Confident Clippers Set For Battle With Bucks
After years of futility, the new-look Los Angeles Clippers are suddenly anything but lacking in confidence.
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After years of futility, the new-look Los Angeles Clippers are suddenly anything but lacking in confidence.
Blake Griffin had 22 points and nine assists before sitting out most of the fourth quarter, Chris Paul added 20 points and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers cruised to a 117-89 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
Blake Griffin and Chris Paul are giving the Los Angeles Clippers an impressive one-two scoring punch, but defense has held the key to whether the Clippers win or lose.
Blake Griffin had his second straight double-double, Caron Butler scored 19 points and the Los Angeles Clippers opened the new year with a 93-88 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night to snap a two-game skid.
Los Angeles couldn't win Chris Paul's first regular-season home game as a Clipper. The Clippers' chances of bouncing back with a victory Sunday night don't appear all that promising.
With the Chris Paul trade finally behind him, New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps is back to his regular routine of traveling the country nonstop focusing on his current roster and the franchise's future.
With Derrick Rose attacking, the court opened up for the rest of the Chicago Bulls. They hit their shots and Rose did just about everything else to help his team wrap up a successful season-opening West Coast trip.
NBA fans seem more excited about basketball's return than bitter about the lockout based on television ratings for the league's delayed openers.
The Los Angeles Clippers wasted little time displaying their new weapons, as Chauncey Billups scored 21 points, while Chris Paul hit three consecutive hoops to ice the game, and the Clippers opened up their season with a 105-86 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.
After making the league's biggest offseason splash in acquiring superstar point guard Chris Paul, things may finally be looking up for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Blake Griffin took charge in the second half, scoring 20 of his 30 points after halftime, leading the Clippers to a 108-103 win over the Lakers on Wednesday night at Staples Center.
In between the Mavericks' party in Miami and the Chris Paul celebration in Los Angeles, business got in the way of basketball.
The Clippers organization has been waiting a long time to be the talk of the town, much less the entire NBA.
Chris Paul's debut with the Los Angeles Clippers was the most-watched preseason game in NBA TV history.
After a lengthy lockout that delayed the start of the NBA season, the Clippers opened up their exhibition season by beating the Lakers 114-95 at Staples Center on Monday night.
