They had a chance to do it for the first time in game 60, but failed and came up short against the Clippers, 105-95, Monday night in Los Angeles.
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There was a lot of speculation about what direction the Clippers would go in, since the team has never had a mascot before.
“I think different guys at different times step up and they kind of jolt our team”, said Crawford, who made 10 of 17 shots from the floor and three of four 3-point attempts.
As New Orleans has proven with Pierre the Pelican and King Cake Baby, just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.
“Chuck is my wingman”, Ballmer said in a release, “and I am PUMPED that he is officially part of Clipper Nation!”
In the first half, there were nine lead changes and 12 ties as the Clippers surged ahead 52-46 at the break. One team has J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford, the other had three quarters of a now potentially concussed Ellington.
Aldrich has proven to be a reliable backup for the Clippers this season. He’s been playing great, especially without Blake Griffin.
Ballmer, who bought the Clippers for $2 billion in 2013, was a regular participant during early morning pickup basketball games at the local sports club near Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, with the New York Times describing his good shooting and rebounding abilities.
Ballmer then dunked as well. A fan hit a halfcourt shot in the fourth quarter to win a new Jeep.
“I was anxious about him”, Rivers said.
Paul didn’t initially believe Ballmer had done it.
The Clippers are clearly the better team with more to play for, but the Nets have looked like a better, more enthusiastic team in their last two games since trading Johnson, so I’m taking the points in what could be a closer game than it should be.
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Against all odds, the Nets took a 70-69 lead on Bojan Bogdanovic’s first three-pointer of the night and their extended 12-2 run helped them hold a narrow 2-point lead by some logic that still defies me. The Nets are 3-6 against the Pacific Division but winless against the Clippers (0-2), Los Angeles Lakers (0-1) and Golden State Warriors (0-2).
