Paul fractured his left index finger, but the injury is not expected to keep him sidelined for a long time as he will be re-evaluated before Wednesday’s game, ESPN reported.
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“From my position, I wanted him to change for the betterment of the team, and he did it, and at the end of the day we won a title because of it. That was all on Paul”. Teammate Blake Griffin added 14 points and 14 rebounds as the only other Clippers player to score double-digit points. Cody Zeller got the start for the team at power forward and Jeremy Lin at shooting guard.
Jeremy Lin scored the first 10 points for the Charlotte Hornets as they soundly defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 113-71 in a preseason game in Shanghai’s Mercedes-Benz Arena. “He’d made me watch Hornets games more”.
If there are any more updates on the condition of Paul and Rivers, we’ll be sure to post the details.
Al Jefferson led he team with 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Grab your coffee, cook up a few eggs, and sit in front of your TV cause we got Charlotte Hornets basketball breakfast edition going down today. With 41.7 seconds to go, they had a double-figure lead with Spencer Hawes’ three-pointer, and led by 29-21 as the first quarter ran out. The Hornets’ lead was narrowed to five points as both sides went back to the locker room.
He helped the Clippers to the second round of the playoffs and played in 12 postseason games, averaging 22.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 8.8 assists, and 1.8 steals.
Playing with his hair spiked in a Mo-hawk, Lin scored the first basket of the game – a 3-pointer – about one minute into the game.
Hard Work – Following the loss in Shenzhen, Redick commented that he thought the Clippers needed to play harder. After being called a flagrant foul, center DeAndre Jordan gave the Hornets’ Kemba Walker three free-throws with fouls beyond the arc. He has played very well in preseason, and if he continues to play like this then he might be able to take the starting two guard spot over players like Jeremy Lamb and P.J. We enjoyed ourselves during the past six days here.
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Head coach Doc Rivers said Chris Paul (fractured finger) and Austin Rivers (mouth trauma) both practiced Tuesday morning in Shanghai and should be available for Wednesday’s game against the Hornets.
