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[mj_shoefanatic]

BG's 3rd double double in a row is greatly appreciated. Hope he can keep that going. Nice win last night fellas!

Game ball goes to HEDO.