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| All Games | 36-44 | -11.2 | 39-40 | 39-39 | 104.3 | 52.6 | 44.7% | 54.8 | 106.3 | 54.7 | 45.6% | 53.1 | | Road Games | 14-26 | -1.2 | 21-18 | 20-20 | 102.7 | 51.0 | 44.9% | 53.3 | 107.7 | 56.2 | 46.8% | 51.9 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +5.6 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 108.2 | 48.8 | 42.9% | 62.4 | 107.8 | 53.4 | 43.4% | 52.6 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 104.3 | 52.6 | 38-86 | 44.7% | 9-24 | 36.1% | 19-26 | 72.1% | 55 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101 | 50.4 | 38-83 | 45.5% | 8-21 | 36.0% | 18-24 | 75.6% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 102.7 | 51.0 | 38-84 | 44.9% | 8-23 | 35.5% | 19-26 | 72.1% | 53 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 106.3 | 54.7 | 39-86 | 45.6% | 7-21 | 35.0% | 20-26 | 76.7% | 53 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.5 | 50.8 | 38-83 | 45.6% | 8-21 | 36.1% | 18-24 | 76.1% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 107.7 | 56.2 | 40-86 | 46.8% | 7-21 | 34.8% | 20-26 | 77.3% | 52 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
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| All Games | 56-24 | +4.9 | 45-34 | 42-38 | 107.9 | 54.8 | 47.5% | 52.6 | 100.8 | 52.3 | 44.1% | 52.0 | | Home Games | 33-7 | +11.2 | 20-20 | 20-20 | 110.6 | 56.6 | 48.4% | 54.0 | 99.9 | 51.3 | 43.5% | 50.9 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -1.2 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 111.4 | 56.6 | 47.6% | 55.0 | 105.2 | 55.0 | 44.5% | 48.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 107.9 | 54.8 | 39-82 | 47.5% | 8-24 | 35.4% | 21-29 | 72.9% | 53 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 101.4 | 50.6 | 38-83 | 45.5% | 8-22 | 36.0% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 110.6 | 56.6 | 40-83 | 48.4% | 8-24 | 34.6% | 23-31 | 73.3% | 54 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.8 | 52.3 | 37-85 | 44.1% | 7-22 | 33.2% | 19-25 | 75.3% | 52 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 101.5 | 50.8 | 38-83 | 45.5% | 8-22 | 36.2% | 18-24 | 75.9% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 99.9 | 51.3 | 37-85 | 43.5% | 7-22 | 33.3% | 19-25 | 74.8% | 51 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
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| 3/7/2014 | LA LAKERS | 134-126 | W | -10 | L | 229.5 | O | 54-99 | 54.5% | 53 | 12 | 45-97 | 46.4% | 59 | 14 | | 3/9/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 107-111 | L | 3 | L | 213 | O | 40-85 | 47.1% | 54 | 27 | 41-90 | 45.6% | 55 | 24 | | 3/10/2014 | @ CHARLOTTE | 98-105 | L | 5.5 | L | 212 | U | 36-83 | 43.4% | 56 | 15 | 37-81 | 45.7% | 50 | 12 | | 3/12/2014 | @ ORLANDO | 120-112 | W | -3 | W | 213.5 | O | 47-92 | 51.1% | 58 | 14 | 45-93 | 48.4% | 43 | 8 | | 3/14/2014 | @ MIAMI | 111-107 | W | 11 | W | 215 | O | 39-82 | 47.6% | 48 | 15 | 42-81 | 51.9% | 43 | 18 | | 3/15/2014 | @ ATLANTA | 92-97 | L | 6 | W | 220.5 | U | 34-83 | 41.0% | 66 | 20 | 33-81 | 40.7% | 52 | 13 | | 3/17/2014 | LA CLIPPERS | 110-100 | W | 4 | W | 217 | U | 38-93 | 40.9% | 67 | 16 | 36-92 | 39.1% | 51 | 15 | | 3/19/2014 | DETROIT | 118-109 | W | -6.5 | W | 217.5 | O | 44-86 | 51.2% | 53 | 12 | 43-95 | 45.3% | 55 | 12 | | 3/21/2014 | @ DALLAS | 106-122 | L | 8 | L | 218 | O | 40-81 | 49.4% | 39 | 16 | 48-89 | 53.9% | 54 | 16 | | 3/23/2014 | WASHINGTON | 105-102 | W | 0 | W | 213.5 | U | 40-91 | 44.0% | 45 | 15 | 41-85 | 48.2% | 57 | 24 | | 3/24/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 96-117 | L | 11 | L | 216.5 | U | 30-77 | 39.0% | 58 | 20 | 45-89 | 50.6% | 51 | 14 | | 3/26/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 103-108 | L | 13.5 | W | 216.5 | U | 38-83 | 45.8% | 48 | 18 | 43-88 | 48.9% | 53 | 21 | | 3/28/2014 | SAN ANTONIO | 102-133 | L | 7.5 | L | 217 | O | 35-87 | 40.2% | 51 | 12 | 55-98 | 56.1% | 57 | 14 | | 3/31/2014 | MEMPHIS | 92-94 | L | 4.5 | W | 201 | U | 36-73 | 49.3% | 53 | 14 | 38-85 | 44.7% | 51 | 11 | | 4/2/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 137-107 | W | -4 | W | 209 | O | 52-92 | 56.5% | 44 | 11 | 35-74 | 47.3% | 52 | 16 | | 4/4/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 92-100 | L | 9.5 | W | 200.5 | U | 29-80 | 36.2% | 59 | 20 | 32-83 | 38.6% | 52 | 11 | | 4/6/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 125-130 | L | 11 | W | 222.5 | O | 51-107 | 47.7% | 64 | 21 | 45-98 | 45.9% | 62 | 15 | | 4/9/2014 | HOUSTON | 123-116 | W | 2 | W | 223 | O | 50-101 | 49.5% | 53 | 11 | 40-92 | 43.5% | 56 | 15 | | 4/10/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | 100-99 | W | 12 | W | 215 | U | 39-104 | 37.5% | 76 | 16 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 46 | 13 | | 4/12/2014 | UTAH | 101-94 | W | -9.5 | L | 211.5 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 60 | 18 | 34-79 | 43.0% | 47 | 14 | | 4/15/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/16/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 3/6/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | 142-94 | W | -11 | W | 224 | O | 57-103 | 55.3% | 71 | 17 | 34-86 | 39.5% | 41 | 22 | | 3/8/2014 | ATLANTA | 109-108 | W | -15 | L | 221 | U | 42-79 | 53.2% | 45 | 18 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 42 | 15 | | 3/10/2014 | PHOENIX | 112-105 | W | -10.5 | L | 217.5 | U | 43-78 | 55.1% | 54 | 21 | 39-85 | 45.9% | 45 | 16 | | 3/12/2014 | GOLDEN STATE | 111-98 | W | -7 | W | 211 | U | 43-88 | 48.9% | 58 | 10 | 36-82 | 43.9% | 47 | 12 | | 3/14/2014 | @ UTAH | 96-87 | W | -9 | T | 205 | U | 37-76 | 48.7% | 42 | 11 | 35-77 | 45.5% | 49 | 16 | | 3/16/2014 | CLEVELAND | 102-80 | W | -12 | W | 208.5 | U | 42-94 | 44.7% | 56 | 5 | 29-83 | 34.9% | 61 | 17 | | 3/17/2014 | @ DENVER | 100-110 | L | -4 | L | 217 | U | 36-92 | 39.1% | 51 | 15 | 38-93 | 40.9% | 67 | 16 | | 3/22/2014 | DETROIT | 112-103 | W | -13.5 | L | 216 | U | 45-83 | 54.2% | 46 | 13 | 42-93 | 45.2% | 55 | 15 | | 3/24/2014 | MILWAUKEE | 106-98 | W | -17 | L | 213.5 | U | 38-78 | 48.7% | 52 | 13 | 41-85 | 48.2% | 42 | 10 | | 3/26/2014 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 96-98 | L | -7.5 | L | 206.5 | U | 33-80 | 41.2% | 52 | 12 | 38-90 | 42.2% | 64 | 11 | | 3/27/2014 | @ DALLAS | 109-103 | W | 0 | W | 210 | O | 38-82 | 46.3% | 45 | 19 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 52 | 17 | | 3/29/2014 | @ HOUSTON | 118-107 | W | 1 | W | 215.5 | O | 42-89 | 47.2% | 59 | 9 | 32-79 | 40.5% | 58 | 19 | | 3/31/2014 | @ MINNESOTA | 114-104 | W | -2.5 | W | 213.5 | O | 38-82 | 46.3% | 58 | 18 | 41-96 | 42.7% | 49 | 17 | | 4/2/2014 | @ PHOENIX | 112-108 | W | 2.5 | W | 212.5 | O | 37-79 | 46.8% | 47 | 13 | 36-78 | 46.2% | 45 | 14 | | 4/3/2014 | DALLAS | 107-113 | L | -4 | L | 211.5 | O | 39-91 | 42.9% | 49 | 6 | 41-82 | 50.0% | 53 | 11 | | 4/6/2014 | LA LAKERS | 120-97 | W | -15.5 | W | 224.5 | U | 47-83 | 56.6% | 59 | 16 | 36-86 | 41.9% | 42 | 14 | | 4/9/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 101-107 | L | -3.5 | L | 212 | U | 36-86 | 41.9% | 66 | 16 | 38-90 | 42.2% | 55 | 8 | | 4/12/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 117-101 | W | -11 | W | 206 | O | 41-81 | 50.6% | 54 | 11 | 35-82 | 42.7% | 49 | 10 | | 4/15/2014 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/16/2014 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | DENVER: GUARDS: TY LAWSON is turning into something of a one-man army as the roster around him crumbles. As good as he is as a quick playmaker who can knock down an open three, his supporting cast is lacking . . . EVAN FOURNIER is better than RANDY FOYE now, and he's certainly a bigger part of Denver's future. Fournier proved surprisingly ready for the NBA last season. While Foye brings more scoring power to a team that suddenly lacks offense, he's both inefficient and one-dimensional . . . NATE ROBINSON will provide instant offense and lead the second unit . . . ANDRE MILLER will lose a few minutes this year, but the 37-year-old still has good basketball left. FORWARDS: Coming off a late-season ACL tear, DANILO GALLINARI will be lucky to make it back by December . . . KENNETH FARIED will likely never develop into anything more than an energy guy and high-volume rebounder, but he's good at what he does . . . WILSON CHANDLER can shoot and defend multiple positions. With Gallinari a question mark, he could be in for a much bigger role this year . . . DARRELL ARTHUR is an interesting second-unit player. He's an athlete who was starting to show some skill in Memphis before getting hurt . . . Gunning wingman JORDAN HAMILTON may get a longer look in the second half of the season . . . QUINCY MILLER is likely ticketed for more D-League action . . . ANTHONY RANDOLPH is a lost cause. CENTERS: The time has arrived for JAVALE MCGEE. The front office wants him on the floor full-time. For all the knucklehead plays, he's still an incredible athlete in a massive 7-foot frame . . . Talk of J.J. HICKSON potentially starting is absurd. A brutal defender unable to play within the flow of an offense, he's a second-unit talent . . . TIMOFEY MOZGOV is Plan B behind McGee. The 7-footer can defend and set screens. | | LA CLIPPERS: GUARDS: CHRIS PAUL is back with the Clippers, and this time with his handpicked head coach. Not that Doc Rivers will make a big difference though, as he's just as uncreative an offensive tactician as Vinny Del Negro was . . . J.J. REDICK will do less ball-handling than he did in Orlando the first half of last season, but he should feast on the wide-open looks Paul creates for him . . . JAMAL CRAWFORD will once again be a Sixth Man of the Year candidate. He's a pure gunner with some creativity to his game . . . DARREN COLLISON is strictly a back-up after a dreadful one-year stint in Dallas . . . WILLIE GREEN, a starter in name-only last year, may be squeezed out of the rotation. FORWARDS: BLAKE GRIFFIN deferred more often last season, especially as he continues to see more double teams. But he did show improvement as a passer . . . JARED DUDLEY steps into Caron Butler's old role. He'll set up for a lot of wide-open corner threes. His reputation as a quality defender is downright wrong . . . MATT BARNES will often close games due to his defense, and he's coming off one of his best offensive seasons . . . Rookie REGGIE BULLOCK is the kind of spot-up shooter the Clips want to surround Paul with. If Bullock's defense matches up with his athleticism, he could break this rotation . . . It's tough to see how BYRON MULLENS fits on a team with postseason aspirations. CENTERS: Though he's the team's only real rim protector, DEANDRE JORDAN will likely be in a part-time role again. He still can't defend the pick-and-roll, and Rivers got by just fine without a shot-blocker in Boston . . . RYAN HOLLINS is little more than a big body with six fouls to give. Blake Griffin will often slide to the five on this team. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (DENVER-LA CLIPPERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(UPDATES Clippers' scenario for No. 2 seed)
*Nuggets-Clippers Preview* ==========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
Denver (36-44) at Los Angeles (56-24), 10:30 p.m. EDT
The Los Angeles Clippers are one victory shy of a new single-season franchise record.
Getting it Tuesday night may prove tougher than expected when they host a Denver Nuggets team that's played better of late.
The Clippers (56-24) can still earn the second seed in the Western Conference, though they'll need to win their last two games and have Oklahoma City lose at home to Detroit on Wednesday.
Los Angeles tied the club record for wins, set last season, with a 117-101 home victory over Sacramento on Saturday. Blake Griffin scored 27 points while DeAndre Jordan added 21 as the Clippers held a 25-5 advantage in fast-break points.
Los Angeles, winner of 19 of 23, has averaged 112.3 points in its last eight.
"We're still playing for something," said point guard Chris Paul, scoring 23.1 points a game and shooting 47.1 percent from 3-point range over his last eight. "We can keep building confidence on defense. We're at our best when we're running and getting stops."
The Nuggets (36-44) have clinched their worst record since going 17-65 in 2002-03 - also the last time they missed the postseason.
Denver, though, has won three of four since dropping six of seven. Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 21 rebounds in a 101-94 home victory over Utah on Saturday, two days after finishing with 18 and 17 while making the winning shot with two seconds left to beat Golden State 100-99.
Denver's recent surge has come without leading scorer Ty Lawson, who's missed four straight games with a sprained left ankle. Darrell Arthur also left in the first quarter Saturday and is day to day with a strained left knee.
"I'm proud of them and the way they're finishing up this season," coach Brian Shaw said. "I think this is exactly what we wanted to see ending up the season to carry over into next season, win or lose, the kind of effort it's going to take and the togetherness we're going to need to be successful."
The Nuggets have lost 14 of 18 on the road overall while the Clippers have won six of seven at home in the series. Denver, though, has taken four of the last five matchups.
Los Angeles won the first meeting of the season, 112-91 at home Dec. 21, but has shot 11 for 42 from 3-point range in two losses at Denver since. Randy Foye hit a fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer of a 116-115 victory Feb. 3 to overcome Griffin's 36 points.
Griffin is averaging 28.7 points and 13.0 rebounds against Denver this season.
Los Angeles' Jamal Crawford had 10 points Saturday after sitting out five games with a sore Achilles, while Danny Granger missed his seventh straight due to a strained left hamstring.
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