There was one statistic in particular that stood out to Rivers as something the team needs to change if they’re going to win going forward: The Jazz had 23 second-chance points, while the Clippers had only 11. “We know what we can accomplish now and this was definitely a confidence boost now”. “That’s huge for us, honestly”.
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In the early stages of this season, the Clipper defense showed real signs of improvement.
The Los Angeles Clippers need a victory here to get back to a. 500 record.
Utah small forward Gordon Hayward torched the Clippers for 33 points Wednesday.
Consecutive losses have rattled the Los Angeles Clippers.
“Making sure that we learn from that game and try to build on that game”, he said.
“We have to start winning now, but we’ve got to fix it, because it is not right”, Paul told reporters.
Favors said all that “glamorous” travel time’s definitely not what it’s cracked up to be.
This game marks the first time these teams will play this season. It was important for us.
Rookie point guard Raul Neto finished with 10 points (a new career high), six assists and three steals. Forward/center Josh Smith had 10 points but was the only other Clipper to reach double figures.
“We should be better than this”, Griffin said.
With the Lakers falling apart, the LA Clippers refused to continue to give us more of the same.. “He made shots. I thought in the second half he was a better defender”. I’ve been very encouraged by his post moves, hands, and a Dirk Nowitzki like fade away in the Clippers game. “They tried to be physical with us, and we just came back and were physical with them”. “And to me, when you look at our team, that’s part of the reason”. “Just trying to find way to get a win”. I feel like sometimes when we’re up and a team’s coming up, there’s some strain on our end. The Jazz could also control the offensive glass in this matchup, as they rank fifth in the National Basketball Association in offensive rebound percentage at 27.7%. A runner by Favors put them up 64-55 midway through the quarter. He has cooled off since, averaging just 6.8 points and shooting only 35.7 percent from the field, but he’s capable of being the difference-maker on any given night.
TRIMMING UP THE EYEBROW: Utah coach Quin Snyder was asked Friday about the challenge posed by New Orleans big man Anthony Davis, the 6-foot-10 forward/center with the famous unibrow.
The Jazz were able to snap their 13-game skid against the Clippers by opening the fourth quarter on an 18-7 run to push their lead from five to 16.
Chris Paul, as always, knows what he’s doing with that offense, so in order for them to score while clicking on all cylinders, Doc Rivers can’t afford to intervene too much. They are 26th in rebounding (41.8 per game) and are allowing 47.2; that’s a differential of minus-5.4 and only two teams are worse.
G J.J. Redick had 12 of his 16 points in the first half of a win Tuesday. Utah finished with a 23-11 edge in that area.
Still we would have to wait for the time that Clippers would announce the probable reorganization of their roster as also imagined by their head coach.
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Crawford scored the Clippers’ first seven points of the fourth quarter to push the lead to 90-76.
