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NBA playoffs: The Philadelphia 76ers’ process ended with another disappointing result
Cinderella Castle shined bright in the background, but the 76ers seemed as far from Happily Ever After as they’d been all season. Head coach Brett Brown, point guard-turned-power forward Ben Simmons and Scott Epsley, the team’s medical director, were deep into a private, quiet conversation in an already somber room full of tables covered in […]
Continue readingKawhi Leonard’s offense, Luka Doncic’s injury and looking ahead to Clippers-Mavericks Game 4
This matchup has pitted the top two offenses in the league, but it has been an eventful series featuring comebacks, technical fouls, and injuries. The Mavericks will be trying to tie the series Sunday with or without All-Star point guard Luka Doncic (sprained left ankle), and the Clippers have seen two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard […]
Continue readingClippers’ Paul George, Kawhi Leonard worked on chemistry during hiatus
“I went down to where he was at [near San Diego], he came to where I was at [near Los Angeles],” George said on Saturday when asked about the duo’s improving chemistry. “We spent time together — the whole group did, not just me and him — on occasions. The whole group kind of spent […]
Continue readingNBA campus intel: Schedule and live updates for Day 14 of seeding games
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA’s oldest rivalry will be renewed in its newest setting. By virtue of the Indiana Pacers beating the Houston Rockets on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Celtics will face the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The two teams met four times during the regular season, […]
Continue readingDoc Rivers still waiting to see Clippers at full strength
Without Montrezl Harrell and Patrick Beverley and with multiple guards on a minutes restriction, the Clippers still beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-111 on Thursday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. But Rivers wants to see his team whole before the playoffs begin. “That’s a good question,” the coach said when asked where the Clippers are on […]
Continue readingNBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingClippers tout deep roster, say team is built for uncertainty of NBA bubble
The LA Clippers assembled one of the deepest rosters in the NBA, and coach Doc Rivers believes it is built for the bubble after having already been tested by the unpredictability of the NBA’s restart during the coronavirus pandemic. The Clippers were without five of their top 10 players last week after Patrick Beverley, Montrezl […]
Continue readingSource: Clippers’ Montrezl Harrell yet to return to Orlando, unlikely to face Lakers
The Clippers already will be without reigning Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams, who is in the midst of a 10-day quarantine after he left the NBA campus with an excused absence. Harrell left the bubble on July 17 to tend to an excused family emergency, and his return remains in the air. Yahoo […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings: Best- and worst-case scenarios for all 22 teams
After a 4½-month hiatus, the NBA season resumes Thursday in Orlando, Florida. The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans tip things off, followed by a nightcap between the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers. The Clippers’ duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George had ample time to recover from nagging injuries during the layoff, but […]
Continue readingPatrick Beverley rejoins Clippers in bubble, sources say
Beverley, who participated in the Clippers’ practice Tuesday morning, has played in 48 games this season, all as a starter. He is averaging 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrelll also left the bubble on excused absences. Williams is in the midst of a 10-day quarantine following an investigation into […]
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