Thursday, May 28, 2015

Could Tyson Chandler be in the Clippers' future?

With just two teams left standing this season, we're starting to hear more and more about what the other 28 teams may look like once next season gets going. The Los Angeles Clippers have plenty of work to do following their disappointing defeat at the hands of the Rockets, and it starts with DeAndre Jordan.

Monday, May 18, 2015

Where do the Clippers go from here?

The L.A. Clippers' season officially came to an end Sunday afternoon with the team's 113-100 defeat in Game 7 at the hands of the Houston Rockets. If you'd told me one week ago today that this was a sentence I would be typing, I'd have been completely bewildered. Yet here we are.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Clippers melt down, lose Game 6

A little more than midway through the third quarter on Thursday night, everything was dandy around Staples Center. The Clippers had awakened from their first half slumber with a thunderous roar, and were in the process of running the Houston Rockets right out of the building. Blake Griffin had just converted a no-look, spinning, over-his-head, how-on-earth-did-he-do-that layup to give L.A. a commanding 86-68 lead, and the Clips looked well on their way to the first conference finals berth in the franchise's long, tortured history. This game wasn't going to be close!

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Rockets return the favor, smack Clippers in Game 5

The L.A. Clippers haven't enjoyed consecutive off days since the two days in between Games 1 and 2 of the Spurs series back on April 21-22. They came into Houston on Tuesday up three games to one in their current series with the Rockets, with a golden opportunity to close it out and finally get a few days of rest. Unfortunately for the Clippers, the Rockets had other ideas.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Clippers dismantle Rockets, take 3-1 lead

For just the second time in franchise history, the Los Angeles Clippers are now one game from the conference finals following Sunday's 128-95 trouncing of the Houston Rockets. Back in 2006, the team featuring the likes of Elton Brand, Sam Cassell and Chris Kaman was beaten by 20 in Game 7 of their second round series against the Phoenix Suns, which was the closest the team has ever been to this stage of the playoffs.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Game 3 Preview: Chris Paul is back

The L.A. Clippers were well on their way to a rather shocking 2-0 series lead in their second round showdown with the Houston Rockets at halftime of Game 2, when they held a healthy 65-56 lead. They'd just dumped 41 second quarter points on the Rockets, who looked shellshocked and generally out-of-sorts. The players were likely in for a halftime tongue-lashing from Kevin McHale, as the Clips had Houston on the ropes.

Monday, May 4, 2015

Western Conference Semifinal Preview: L.A. Clippers vs. Houston Rockets

By the time game one tips-off this evening at Toyota Center, we'll still be less than 48 hours removed from the Los Angeles Clippers' resounding 111-109 triumph over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday evening. Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets haven't played since last Tuesday, when they officially disposed of the Dallas Mavericks.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Blake Griffin's historical postseason

The opinion that it's a shame one of the L.A. Clippers or San Antonio Spurs will be headed home after round one of the playoffs is shared throughout the basketball-watching community. They're the victims of the NBA's outdated seeding system that rewards teams for relatively meaningless division championships. Had the playoff teams been seeded in order of actual win-loss record, the Clippers would've faced Portland and the Spurs would've played Memphis. But that's not why we're here.