Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Clippers Edition
- Updated: April 22, 2015
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Check out three things we learned from the Los Angeles Clippers first game against the San Antonio Spurs:
“The LA Clippers played an excellent game one against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs winning 107-92. While fans were dialyzed by the highlights of Blake Griffin and the brilliance of Chris Paul there were some take aways from game one that I wanted to share.
1. Tony Parker Can’t Guard Chris Paul
This was apparent in game one. Chris Paul was able to do whatever he wanted to againstTony Parker and there was nothing Parker could do about it. Charles Barkley at halftime of the game talked about how Parker vs. Paul was a wash that they cancel each other out. The lie detector determined that was lie. Parker looked a little slow in game one and I don’t expect to stay that way throughout the series but I do expect the Spurs to make a few adjustments defensively. The Clippers shot 10/18 from the three point line in game one and late in the fourth quarter the Spurs went to a zone. Maybe they throw a zone defense at the Clippers in game two.”
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Here are the Keys to Victory as described by CaliSports News:
“Guarding Kawhi Leonard
Matt Barnes has had a season much better than any Clipper fan could have expected. After an abysmal start in the preseason, the Clipper faithful were calling for trades and an immediate answer to the Small Forward position but Barnes stepped up averaging 10.1 points while shooting 36% from three; both of which are above his career averages in the respected categories. However a problem that has plagued the Clippers all season long is the play of opposing Small Forwards and the Clippers inability to slow them down.
Although its well documented that playoff and regular season basketball are far different from one another in many ways, including style of play, lets look at how Leonard did in his four match ups versus the Clippers during the regular season:
Game 1: 26 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Game 2: DNP (Injury)
Game 3: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
Game 4: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists”
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