@ <font color="Blue">The Los Angeles Clippers (20-25)</font>@<font color="Red">The Atlanta Hawks (15-33)</font> Time: 7:30 Eastern Place: The Phillips Arena TV: Local ================================== Clippers Last 3 Games: Win over Orlando 115-106 Loss to Miami 97-88 Win over Chicago 102-92 Hawks last 3 games: 93-83 win over Milwaukee 93-85 Loss to Portland 89-85 Loss to Phoenix =================================== Probable Starting Lineups: Marko Jaric/Jason Terry Quentin Richardson/Boris Diaw Corey Maggette/Stephen Jackson Eltpn Brand/Shareef Abdur-Rahim Chris Kaman/Theo Ratliff Sixth Men: Chris Wilcox/Dion Glover ============================== Notes: <u>LAC-</u> They are eminently capable of beating anybody, but lose too many games they should win ... meaning they're still the Clippers. <u>ATL-</u> Just when it appeared the Hawks were giving up, they turned around to win four of seven and played everybody tough. They're weird. ============================== Statistical Leaders: <u>LAC-</u> *PPG- Corey Maggette w/20.1 *RPG- Elton Brand w/12.0 *ASP- Marko Jaric w/4.5 <u>ATL-</u> *PPG- Shareef Abdur-Rahim w/19.7 *RPG- " " w/9.2 *ASP- Jason Terry w/5.1 ============================= Key Matchup: Elton Brand averages: 20ppg, 12 RPG, and 3.6 APG Shareef Abdur-Rahim averages: 19.7ppg, 9.2rpg, and 2.4asp =============================== Keys to The Game: <u>LAC-</u> *Feed Elton Brand *Contain the Boards *Hit outside shots *Dont Let SAR, or JT get rolling <u>ATL-</u> *Play Hard *Feed SAR *Get Offensive Boards *Double Elton Brand ========================= Prediction: Clippers by 10+
This is a good preview. I say Clippers take this one easily by 8 or more. They've been playing some good basketball this season.
I hate to sound so cruel and bias for once. But I say no trouble for the Clippers, the Hawks simply aren't good enough to beat any team. They simply have good individuals like SAR and Diaw. I love SJax though, he really knows how to play. Ratliff might cause some minor trouble, that guy is a blocking machine. The Clippers seem to have the edge in everything, effort, talent, skill, strength, speed, offense. The Hawks just simply won't and can't take them. An easy win. I'm sorry if I seemed so bias, but it's just so farfetched if they get a win. The Grizzlies, now there's a good underdog team. I think the Clippers Three will slaughter them, controlling the whole court. Clippers by at least high double digits, 17.
Good win for the Clippers tonight. I would have been shocked if they didn't win this one, down the stretch they made key baskets to pull away from the Hawks. Jaric had a big game netting 20 points to go along with 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Elton Brand has his usual stud double double like night, and Q crashed the boards giving the Clips more oppourtunites to score. And lets not forget Wilcox contributed 18 points off the bench. Caught a little of the game, but can someone answer why Maggette only played 13 minutes? I just looked through the recap of the game, nothing that said he got hurt, and he wasn't ejected. Anyone know what happend?
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">After the Los Angeles Clippers lost their leading scorer in the first half, Elton Brand and Marko Jaric were quick to pick up the slack. Corey Maggette went down with a sprained right ankle midway through the second quarter, but Brand scored 22 points and Jaric added 20 to lead the Clippers past the Atlanta Hawks, 101-95. </div> Good game from Wilcox and Jaric.Brand had a nice game also, it sucks to see Maggette go down like that though. Full Recap Box Score
