Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI
When: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 10AM (PST)
TV:
Radio:
Reserves
Jennings | Caldwell-Pope | Smith | Monroe | Drummond
Reserves
Bynum | Billups | Stuckey | Singler | Harrellson
Inactive List:
Matt Barnes (Swollen Left Thumb), Darren Collison (Sprained Left Big Toe) and JJ Redick (Bruised Left Knee) will play.
Chris Paul (Right Shoulder) is out.
None to report.
Team Leaders and Statistics
Blake Griffin - 22.5 Points (10th) in 36.3 MPG (13th)
DeAndre Jordan - 13.5 Rebounds (1st) and 2.5 Blocks (3rd) in 35.4 MPG
Chris Paul - 11.2 Assists (1st) and 2.4 Steals (3rd) in 34.6 MPG
Team Performance
Road Record: 10-11
Last 10: 7-3, 1L
105.6 Points Per Game - 3rd Overall
100.1 Points Allowed - 13th Overall
43.1 Rebounds Per Game - 15th Overall
10.2 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 21st Overall
12.0 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 25th Overall
23.7 Assists Per Game - 4th Overall
14.2 Turnovers Per Game - 6th Overall
15.9 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 8th Overall
33.5% on 3 point field goals - 26th Overall
33.5% allowed on 3 point field goals - 4th Overall
0.258 FTA per FGA: 2nd overall
0.221 FTA per FGA Allowed: 19th Overall
Offensive Rating: 109.3 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 5th Overall
Defensive Rating: 103.6 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 8th Overall
Pace: 95.9 possessions per 48 Minutes - 7th Overall
Brandon Jennings - 16.4 Points, 8.4 Assists (5th) and 1.6 Steals (17th) in 36.0 MPG (19th)
Andre Drummond - 12.7 Rebounds (3rd) and 1.8 Blocks in 32. MPG
Team Performance
Home Record: 7-13
Last 10: 3-7, 1W
99.4 Points Per Game - 17th Overall
102.6 Points Allowed - 25th Overall
45.1 Rebounds Per Game - 7th Overall
14.5 Offensive Rebounds Per Game - 1st Overall
10.6 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (Opp.) - 11th Overall
20.5 Assists Per Game - 19th Overall
15.5 Turnovers Per Game - 23rd Overall
16.2 Turnovers (Opp.) Per Game - 5th Overall
31.0% on 3 point field goals - 30th Overall
37.0% allowed on 3 point field goals - 26th Overall
0.195 FTA per FGA: 19th Overall
0.221 FTA per FGA Allowed: 20th Overall
Offensive Rating: 104.1 Points Scored Per 100 Possessions - 20th Overall
Defensive Rating: 107.5 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions - 21st Overall
Pace: 94.7 possessions per 48 Minutes - 14th Overall
A couple of Clipper players speak on playing on MLK Day:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykEhsvQB9HM[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWvJLkk_LJ0[/youtube]
Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgw-Yzqqa6A[/youtube]
I think this may be my first GT for a Detroit game. I was only able to go back to 08-09, but it's still surprising.
Detroit is the best offensive rebounding team in the league averaging 14.5 per game. The Clippers give up an average of 12 per game which is 25 in the league. In the last 3 games, the Clippers have given up 50 offensive boards or 16.7 per outing. Drummond is the best offensive rebounder in the league and Monroe is no slouch either. Detroit is also 5th in forced turnovers. However, the Clippers are one of the better teams at keeping control of the ball and that hasn't really changed since CP3 went down.
The Pistons have been a .500 team on the road, but have been struggling at home. They're also one of the worst teams on the perimeter offensively and defensively. They're shooting a league-low 31% from beyond the arc while giving up 37% shooting from deep. The Clippers perimeter shooting has been hit or miss lately (mostly miss), but it would be nice if Dudley and Crawford could knock down a couple. JJ is usually good for a couple. The front court match-up of Blake & DJ vs Monroe and Drummond should be pretty entertaining to say the least.
A 10 AM game is pretty early. Usually we're on around noon on MLK Day. Hopefully the players are looking to bounce back from the thrashing they took from Indiana and are wide awake and ready to play.
