Found February 09, 2012 on
SLAM Online:
PLAYERS:
Chauncey Billups,
Blake Griffin,
Caron Butler,
Kenyon Martin,
Chris Paul,
DeAndre Jordan,
Maurice Williams,
Vinny Del Negro
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers
The LA Clippers moped through a terrible loss in Cleveland last night, and their performance irked head coach Vinny Del Negro. From the LA Times: “The Clippers were playing their first game since losing Chauncey Billups for the season because of a torn left Achilles’ tendon. But Del Negro didn’t want to hear the Clippers still wallowing over losing Billups. The coach was fine with Blake Griffin scoring 25 points and grabbing 15 rebounds, with Caron Butler having 21 points and newcomer Kenyon Martin providing the team with a lift off the bench with six points, four rebounds, two blocked shots and some toughness. Del Negro was even OK with Chris Paul having a sub-par game, missing 11 of his 16 shots, scoring 16 points but handing out 12 assists. Del Negro dealt with DeAndre Jordan not scoring in 24 minutes, with Mo Williams missing eight 10 shots in scoring five points and with the Clippers making 32 of 78 (41%) of their shots, including three of 15 (20%) three-point...
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