New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

[WLVCA]

Clippers up 31-23 end of 1st.

 

[Steve Williams]

Clippers at full strength and healthy are a tough team to beat. The Jazz are being outplayed by the Clips

 

[WLVCA]

Clippers over Jazz 57-49 at the half

 

[Steve Williams]

Clipps should easily win this. Shows good things for the Clipps as long as they stay healthy

 

[WLVCA]

Still 2 quarters to go.....so far so good.

However, Utah is pretty good - 9 staight wins and 20 of 21.

 

[WLVCA]

Jazz come back in the 3rd to make it tight. Clips up by 4 at the end of Q3 79-75

 

[Steve Williams]

Never say never. Utah is amazing as they fight back

end of 3rd

clipps 79 Utah 75

 

[Steve Williams]

Clipps played a strong game as they end the Jazz 9 game winning streak. 116-112

Donovan just wasn't hitting as he usually does until the last 2 minutes when he brought the Jazz close with 2 amazing 3's

Ballmer was animated on the side line as they clinched the win

 

[WLVCA]

Clippers win and end the Jazz winning streak.

Excellent victory!

Donovan Mitchell nearly pulled it out for Utah but fell just short.

 

[WLVCA]

Watching Ballmer is almost as much fun as watching the game

 

[Steve Williams]

Lakers as usual are already down by 12 with 3 minutes left in first

 

[WLVCA]

Hope the Lakers make the Nets work tonight to soften them up for their game with the Clippers tomorrow.

My bad - Lakers are playing the Heat.

 

[WLVCA]

Pretty wild uniforms the Heat are wearing tonight - pink and turquoise

 

[Steve Williams]

Heat lead at the half

lakers lucky to be even this close as the Heat look terrific with Butler and the Lakers look ordinary without AD

 

[Steve Williams]

Lakers overcome a 15 point deficit. Game tied at 63 early in the 3rd

 

[Steve Williams]

Lakers are in free fall. No AD for a month and Schroder on Covid watch

Heat played a great game but Lakers look ordinary. They are going to fall big time in the standings over the next month

Final Heat 96-94

 

[WLVCA]

Clippers vs Nets tonight at Staples. Game is on ESPN.

LAC expected to have all players available for this game. Unfortunately Kevin Durant will be out with a hamstring issue.

Should still be a good matchup with Kyrie and Darth Vader ( James Harden) suiting up for the Nets.

 

[Steve Williams]

The Nets will kill you with their ability to shoot 3's. Clipps have a chance I believe if they are healthy.

 

[Steve Williams]

As I look at this season the way the schedule is divided into 2 halves as well as the play ins, this is a very tough schedule. It seems that each team plays every other day together with miniseries with some teams. I would bet that the players are starting t feel the wear and tear. Certainly the Lakers are not the team they we're in the first 10 games of the season. There are younger and better teams who can sustain this ordeal of a schedule. I really think there will be significant upsets in the west. I used to feel the Lakers were poised to protect their title but no longer over the last month. No AD or Schroder has resulted in them losing 3 of their last 4 and no relief in site.

 

[WLVCA]

Last time Clippers played the Nets on February 2nd, Nets won 124-120 in Brooklyn. Close game on the road and Durant played. Kyrie was the star for the Nets with 39 points. Pat Beverly missed that game so Kyrie was up against weaker Clipper defenders.

This time around it is a home game for the Clips and no Kevin Durant for the Nets. Harden had 23 points in that game but was only 1 for 6 from 3. Plus you never know when Kyrie will have a hissy fit and decide to not play or give a half hearted effort.

Nets have won their last 4 road games, most recently beating the Lakers. Nets also have 6 players shooting over 40% from 3 point land- you noted their 3 point proficiency. However, it is home town time for James Harden so he knows the local strip clubs well. I'm hoping he has taken his team on a long late night tour of these clubs (and Lou Williams didn't acccompany them).

Las Vegas betting line has the Clippers favored by 6.5. That's a little strong if you ask me.

That's a long winded way of saying I think this will be a very good game. I am picking the Clips to prevail in a close game as Paul George gets back in rhythm.