Jan 18 2009
Clippers win and lose in the same game
After a month of losing twelve straight games the Clippers won one from the Milwaukee Bucks by the score of 101-92. It wasn’t a squeaker not a blow out and as usual the team that was held under 20 points in the fourth quarter lost. This time it just didn’t happen to be the Los Angeles.
That is what I have noticed is the most starting stat from their losing streak. The team has starters that average double figures and they play hard on offense. Their defense is less than stellar. they may be out of sorts a bit in the set plays but worst of all is their inability to muster the points in crunch time.
They played a team that was just two games under .500 so this wasn’t a garbage team playing another one. And with starters Chris Kaman, Zach Randolph and Baron Davis still on the bench with injuries it would have been one more reason to not care on a cold night in Wisconsin.
But as with all good things that occur to the Clippers it is tempered with another jolt. The one remaining star on the team, center Marcus Camby went down with a sprained ankle. He is leading the league in rebounds and is second in blocks. All this on a team with a record of 9-30.
He is listed as day-to-day and considering the team’s situation, it makes no sense to rush him back.
