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| All Games | 13-7 | -4.4 | 11-9 | 11-9 | 105.7 | 52.9 | 47.4% | 52.6 | 101.0 | 52.4 | 45.2% | 51.4 | | Road Games | 5-5 | -6.8 | 6-4 | 3-7 | 100.2 | 47.8 | 46.1% | 51.2 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 46.1% | 52.2 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +0.4 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 99.0 | 46.0 | 45.3% | 52.6 | 94.2 | 48.0 | 43.6% | 50.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 105.7 | 52.9 | 39-82 | 47.4% | 8-23 | 34.6% | 20-28 | 71.0% | 53 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 99.2 | 49.2 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 8-22 | 36.9% | 17-23 | 74.4% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 100.2 | 47.8 | 38-83 | 46.1% | 8-22 | 36.3% | 16-23 | 68.9% | 51 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 101.0 | 52.4 | 37-83 | 45.2% | 7-20 | 33.8% | 19-27 | 72.0% | 51 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 100.1 | 49.6 | 37-82 | 45.1% | 8-21 | 35.6% | 18-24 | 76.5% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 100.0 | 50.3 | 38-82 | 46.1% | 7-20 | 32.8% | 17-25 | 70.3% | 52 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
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| All Games | 6-13 | -7.4 | 5-14 | 8-11 | 92.6 | 45.2 | 41.7% | 52.7 | 100.5 | 50.5 | 45.3% | 52.2 | | Home Games | 5-3 | +1.5 | 3-5 | 2-6 | 96.0 | 48.2 | 42.3% | 56.4 | 96.4 | 46.9 | 42.9% | 50.9 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | +0.2 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 90.8 | 47.2 | 40.0% | 57.8 | 97.4 | 54.0 | 47.2% | 50.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 92.6 | 45.2 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 7-19 | 34.4% | 15-21 | 74.4% | 53 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 98.7 | 49.3 | 37-83 | 44.8% | 8-21 | 36.8% | 16-22 | 74.5% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 96.0 | 48.2 | 36-85 | 42.3% | 7-20 | 36.9% | 17-22 | 76.0% | 56 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 7 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 100.5 | 50.5 | 38-83 | 45.3% | 8-22 | 37.2% | 17-22 | 77.8% | 52 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 98.8 | 49.3 | 37-83 | 44.5% | 7-20 | 35.4% | 18-24 | 75.0% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 96.4 | 46.9 | 37-86 | 42.9% | 7-22 | 32.6% | 16-20 | 79.7% | 51 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
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| 10/29/2013 | @ LA LAKERS | 103-116 | L | -10 | L | 202.5 | O | 41-83 | 49.4% | 49 | 16 | 42-93 | 45.2% | 64 | 19 | | 10/31/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | 126-115 | W | -6 | W | 205.5 | O | 42-85 | 49.4% | 60 | 18 | 40-76 | 52.6% | 46 | 24 | | 11/1/2013 | @ SACRAMENTO | 110-101 | W | -3.5 | W | 203 | O | 35-70 | 50.0% | 49 | 15 | 36-79 | 45.6% | 44 | 9 | | 11/4/2013 | HOUSTON | 137-118 | W | -5.5 | W | 211.5 | O | 49-94 | 52.1% | 49 | 10 | 41-82 | 50.0% | 55 | 15 | | 11/6/2013 | @ ORLANDO | 90-98 | L | -7 | L | 208 | U | 36-95 | 37.9% | 57 | 13 | 40-82 | 48.8% | 54 | 15 | | 11/7/2013 | @ MIAMI | 97-102 | L | 6 | W | 207 | U | 36-73 | 49.3% | 43 | 17 | 38-71 | 53.5% | 43 | 16 | | 11/9/2013 | @ HOUSTON | 107-94 | W | 2.5 | W | 215 | U | 42-88 | 47.7% | 57 | 13 | 35-78 | 44.9% | 51 | 18 | | 11/11/2013 | MINNESOTA | 109-107 | W | -6.5 | L | 210.5 | O | 44-80 | 55.0% | 51 | 14 | 40-96 | 41.7% | 54 | 12 | | 11/13/2013 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 111-103 | W | -4.5 | W | 209.5 | O | 39-86 | 45.3% | 61 | 22 | 35-75 | 46.7% | 39 | 22 | | 11/16/2013 | BROOKLYN | 110-103 | W | -14 | L | 202.5 | O | 40-77 | 51.9% | 60 | 17 | 36-85 | 42.4% | 47 | 11 | | 11/18/2013 | MEMPHIS | 102-106 | L | -8 | L | 196.5 | O | 34-86 | 39.5% | 51 | 11 | 39-81 | 48.1% | 55 | 9 | | 11/20/2013 | @ MINNESOTA | 102-98 | W | 2 | W | 213 | U | 40-81 | 49.4% | 50 | 19 | 34-90 | 37.8% | 59 | 14 | | 11/21/2013 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 91-105 | L | 5.5 | L | 212.5 | U | 38-92 | 41.3% | 51 | 10 | 41-79 | 51.9% | 59 | 17 | | 11/23/2013 | SACRAMENTO | 103-102 | W | -11 | L | 208 | U | 33-68 | 48.5% | 54 | 17 | 37-88 | 42.0% | 58 | 10 | | 11/24/2013 | CHICAGO | 121-82 | W | -6.5 | W | 194 | O | 48-82 | 58.5% | 48 | 9 | 32-81 | 39.5% | 46 | 14 | | 11/27/2013 | NEW YORK | 93-80 | W | -9 | W | 204 | U | 32-74 | 43.2% | 58 | 13 | 32-83 | 38.6% | 45 | 14 | | 11/29/2013 | @ SACRAMENTO | 104-98 | W | -2.5 | W | 203 | U | 37-83 | 44.6% | 60 | 12 | 42-91 | 46.2% | 50 | 15 | | 12/1/2013 | INDIANA | 100-105 | L | 1 | L | 191 | O | 36-82 | 43.9% | 49 | 11 | 39-89 | 43.8% | 61 | 16 | | 12/4/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 97-107 | L | -3 | L | 203.5 | O | 39-83 | 47.0% | 46 | 12 | 42-82 | 51.2% | 48 | 11 | | 12/5/2013 | @ MEMPHIS | 101-81 | W | -1.5 | W | 192.5 | U | 38-80 | 47.5% | 50 | 15 | 29-77 | 37.7% | 50 | 16 | | 12/7/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2013 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/11/2013 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/12/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2013 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/16/2013 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/18/2013 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/21/2013 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2013 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10/30/2013 | BROOKLYN | 98-94 | W | 3 | W | 194 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 65 | 11 | 33-82 | 40.2% | 49 | 15 | | 11/1/2013 | @ CHARLOTTE | 84-90 | L | -3.5 | L | 187.5 | U | 32-84 | 38.1% | 54 | 17 | 33-73 | 45.2% | 57 | 15 | | 11/2/2013 | @ INDIANA | 74-89 | L | 7.5 | L | 188 | U | 29-83 | 34.9% | 47 | 16 | 32-77 | 41.6% | 59 | 20 | | 11/4/2013 | MINNESOTA | 93-92 | W | -1.5 | L | 198 | U | 39-85 | 45.9% | 55 | 23 | 34-94 | 36.2% | 57 | 17 | | 11/6/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | 104-109 | L | -3 | L | 191 | O | 38-85 | 44.7% | 47 | 9 | 36-72 | 50.0% | 44 | 14 | | 11/8/2013 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 79-94 | L | -3 | L | 206 | U | 30-90 | 33.3% | 53 | 13 | 40-84 | 47.6% | 57 | 17 | | 11/9/2013 | PHILADELPHIA | 127-125 | W | -8 | L | 199.5 | O | 46-102 | 45.1% | 61 | 18 | 47-99 | 47.5% | 57 | 19 | | 11/11/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 81-96 | L | 8.5 | L | 187.5 | U | 31-75 | 41.3% | 51 | 18 | 34-83 | 41.0% | 50 | 11 | | 11/13/2013 | @ MINNESOTA | 95-124 | L | 8 | L | 201.5 | O | 36-87 | 41.4% | 43 | 11 | 45-82 | 54.9% | 51 | 9 | | 11/15/2013 | CHARLOTTE | 80-86 | L | -6 | L | 187 | U | 32-79 | 40.5% | 49 | 15 | 32-80 | 40.0% | 57 | 16 | | 11/16/2013 | @ WASHINGTON | 103-96 | W | 8 | W | 193 | O | 36-81 | 44.4% | 51 | 20 | 37-93 | 39.8% | 57 | 18 | | 11/20/2013 | WASHINGTON | 91-98 | L | -3 | L | 191 | U | 32-77 | 41.6% | 46 | 15 | 38-84 | 45.2% | 48 | 14 | | 11/22/2013 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 100-104 | L | 6.5 | W | 195.5 | O | 41-77 | 53.2% | 47 | 19 | 36-88 | 40.9% | 54 | 12 | | 11/23/2013 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 96-126 | L | 13 | L | 192 | O | 39-83 | 47.0% | 44 | 17 | 46-80 | 57.5% | 45 | 15 | | 11/27/2013 | MIAMI | 84-95 | L | 9 | L | 197.5 | U | 29-83 | 34.9% | 57 | 18 | 35-72 | 48.6% | 46 | 14 | | 11/29/2013 | @ BOSTON | 86-103 | L | 4 | L | 189.5 | U | 32-86 | 37.2% | 57 | 17 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 54 | 17 | | 11/30/2013 | CHICAGO | 97-93 | W | 5 | W | 182 | O | 37-78 | 47.4% | 48 | 10 | 39-82 | 47.6% | 45 | 9 | | 12/4/2013 | DENVER | 98-88 | W | 3.5 | W | 201 | U | 37-91 | 40.7% | 70 | 12 | 36-92 | 39.1% | 48 | 11 | | 12/6/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 89-108 | L | 6 | L | 195.5 | O | 38-94 | 40.4% | 57 | 11 | 47-91 | 51.6% | 57 | 12 | | 12/7/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/10/2013 | NEW YORK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/13/2013 | @ ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2013 | @ MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/17/2013 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/20/2013 | MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/21/2013 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/23/2013 | DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | 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. | | CLEVELAND: GUARDS: There are some durability concerns, but KYRIE IRVING is on the verge of stardom. He should benefit from the arrival of Anthony Bennett, the kind of pick-and-roll weapon Cleveland has lacked . . . DION WAITERS is still a work-in-progress defensively, and this will likely be another developmental year. He might end up settling in as the leader of the second unit . . . JARRETT JACK seems likely to close out games, even if he doesn't technically start. He's a creative shot-maker who will play close to starter's minutes . . . C.J. MILES is more of a situational three-point threat. SERGEY KARASEV, a polished Euro import, could push him for that role . . . CARRICK FELIX doesn't figure to crack this rotation. FORWARDS: No. 1 overall pick ANTHONY BENNETT will see time at both forward spots, and he'll be a pick-and-pop weapon no matter where he's playing. The question is whether he'll defend well enough to stay on the court for 30 minutes . . . There should also be enough minutes for TRISTAN THOMPSON, who hasn't quite put it together. The 22-year-old has upside though, and is a bigger part of Cleveland's future than Anderson Varejao . . . EARL CLARK gives the Cavs a quality second unit player who can play extended minutes if Bennett is overmatched defensively . . . A starter last year, ALONZO GEE figures to be a second-unit glue guy, but might be looking at a lot of DNP-CDs. CENTERS: ANDERSON VAREJAO is once again healthy and once again trade bait. No matter what the starting lineup looks like, he'll play major minutes at the four and five . . . The Cavs are taking a flier on ANDREW BYNUM. With his knee problems, it'd be surprising if he could give them 20-plus good minutes per night . . . TYLER ZELLER is likely the odd man out until Varejao is dealt or Bynum gets injured. |
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*Clippers-Cavaliers Preview* ============================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Los Angeles (13-7) at Cleveland (6-12), 7:30 p.m. EDT
Chris Paul and the offensive-minded Los Angeles Clippers are starting to figure things out defensively.
That doesn't bode well for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are having enough trouble scoring.
The Clippers try to deliver another strong defensive display when they visit the Cavaliers on Saturday night.
While Los Angeles (13-7) is near the top of the NBA with 105.7 points per contest, it's also surrendering 101.1 to rank in the bottom third. The Clippers have allowed 93.6 during a 5-2 stretch, however, giving up 82 or fewer three times.
"It would be one thing if we knew were weren't capable of it, and we didn't have the bodies and the people to execute it, but we do," said the 28-year-old Paul, among the league leaders with 2.3 steals per game. "We have myself, young, athletic guys that know what we're capable of. I may not be athletic, but I am young."
The Clippers were at their best in Thursday's 101-81 win at Memphis. DeAndre Jordan had 10 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks as Los Angeles held Memphis to a season-low 37.7 percent shooting.
"Our defense was keeping us there, then we finally took the game over when we started hitting shots," forward Blake Griffin said. "That's a good lesson for us."
The Clippers, who suffered a 107-97 loss at Atlanta the night before, are now 10-2 when allowing 103 points or fewer.
"I thought the way we responded was good," Griffin added. "There are challenges mentally and physically, and I think that was a mental challenge for us. We were mentally tough in that situation."
Los Angeles had dropped 11 of 12 to the Cavaliers before easily winning 105-89 in Cleveland on March 1. Jamal Crawford led the way with 24 points off the bench while Paul scored 11 with 15 assists.
The Cavaliers (6-13) are shooting 41.7 percent, the league's 29th-worst mark. They've also been limited to 92.6 points per game, going 1-11 when scoring 96 or fewer.
After posting back-to-back wins for the first time, Cleveland was handed a 108-89 loss at Atlanta on Friday. Dion Waiters had a season-high 30 points off the bench and Andrew Bynum added 20 and 13 rebounds, but Kyrie Irving was held scoreless for the first time in his career.
The All-Star point guard, averaging a team-best 19.7 points, went 0 of 9 from the field and 0 of 3 from the foul line in a season-low 20 minutes.
"I'm not worried about Kyrie's shot," coach Mike Brown said. "He's going to make enough shots."
The Cavaliers were outscored 37-20 in the first quarter and 14-4 in transition.
"We've got to come out with a sense of urgency," Waiters said. "Superman's not coming in the locker room to help us. It's just us. We're all we've got so at the end of the day we've got to come out and play."
Bynum is averaging 18.0 points and 10.0 boards over a three-game stretch, well above his season marks of 8.7 and 5.0. He has posted 21.5 and 11.5 in his last 10 against the Clippers, though he hasn't faced them since April 2012 while with the Lakers.
Cleveland, which has won three of its last four on the second of back-to-backs, is 2-0 at home against Western Conference foes. Los Angeles is 0-3 on the road against the East.
Crawford is averaging 19.4 points in 24 games against the Cavaliers since 2003-04, his second-highest mark against any opponent over that stretch.
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