- Home →
- Ivica Zubac
Ten things I like and don’t like, including the LA Clippers as NBA title favorites
Remember when people were worried about the Clips losing games without two or three starters, including one of the league’s 10 best players? That was cute. After destroying the Rockets in Houston Thursday, the full-strength Clippers have won six straight. Their new starting lineup is plus-41 in 95 minutes. They have outscored opponents by 12 […]
Continue readingRockets’ offensive ineptitude reaches new levels in loss to Clippers
Russell Westbrook passed out of a crowd in the paint to P.J. Tucker, who airballed a corner 3-pointer with Kawhi Leonard closing out on him. Westbrook grabbed the rebound and attempted a reverse layup that was rejected by the bottom of the backboard. After the ball bounced back into his hands, Westbrook found himself caught […]
Continue reading‘It’s either hoop or you sell dope’: Patrick Beverley never forgets his humble beginnings
THE LIGHTS WERE off and lasers were beaming in all different directions. The public-address announcer’s voice boomed over the speakers at Staples Center as the LA Clippers’ starting lineup was introduced for the season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. “At one guard, 6-1, in his eighth year, from the city of Chicago … No. […]
Continue readingKawhi Leonard says ‘sky’s the limit’ for healthy, inspired Clippers
“One of our key guys [said] don’t worry about it, we’re locked in today,” Rivers said. “So I didn’t know if I believed it, to be honest, because you have to see it.” It took only five minutes for the Clippers to show their coach how focused they were and to give the Denver Nuggets […]
Continue readingEleven NBA things I like right now
Here are 11 things — all “likes.” This is a week to appreciate the beauty and ruggedness of the game. The power of Giannis Antetokounmpo: He can morph into any player type depending on what Milwaukee wants, and perform each at an All-Star level. Need him to masquerade as a traditional drop-back center so you […]
Continue readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including the Spurs’ new threat
Turns out, the perception that Gregg Popovich — increasingly cantankerous about the tyranny of 3s — hemmed in Aldridge was incorrect. After last season, Popovich approached Aldridge and suggested the team would need him to shoot more 3s, Aldridge told ESPN.com. The Spurs ranked sixth in points per possession last season, largely on the back […]
Continue readingHeat’s Jimmy Butler not being voted All-Star starter ‘a joke,’ Erik Spoelstra says
“I just think it’s ridiculous that we’re still in these antiquated positions,” Spoelstra said before Friday night’s 122-117 loss to the LA Clippers. “So who’s to say what position Jimmy is? Does it matter? I put him No. 2 on my [lineup] card. So I go Kendrick Nunn, Jimmy Butler, Duncan Robinson, I go Bam […]
Continue readingKawhi Leonard preaches patience to Clippers, says, ‘Have fun’
But after helping the Clippers temporarily bust out of their recent funk and make quick work of the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 128-103 rout, Leonard’s mind seemed to be on winning a championship and reminding his teammates just how hard it is to get to the end of June and hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy. […]
Continue reading