Chris Paul had hit two jumpers within a minute to put the Clippers up by 14 as halftime approached. Right around that point I had this thought: At this point I want the Bulls to just get smoked so the starters sit. Related: I have tonight's recap and it would let me go to bed […]
Rip Hamilton was the Bulls starting shooting guard. Jimmy Butler had zero regular season minutes to his name. Chauncey Billups, Caron Butler and Kenyon Martin were all core rotation players for the Clippers. Derrick Rose had only missed six games in his NBA career. That’s how long it’s been since Rose and Chris Paul faced off […]
The Bulls and Clippers meet in Chicago tonight in a battle between two teams who have suffered through numerous point guard injuries this season. The Bulls’ problems have been covered in detail here and elsewhere, while the Clippers has gone rather unreported of late. Since losing Chris Paul, the Clippers’ have lost Darren Collison – […]
In the words of esteemed philosopher Emmitt Smith, plain and simple, the Bulls got debacled. The 121-82 final score that will show on the tickers of various sports networks is every bit indicative of how bad Chicago got blown out today by the Clippers. Things were good to start (well more passable than good, but […]
It’s hard to remember many games going from huge matchups circled on the calendar to feeling rather trivial, yet that is the case for Chicago’s matinee with the Clippers today. It’s been nearly two years since Derrick Rose and Chris Paul squared off, which dates back to a New Year’s Eve clash in which Rose asserted […]
Right now, with Derrick Rose rehabbing his surgically repaired left knee and Rip Hamilton recovering from a torn plantar fascia in his left foot, the Clippers are a better team than the Bulls. They have a better record. They have more talent. That said, the Bulls still could have beaten them last night. But they […]
Back on December 18, the Clippers beat the Bulls in the United Center when Derrick Rose missed a potential game tying free throw with 0.8 seconds left. Rose never forgot it. In the 22 games since, Rose had gone 140-for-160 from the line. That’s a conversion rate of 87.5 percent. Quite a difference from his career […]
L.A. Clippers Status Check: Record: 19-28 Division: 7-4 Conference: 13-21 Home Record: 16-13 Last 10 Games: 6-4 Streak: 2 wins Last game: Won 105-98 vs. Bucks PPG: 99.5 (12th) Opponents PPG: 101.4 (19th) Offensive Rating: 107.0 (16th) Defensive Rating: 109.0 (20th) Pace: 92.4 (14th) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .499 (13th) Turnover Percentage: .149 (28th) Defensive Rebound Percentage: […]
This loss was both poetic, and good for the Bulls. It was poetic because they played poorly, yet were in a position to win (or extend the game to overtime) precisely because they were facing the worst free-throw shooting team on the league. Yet they failed because they, too, stink at the line. At the […]
Los Angeles Clippers Status Check: Record: 5-21 Division: 2-3 Conference: 5-15 Road Record: 0-11 Last game: Lost 105-91 @ Philadelphia Last 10 Games: 2-8 PPG: 95.6 (22nd) Opponents PPG: 101.8 (20th) Offensive Rating: 103.0 (24th) Defensive Rating: 109.6 (20th) Pace: 91.8 (17th) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .482 (22nd) Turnover Percentage: .155 (29th) Defensive Rebound Percentage: .747 (12th) Offensive […]
