Where: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA
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The Starters
PGuard: #3 - Chris "CP3" Paul * SGuard: #4 - J.J. Redick
SF: #1 - Lance Stephenson * PF: #32 - Blake Griffin
Center: #6 - DeAndre Jordan
The Supporting Cast
34 - Paul Pierce * 11 - Jamal Crawford * 5 - Josh Smith
* 25 - Austin Rivers * 33 - Wesley Johnson * 45 - Cole Aldrich
9 - Pablo Prigioni * 22 - Branden Dawson * 30 - C.J. Wilcox
12 - Luc Mbah A Moute
Starters
Eric Bledsoe * Brandon Knight * PJ Tucker * Markieff Morris * Tyson Chandler
Reserves
Ronnie Price * Sonny Weems * TJ Warren * Jon Leuer * Alex Len
Inactive List:
Branden Dawson and CJ Wilcox are inactive.
None to report.
Team Leaders and Statistics
Scoring
32.0 PPG in 33.8 MPG | 22.7 PPG in 34.3 MPG
Rebounding
15.0 RPG in 29.6 MPG | 10.0 RPG in 25.1 MPG
Assists
9.0 APG in 33.1 MPG | 4.3 APG in 34.3 MPG
109.7 Points Per Game (5th)
Def. Rebounding %: 72.0 (24th)
Off. Rebounding %: 15.6 (30th)
3P%: 26.9% (26th)
Opponent 3P%: 31.9% (15th)
Offensive Rating: 105.7 points scored per 100 possessions (5th)
Defensive Rating: 94.8 points allowed per 100 possession (9th)
Pace: 104.82 possessions per game (8th)
102.0 Points Per Game (12th)
Def. Rebounding %: 81.8 (7th)
Off. Rebounding %: 24.5 (14th)
3P%: 28.4% (25th)
Opponent 3P%: 36.0% (21st)
Offensive Rating: 95.6 points scored per 100 possessions (23)
Defensive Rating: 96.3 points allowed per 100 possession (13th)
Pace: 104.06 possessions per game (9th)
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Blake Griffin – “From the start of training camp, we always talked about doing the little things, like not wasting any time. We’ve had a rough road and learned a lot of lessons over the last four or five years. We didn’t want to keep making the same mistakes, and I think that’s where we don’t want to lose focus.”
J.J. Redick – “I just want to be about hoop during the season. Obviously I have obligations to my wife and my son, but outside of them, I would say basketball is the focus. Our collective group…that is what they’re about, too. There’s a focus on just being about basketball.”
NOTES: The Clippers have won each of the last seven matchups against the Suns, sweeping the series last year … The Clippers’ series sweep last season was their first ever in the history of the series … DeAndre Jordan is averaging five blocks and, once again, 15 rebounds per game … Eric Bledsoe was drafted 18th overall by the Clippers in 2010, playing his first three NBA seasons with the team .. The Clippers and the Suns were involved in a three-team trade last season which sent Reggie Bullock to Phoenix and Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 second-round pick to Boston, while the Clippers received Austin Rivers …
Rowan Kavner, Clippers.com
