February 2012
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Don't Call it a Comeback: Clips 74 Blazers 71
I’m perplexed. Same old pain of being a Clippers fan lingers in my heart, but thanks to Chris Paul the games end in exultation. The Clippers continued their narrative of playing like virtual dogshit in the 1st half, falling behind by 18pts, yet managed to drag themselves back into this one and eventually win it. This game could be the best defensive game of the year for the comeback kids,...
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Scary Movie 3: Clips Win in Charlotte, Lose @...
The Clips killed the Bobcats in Charlotte, 111-86.
The Clips killed themselves in Dallas, losing on a last miss by Caron Butler, 92-96.
The Clips killed me by keeping it close at home against Washington, 102-84.
I’ll write only about last night’s game, being that all Clippers fans have probably read and lamented the end of the road trip by now.
Last night was the worst...
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Intestinal Distress: Clippers 78 Philly 77
Have you ever been to Philadelphia? It’s ugly there. Will Smith claims to be from West Philly on his little television show, and I can’t verify the truth in that, but I can verify that it’s ugly there as well. Ugly buildings, ugly people, ugly food, ugly weather…ugly. This leads me to last night’s game…the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. After a...
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Leggo My Ego: Clippers 92 Cavs 99
Chauncey Billups is hurt, he isn’t dead! The pregame intro music for the Clippers’ starting line up might as well have been a funeral march or Mozart’s requiem. The Clippers dragged their broken bodies up and down the court at the Q last night and just waited for lowly Cleveland to put them out of their misery. After the game coach Del Negro made no excuses and said that his...
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Practical Magic: Clips 107 Magic 102
Here’s what we know as Clips fans:
1. The Clips beat one of the best teams in the East
2. CP3 might be the best 4th quarter player in the NBA
3. Chauncey Billups is hurt BAD.
-Ok, Here’s the part when I call for the Grim Reaper…
The one position where we could possibly stand to deal with an injury or 2 we suffered. BUT: somehow I don’t feel good. I feel like this was...
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Dr. Strangelove (or how I stopped worrying and...
Tonight the Clippers play the 2nd game of the annual 6 game Grammy awards road trip. Orlando is a talented team, with many inconsistencies and a fractured locker room. Dwight Howard is far and away the best center in the league and he could explode for a 20 and 20 night at any time. Yet, I’m not thinking about the Magic. I’m not thinking about Dwight Howard. I’m not even...
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Long Addition: Clips lose to DEN, but gain Martin
Nuggets 112 Clippers 91
Last night, nothing went the Clippers’ way. The shooting was bad. The defense was worse. They couldn’t rebound. They couldn’t create turnovers. They couldn’t do diddly poo. But, I’m not sad. Yes, the game was terribly disappointing, but keep in mind, the Clippers just went 3-1 on a stretch that included Denver twice, the Thunder, and a trip...
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It's a statement NOT a question: Clippers 107 Jazz...
Chris Paul is worth whatever the Hornets want him to be worth. If the Hornets called the Clips front office and demanded several more draft picks, I’d gladly give them whatever they want and I’d smile all the way. Tonight’s virtuoso performance of Chris Paul completed step 1 in the changing the culture of losing game plan. The Clippers have defeated the Lakers, Heat, Blazers,...
January 2012
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Two for the Show: Clips beat OKC and Denver
SO THERE WAS THAT.
A word on “The Dunk”
A lot of times people get too excited about the Slam Dunk in basketball as it only counts for two points. Boring, efficient-shooting teams lulled the high flying Clippers into submission last year in route to another playoff-less season. Last night didn’t fall into that category. Sometimes dunks count for more than two points. Sometimes...
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Clippers beat Grizz and their uniforms 98-91
As any Los Angeles Clipper fan knows, the Clippers hate you. Sure, they want to win games, but you don’t get the joy of bragging to other bar patrons during a 30 point blowout. No, Clipper fans have to sweat. Clipper fans have to loathe. Clipper fans have to enduring the gut-wrenching nausea of a 4th quarter squeaker. Last night was, unfortunately, no different.
The Clippers took one...
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Clippers go down in flames 96-91
There are games of what could’ve been, what should’ve been and what is. This game is what it is. The Clippers are an inexperienced team (save for Chauncey) and 4 quarters of boring (yet intense) playoff basketball is foreign to them. The Lakers were fully prepared to give the Clips their best shot. Kobe has been pissed off all week. Pau was complaining about not scoring. Mike Brown...
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More compelling than Jurassic Park 3, Clippers 103...
Live from the nose bleed section, I witnessed the dismantling of the Toronto Raptors. The game was billed as being the big return of CP3, but since he was ruled out a few minutes before tip off, it became the game before the return of CP3. This game was over shortly after morning shootaround. The Clips took their foot off the gas occasionally but never realistically let the Raptors back in the...
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Throwaway Game: Clips 98 Timberwolves 101
Kevin Love at the buzzer…
“One game at a time”
“Rome wasn’t built in a day”
“You can’t win ‘em all”
“There’s always tomorrow”
“Better luck next time”
These are all pseudo-optimistic sayings that have been told to me following crushing defeats in my sports loving career. Unfortunately I subscribe to a...
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My name is Ricky Rubio, you killed my father,...
At 7:30 pacific time, the Minnesota T-wolves will tip off against my beloved Clippers in a match up that appears to evoke feelings of the Clippers’ past. Young PG Ricky Rubio has been pared with rebounding savant Kevin Love to make one of the brightest young duos in the league. The Clippers have seen this all before when a young Shaun Livingston was pared with Elton Brand to create...
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Cuban Exiled From Los Angeles! Clippers 91 Mavs 89
5 seconds to go, Mavs down by two, Jason Terry gets wide open following a pick and roll…SWISH. Same old Clippers. The collective heart of Clipper Nation was broken…again. There have been many Jason Terry’s over the years who find the Karmic shooting touch just in time to drill a stake through the heart of the Clippers faithful. Just as I sat in front of my television in the...
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Clippers vs. Jazz REDACTED
All info redacted by SOPA and PIPA.
Chris Paul and Mo Williams redacted by injury.
Win redacted by Utah Jazz.
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Short-handed Clips Short Dicked the Nets
The Clips tipped off early on MLK to get a head start on their 3 wins in 3 days schedule this week. Blake Griffin and Company jumped all over Mr. Kardashian’s mates stretching their lead to 15 points by the end of the 1st quarter. Kris Humphries actually put up a respectable line (14pts, 7rbs), but shouldn’t he be too embarrassed to show his face in L.A? C’mon Kris, everyone knows the number one...
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Kobe Beefed! Clippers 102 Lakers 94
Tonight was to be billed as a statement game; statement made. The Clippers defeated the Lakers for the 3rd consecutive time this season (twice in preseason play, which yes, counts for nothing), officially throwing the gauntlet down and claiming their place as an actual basketball team in the city of Los Angeles. The Clippers manned up and took it to the Lakers from the opening tip, not content...
December 2011
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