As the Los Angeles Clippers settle into the NBA Bubble, they reflect on their lives in quarantine for the past three months. While the team is prepping for the restart, their minds are focused on factors outside of basketball as well.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers looked to cap off its toughest two game stretch of the year after dominating the Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
It was an emotional day at Staples Center. Hours before tipoff the arena hosted the celebration of life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant in the morning and transformed into the Clippers hardwood in the evening.
The Los Angeles Clippers have dealt with injuries, but most importantly is a roster that has seen 28 different starting lineup changes on the season.
Paul George has been in and out of the lineup this season due to injury, but one thing he has proved is that his clutch gene is still intact hitting a dagger with 13.7 seconds left for the 108-105 win over the Spurs.
The Los Angeles Clippers took the court Thursday night at Staples Center for the first time since Angelenos, friends, family and fans across the globe tragically lost its basketball hero.
– Captains to Draft Rosters for Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis; TNT to Air NBA All-Star Draft on Feb. 6. West Starter Pool: James, Lakers’ Davis, Mavericks’ Dončić, Rockets’ Harden and Clippers’ Leonard. East Starter Pool: Antetokounmpo, 76ers’ Embiid, Raptors’ Siakam, Celtics’ Walker and Hawks’ Young.
“God please be with the families involved. Heal every broken heart and be there in their time of need! Still can’t believe this” -Paul George
As the third quarter came to a close Kawhi Leonard grabbed the rebound off a Cavaliers miss, pushed the ball up the court, stopped, and rose up for a 26-foot three pointer for a season-high 43 points.
If you thought the Clippers were banged up, the Warriors made the trip down to Los Angeles from the Bay area with one of the most banged up rosters in the league. The Clippers defeated the Warriors 109-100 in a late fourth quarter rally led by Kahwi’s 36 points.
One day after suffering a surprising 26-point loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday afternoon, the Clippers responded in a big way once they took the floor again.
A tough second half erased a contending first-half performance for the Clippers. Center Ivica Zubac stepped up in the wake of center Montrezl Harrell being sidelined due to illness, the team forced turnovers and fought to extend possessions.
The much-anticipated Lakers versus Clippers Christmas Day game was an old-fashioned showdown between two teams that share the same home court in STAPLES Center. It came down to the wire in front of a star-studded crowd that included comedian Kevin Hart and actor Anthony Anderson, but ultimately a few costly turnovers and questionable fouls erased the Lakers 15-point lead to give the Clippers the edge, 111-106.
The Clippers steamrolled the Suns in a 120-99 rout improving their overall record to 21-8, with a nearly perfect home record of 14-1.
Emotions were high during the Western Conference duel between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Houston Rockets. The Rockets completed a dominant second half comeback taking down the Clippers 122-117, solidifying a new rivalry between the two teams.