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509 | LA CLIPPERS | +2.5 | Over 193 | 510 | UTAH | +5.5 | Under 201 |
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All Games | 10-6 | -13.1 | 9-7 | 9-6 | 100.6 | 49.9 | 47.9% | 47.9 | 94.6 | 47.3 | 42.9% | 50.7 | Road Games | 3-3 | -0.1 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 96.7 | 49.3 | 45.3% | 51.8 | 96.5 | 46.3 | 44.9% | 47.7 | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -11.3 | 1-4 | 3-1 | 96.8 | 49.4 | 46.3% | 44.6 | 94.2 | 46.2 | 44.6% | 50.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 100.6 | 49.9 | 38-79 | 47.9% | 7-20 | 36.7% | 18-24 | 75.5% | 48 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 96.2 | 47.8 | 36-82 | 44.3% | 7-20 | 34.5% | 17-22 | 76.4% | 50 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 96.7 | 49.3 | 37-81 | 45.3% | 5-17 | 30.1% | 18-25 | 72.2% | 52 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 94.6 | 47.3 | 34-78 | 42.9% | 8-20 | 37.7% | 20-27 | 74.1% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 98 | 49.2 | 37-81 | 45.2% | 7-20 | 36.4% | 17-23 | 75.0% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 96.5 | 46.3 | 34-75 | 44.9% | 7-18 | 39.4% | 22-28 | 76.5% | 48 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
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All Games | 9-9 | -0.8 | 7-10 | 9-8 | 99.4 | 47.9 | 43.9% | 52.9 | 99.4 | 50.3 | 45.3% | 51.4 | Home Games | 6-0 | +6 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 102.2 | 53.8 | 44.1% | 56.5 | 92.8 | 51.5 | 41.0% | 52.7 | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1.2 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 101.6 | 48.4 | 45.6% | 47.2 | 105.0 | 53.4 | 51.9% | 47.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 99.4 | 47.9 | 37-84 | 43.9% | 7-18 | 36.6% | 19-25 | 76.2% | 53 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 98.7 | 49.3 | 37-83 | 44.8% | 8-20 | 37.1% | 17-23 | 75.0% | 51 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 6 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 102.2 | 53.8 | 37-84 | 44.1% | 5-17 | 32.0% | 23-29 | 78.2% | 56 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 7 | Stats Against (All Games) | 99.4 | 50.3 | 37-82 | 45.3% | 6-17 | 38.1% | 18-25 | 74.3% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 6 | vs opponents averaging | 97.8 | 48.9 | 37-82 | 44.6% | 7-20 | 36.1% | 17-23 | 75.7% | 51 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 92.8 | 51.5 | 33-81 | 41.0% | 7-19 | 36.3% | 20-28 | 70.2% | 53 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 5 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: LA CLIPPERS 96.6, UTAH 97.7 |
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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 | 111-117 | L | 3.5 | L | 198.5 | O | 40-93 | 43.0% | 55 | 14 | 36-79 | 45.6% | 55 | 19 | 11/23/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | 76-86 | L | -3 | L | 194 | U | 29-72 | 40.3% | 52 | 18 | 34-73 | 46.6% | 44 | 15 | 11/24/2012 | @ ATLANTA | 93-104 | L | -2 | L | 188 | O | 32-75 | 42.7% | 41 | 14 | 38-75 | 50.7% | 48 | 18 | 11/26/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | 98-105 | L | -13 | L | 188.5 | O | 37-79 | 46.8% | 41 | 14 | 36-71 | 50.7% | 46 | 15 | 11/28/2012 | MINNESOTA | 101-95 | W | -9 | L | 194.5 | O | 37-81 | 45.7% | 42 | 10 | 31-82 | 37.8% | 64 | 18 | 12/1/2012 | SACRAMENTO | 116-81 | W | -12.5 | W | 197 | P | 47-86 | 54.7% | 47 | 5 | 29-76 | 38.2% | 49 | 17 | 12/3/2012 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/5/2012 | DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/8/2012 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2012 | TORONTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/11/2012 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/12/2012 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/15/2012 | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/17/2012 | @ DETROIT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/19/2012 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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10/31/2012 | DALLAS | 113-94 | W | -8 | W | 195 | O | 38-89 | 42.7% | 72 | 14 | 32-85 | 37.6% | 50 | 16 | 11/2/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 86-88 | L | -3.5 | L | 191.5 | U | 35-85 | 41.2% | 55 | 14 | 37-81 | 45.7% | 50 | 12 | 11/3/2012 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 100-110 | L | 7.5 | L | 201.5 | O | 38-77 | 49.4% | 37 | 16 | 42-74 | 56.8% | 41 | 18 | 11/5/2012 | @ MEMPHIS | 94-103 | L | 5 | L | 195 | O | 40-90 | 44.4% | 52 | 14 | 38-91 | 41.8% | 58 | 11 | 11/7/2012 | LA LAKERS | 95-86 | W | -3 | W | 198 | U | 37-83 | 44.6% | 45 | 12 | 25-74 | 33.8% | 66 | 18 | 11/9/2012 | @ DENVER | 84-104 | L | 5.5 | L | 203 | U | 32-87 | 36.8% | 54 | 17 | 40-92 | 43.5% | 66 | 11 | 11/10/2012 | PHOENIX | 94-81 | W | -8.5 | W | 202.5 | U | 38-78 | 48.7% | 65 | 18 | 32-87 | 36.8% | 42 | 10 | 11/12/2012 | @ TORONTO | 140-133 | W | -3 | W | 192.5 | O | 46-93 | 49.5% | 60 | 18 | 51-108 | 47.2% | 60 | 17 | 11/14/2012 | @ BOSTON | 93-98 | L | 5 | T | 191 | P | 33-82 | 40.2% | 57 | 12 | 36-72 | 50.0% | 43 | 9 | 11/16/2012 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 93-99 | L | 1.5 | L | 185.5 | O | 36-81 | 44.4% | 43 | 11 | 40-87 | 46.0% | 54 | 10 | 11/17/2012 | @ WASHINGTON | 83-76 | W | -3.5 | W | 189 | U | 31-82 | 37.8% | 67 | 17 | 31-85 | 36.5% | 49 | 15 | 11/19/2012 | HOUSTON | 102-91 | W | -6 | W | 197 | U | 37-92 | 40.2% | 62 | 14 | 30-86 | 34.9% | 60 | 14 | 11/23/2012 | SACRAMENTO | 104-102 | W | -9 | L | 194.5 | O | 36-83 | 43.4% | 48 | 11 | 40-80 | 50.0% | 47 | 13 | 11/24/2012 | @ SACRAMENTO | 97-108 | L | -1 | L | 196.5 | O | 32-79 | 40.5% | 52 | 17 | 40-74 | 54.1% | 47 | 14 | 11/26/2012 | DENVER | 105-103 | W | -3 | L | 197 | O | 36-78 | 46.2% | 47 | 12 | 40-73 | 54.8% | 51 | 17 | 11/28/2012 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 96-84 | W | -3 | W | 190 | U | 31-63 | 49.2% | 48 | 16 | 31-73 | 42.5% | 40 | 19 | 11/30/2012 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 94-106 | L | 9.5 | L | 201 | U | 38-92 | 41.3% | 43 | 18 | 39-75 | 52.0% | 57 | 21 | 12/1/2012 | @ HOUSTON | 116-124 | L | 6.5 | L | 206 | O | 48-94 | 51.1% | 46 | 14 | 46-83 | 55.4% | 44 | 16 | 12/3/2012 | LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/5/2012 | ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2012 | TORONTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/9/2012 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/12/2012 | SAN ANTONIO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2012 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/15/2012 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/18/2012 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/19/2012 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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. | | UTAH: GUARDS: MO WILLIAMS will get a crack at running the point in Utah. He's more of a combo guard, but he'll do fine in an offense that revolves around the bigs . . . RANDY FOYE is a gunning combo guard who will step in as Utah's sixth man . . . ALEC BURKS started to come on late last year, making Raja Bell expendable. He'll come off the bench, but if he can start knocking down perimeter shots, he's in for a much bigger role . . . Yeah, that's right, EARL WATSON and JAMAAL TINSLEY are both still around. And they're both riding pine in Salt Lake . . . KEVIN MURPHY is a cagey scorer from tiny Tennessee Tech (no word on his Golden Tee skills). FORWARDS: PAUL MILLSAP was Utah's best all-around player last season and will be playing for a new contract. He should be able to keep his minutes despite Utah's young bigs behind him . . . GORDON HAYWARD will probably slide to the two. He has a chance for a breakout year after a strong finish to 2011-12 . . . MARVIN WILLIAMS gets a fresh start in Utah after a disappointing run in Atlanta. He figures to have a similar complementary role with the Jazz . . . DERRICK FAVORS is a long-term solution in the frontcourt. His offensive game is coming on, and he's already a far better defender than Al Jefferson . . . Slam dunk champion JEREMY EVANS and DeMARRE CARROLL will both provide energy off the bench. CENTERS: Like Millsap, AL JEFFERSON will hit free agency after the season. He's an incredibly limited player, a great scorer in the low post, but incapable of any other contributions and a huge liability on defense . . . ENES KANTER is still a few years away from a starting job. He has some rough edges to his game, but really had no problem adjusting to the physicality of the NBA. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (LA CLIPPERS-UTAH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Clippers-Jazz Preview* =======================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
Los Angeles (10-6) at Utah (9-9), 9:00 p.m. EDT
While Chauncey Billups hasn't put up huge numbers, his presence appears to have given the Los Angeles Clippers a bit of a boost.
The Clippers look to win their third straight game with the five-time All-Star back in the lineup Monday night when they visit the Utah Jazz, who will try for their 13th consecutive regular-season win at home.
Billups has played less than 20 minutes in each of his two starts since recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon that sidelined him for the final 38 games of last season and the first 14 this season.
However, Los Angeles, which had lost four straight before Billups' debut Wednesday, defeated Sacramento 116-81 on Saturday for its second straight win with him back in the lineup.
Billups had six points Saturday - he finished with seven three days earlier - but the Clippers (10-6) outscored the Kings 41-22 while he was on the court.
"I'm not going to take a long time getting adjusted to the other players," Billups said.
The Clippers' bench provided a big lift against Sacramento. Jamal Crawford, Eric Bledsoe and Matt Barnes combined for 43 points, leading seven players in double digits.
Los Angeles ranks fourth in the NBA in bench scoring at 40.1 points per game, and Crawford is the only player to lead his team in scoring (17.5) despite coming off the bench in every game.
"It's a long season, and it's important to get the production out of your starters and your bench," said Barnes, who finished with 12 points.
Blake Griffin has only averaged 12.0 points in the Clippers' last three games, but perhaps he'll put up better numbers in Utah. Griffin has averaged 24.3 points and 12.7 rebounds in six career games against the Jazz (9-9).
The Clippers, seventh in the NBA in scoring (100.6 points per game), finished with a season-high total while shooting 54.7 percent from the field and 12 of 24 from beyond the arc on Saturday.
That doesn't bode well for a Jazz team that allowed Houston to shoot 55.4 percent and score 39 fourth-quarter points Saturday in a 124-116 road loss.
The Jazz, who dropped the last two games of a three-game road trip, have allowed five of their last six opponents to reach 100 points.
"Usually, (defense) is something that all of us from top to bottom take pride in ... and lately we haven't been getting stops," guard Randy Foye told the team's official website.
The Jazz fared better offensively, shooting a season-high 51.1 percent against the Rockets - including a 11 of 20 effort from 3-point range. Gordon Hayward finished with 21 points, while Al Jefferson and Foye each scored 20.
Jefferson, seventh in the NBA at 10.5 rebounds per game, averaged 21.0 points and 9.7 rebounds in the three games against the Clippers last season.
Billups missed 16 of the 20 shots he took in two meetings against the Jazz in 2011-12, but Utah had no answers for Chris Paul. The All-NBA first teamer averaged 30.0 points and shot 65.8 percent in two games in the series, with the Clippers losing by 29 in Salt Lake City in the contest he missed with a left hamstring strain.
This time, Paul will be going head-to-head with the point guard who backed him up for the last season and a half. Mo Williams has averaged 13.9 points and 6.5 assists while starting all 14 games he's been available since joining the Jazz.
Utah may be forced to go without a pair of key components in this meeting, though. Starting forward Marvin Williams (concussion) has missed the past two games and reserve Derrick Favors (strained arch) sat out Saturday, though both could return Monday.
The Jazz are looking for their first 7-0 home start since 2006-07.
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| Last Updated: 4/26/2024 4:26:02 PM EST. |
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