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515 | LA CLIPPERS | +155 | 516 | OKLAHOMA CITY | -175 |
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All Games | 8-2 | -0.8 | 8-2 | 5-5 | 101.5 | 50.2 | 49.2% | 48.9 | 92.6 | 46.7 | 41.9% | 50.5 | Road Games | 3-0 | +3.7 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 100.0 | 53.0 | 48.4% | 54.3 | 90.7 | 42.7 | 42.2% | 46.3 | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +5.7 | 5-0 | 1-4 | 98.4 | 50.2 | 48.8% | 51.8 | 86.6 | 42.4 | 39.5% | 49.0 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 101.5 | 50.2 | 38-78 | 49.2% | 6-18 | 35.0% | 19-25 | 76.5% | 49 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 96.5 | 48.4 | 37-81 | 44.9% | 7-19 | 34.3% | 17-22 | 76.1% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 6 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 100.0 | 53.0 | 40-82 | 48.4% | 4-16 | 25.5% | 17-24 | 70.4% | 54 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 92.6 | 46.7 | 33-80 | 41.9% | 7-20 | 34.3% | 19-27 | 70.9% | 50 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 98.3 | 49.2 | 37-82 | 45.2% | 7-20 | 35.9% | 17-23 | 74.5% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 90.7 | 42.7 | 32-75 | 42.2% | 7-19 | 35.7% | 21-29 | 72.1% | 46 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
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All Games | 8-3 | +0.3 | 6-4 | 4-6 | 101.7 | 51.5 | 48.2% | 48.2 | 95.2 | 45.2 | 42.8% | 47.7 | Home Games | 5-2 | -1.7 | 4-3 | 3-3 | 105.1 | 52.4 | 50.4% | 47.6 | 97.9 | 45.3 | 43.3% | 47.6 | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +1.8 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 104.8 | 54.4 | 49.1% | 48.0 | 98.4 | 47.2 | 44.6% | 46.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 101.7 | 51.5 | 36-74 | 48.2% | 8-18 | 43.5% | 22-27 | 84.0% | 48 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 8 | vs opponents surrendering | 97.4 | 48.9 | 37-81 | 45.2% | 7-19 | 34.7% | 18-23 | 76.4% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 6 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 105.1 | 52.4 | 37-74 | 50.4% | 8-18 | 46.0% | 22-27 | 82.4% | 48 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 7 | Stats Against (All Games) | 95.2 | 45.2 | 36-84 | 42.8% | 7-20 | 32.9% | 17-22 | 76.6% | 48 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 3 | vs opponents averaging | 96.1 | 47.8 | 36-82 | 44.1% | 6-18 | 35.1% | 17-23 | 75.8% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 97.9 | 45.3 | 37-86 | 43.3% | 7-22 | 31.4% | 17-21 | 77.3% | 48 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: LA CLIPPERS 97.8, OKLAHOMA CITY 94.7 |
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10/31/2012 | MEMPHIS | 101-92 | W | -4.5 | W | 187 | O | 38-74 | 51.4% | 49 | 22 | 33-86 | 38.4% | 55 | 18 | 11/2/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | 105-95 | W | -1.5 | W | 191.5 | O | 38-84 | 45.2% | 46 | 11 | 34-68 | 50.0% | 48 | 20 | 11/3/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | 110-114 | L | -8.5 | L | 197.5 | O | 30-70 | 42.9% | 47 | 16 | 41-84 | 48.8% | 59 | 13 | 11/5/2012 | CLEVELAND | 101-108 | L | -10 | L | 200 | O | 39-74 | 52.7% | 40 | 25 | 40-92 | 43.5% | 57 | 17 | 11/7/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | 106-84 | W | 1.5 | W | 204.5 | U | 46-83 | 55.4% | 48 | 15 | 30-73 | 41.1% | 41 | 20 | 11/8/2012 | @ PORTLAND | 103-90 | W | 0 | W | 202 | U | 41-77 | 53.2% | 56 | 13 | 32-75 | 42.7% | 41 | 13 | 11/11/2012 | ATLANTA | 89-76 | W | -6.5 | W | 195.5 | U | 38-82 | 46.3% | 45 | 13 | 30-72 | 41.7% | 50 | 22 | 11/14/2012 | MIAMI | 107-100 | W | 1 | W | 197.5 | O | 35-72 | 48.6% | 46 | 18 | 35-77 | 45.5% | 46 | 19 | 11/17/2012 | CHICAGO | 101-80 | W | -6.5 | W | 191 | U | 37-75 | 49.3% | 51 | 12 | 30-89 | 33.7% | 58 | 15 | 11/19/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 92-87 | W | 4.5 | W | 200 | U | 40-85 | 47.1% | 61 | 17 | 29-82 | 35.4% | 50 | 13 | 11/21/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/24/2012 | @ ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/26/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2012 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2012 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/3/2012 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/5/2012 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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11/1/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 84-86 | L | 2 | T | 204.5 | U | 29-77 | 37.7% | 53 | 18 | 35-79 | 44.3% | 48 | 13 | 11/2/2012 | PORTLAND | 106-92 | W | -8.5 | W | 205 | U | 39-76 | 51.3% | 52 | 12 | 32-89 | 36.0% | 56 | 11 | 11/4/2012 | ATLANTA | 95-104 | L | -9 | L | 199 | P | 33-71 | 46.5% | 44 | 20 | 41-83 | 49.4% | 44 | 10 | 11/6/2012 | TORONTO | 108-88 | W | -9 | W | 197.5 | U | 35-74 | 47.3% | 56 | 17 | 30-84 | 35.7% | 46 | 17 | 11/8/2012 | @ CHICAGO | 97-91 | W | -2.5 | W | 190 | U | 36-73 | 49.3% | 42 | 22 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 47 | 20 | 11/9/2012 | DETROIT | 105-94 | W | -11.5 | L | 197 | O | 38-71 | 53.5% | 43 | 16 | 36-87 | 41.4% | 52 | 15 | 11/11/2012 | CLEVELAND | 106-91 | W | -10 | W | 202 | U | 40-73 | 54.8% | 48 | 21 | 34-83 | 41.0% | 44 | 12 | 11/12/2012 | @ DETROIT | 92-90 | W | -7 | L | 193 | U | 27-73 | 37.0% | 59 | 14 | 33-83 | 39.8% | 51 | 11 | 11/14/2012 | MEMPHIS | 97-107 | L | -5.5 | L | 194 | O | 35-72 | 48.6% | 44 | 15 | 44-93 | 47.3% | 49 | 8 | 11/16/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 110-95 | W | -6.5 | W | 186.5 | O | 40-74 | 54.1% | 43 | 13 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 46 | 11 | 11/18/2012 | GOLDEN STATE | 119-109 | W | -9.5 | W | 198 | O | 42-83 | 50.6% | 46 | 10 | 43-82 | 52.4% | 42 | 13 | 11/21/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2012 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/24/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/26/2012 | CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2012 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2012 | UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/4/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2012 | LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | LA CLIPPERS: GUARDS: CHRIS PAUL was every bit an MVP-caliber player in his first year in L.A. They should monitor his minutes late in the regular season to keep him fresh for the playoffs. . . His Achilles is on schedule to be healed by December, and CHAUNCEY BILLUPS will start once he's healthy. He's likely to lose athleticism, and his leash could be short if he shoots as poorly as he did last year . . . JAMAL CRAWFORD steps in to lead the second unit. We'll see how quickly his inefficient, shoot-first ways grow stale . . . ERIC BLEDSOE was a stud in the playoffs. He can't play extended minutes alongside Paul, but coach Vinny Del Negro knows he has to get Bledsoe on the floor . . . WILLIE GREEN provides capable depth, but he's on the outside looking in at the rotation. FORWARDS: BLAKE GRIFFIN's knee injury likely isn't serious enough to linger into the season. He's starting to develop some post moves to go along with his dunks . . . CARON BUTLER played hurt for most of last year, but still did enough to nail down a starting job for this season . . . LAMAR ODOM moped his way back to L.A. Don't be surprised if he has a strong bounce-back year, especially considering he'll be the Clippers' best defensive big . . . GRANT HILL could see some starts, but more likely the 40-year-old is pegged for limited minutes . . . MATT BARNES will replace Hill once he injures himself again . . . RONNY TURIAF will provide some of the toughness they lost when Reggie Evans left . . . TREY THOMPKINS will continue to languish on the bench, especially after sitting out the preseason with a knee injury. CENTERS: He can block shots and rebound, but at this point DeANDRE JORDAN is just too much of a defensive liability in space to play 30-plus minutes. That's why the Clippers will often pair Lamar Odom with Blake Griffin in the frontcourt . . . RYAN HOLLINS can also defend the basket and has six fouls to give. | | OKLAHOMA CITY: GUARDS: RUSSELL WESTBROOK can do whatever he wants inside the arc and will continue to be a shoot-first point guard . . . JAMES HARDEN will likely keep coming off the bench, but he'll also keep playing starter's minutes . . . THABO SEFOLOSHA is OKC's best perimeter defender. But his role won't become more prominent until the postseason . . . ERIC MAYNOR should be just about all the way back from his torn ACL. When healthy, he's one of the league's best backup point guards . . . DAEQUAN COOK will see limited minutes as a three-point specialist . . . REGGIE JACKSON's role will shrink to near nothing if Maynor is healthy. FORWARDS: KEVIN DURANT continues to do it all, and has done nothing but steadily improve each season . . . SERGE IBAKA is obviously an elite shot-blocker, but he continues to get lost in space. He's made some strides as a pick-and-roll defender, but that weakness is why he doesn't play 30 minutes per night . . . NICK COLLISON will continue to steal a lot of Ibaka's minutes because he defends the pick-and-roll better, and because he draws so many charges, he's almost as good in help situations . . . PERRY JONES III is an incredible athlete, but needs a year or two to learn the game . . . LAZAR HAYWARD is back as a 12th man. CENTERS: KENDRICK PERKINS will continue to start, but is a part-time player. The Thunder are often better with a small lineup. While Perkins is a bruiser he is too easy to exploit as a defender in space . . . COLE ALDRICH could be ready for a slightly bigger role off the bench . . . HASHEEM THABEET is a reclamation project. There's a sliver of long-term hope, but he won't help this year. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (LA CLIPPERS-OKLAHOMA CITY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Clippers-Thunder Preview* ==========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Los Angeles (8-2) at Oklahoma City (8-3), 7:30 p.m. EDT
A big reason for the Los Angeles Clippers' strong start has been their ability to beat some of the NBA's other top teams.
The visiting Clippers will need to pass another major test when they try to win seven in a row for the first time in 21 years Wednesday night against the surging Oklahoma City Thunder.
Los Angeles (8-2) opened the season with victories over Western Conference co-leader Memphis and the rival Lakers. After dropping consecutive home games to Golden State and Cleveland, the Clippers have beaten Miami once and San Antonio twice during their current run.
Chris Paul had 19 points and hit a 10-foot jumper with 24.6 seconds left to help Los Angeles beat the Spurs 92-87 on Monday in the opener of a challenging four-game trip that includes stops in Brooklyn and Atlanta. The Clippers are 3-0 away from home.
"It's a good win, a good road win, but at the same time the season is still very young and we've still got a lot of road games left to play," forward Blake Griffin told the Clippers' official website.
In position to win seven straight for the first time since an eight-game run Nov. 30-Dec. 15, 1991, the Clippers share the West lead because of some strong overall play. Los Angeles leads the conference in shooting at 49.2 percent and is second in scoring with 101.5 points per game. It's tied for second in the West giving up an average of 92.6 points but believes it can play better defensively.
"We know we're a handful on the offensive end," reserve forward Matt Barnes said. "If we can start controlling the defensive end, that's when we're really going to start winning games and making an imprint in this league. We have the talent to do it. We have the athleticism to do it. It's just the heart and hunger to do it."
Oklahoma City averaged 87.5 points and shot 39.2 percent while dropping the final two meetings with Los Angeles last season.
The Thunder (8-3), who lost three of four to the Clippers in 2011-12, enter this contest winners of two straight and seven of eight. Oklahoma City has averaged 104.3 points and shot 49.4 percent over those eight contests.
Kevin Durant posted his first career triple-double with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists while Russell Westbrook scored 30 and Kevin Martin added 23 off the bench in Sunday's 119-109 win over Golden State.
Durant's scoring average is down from last season's 28.0 to 24.5, but he's averaging career highs of 10.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists. He's averaged 28.7 points, 10.7 boards and 6.7 assists in the last three games.
"There's going to be nights where I have to score 30. There's going to be nights where I have to have seven or eight assists," Durant said. "So, I'm just trying to be an all-around player and just continue to help my team win."
Griffin has averaged 20.7 points in the last three games but has been held to 23 on 9-of-26 shooting (34.6 percent) in the last two at Oklahoma City.
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| Last Updated: 3/28/2024 5:52:27 AM EST. |
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