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Clippers' DeAndre Jordan has been on a hot shooting streak
DeAndre Jordan is testing his coach's contention the NBA is a make-miss league. The Clippers center has seemingly experienced only half of this equation over his last five games, making 33 of 38 shots (86.8%). The misses have become more noteworthy than the makes amid a stretch in which Jordan has finished two games without missing and two more games in which he has missed only once. Jordan's misses over the five games read like a bad five-minute stretch for a more high-volume shooter, coming on two tipins, a jumper and two layups. Jordan's makes included 20 dunks, increasing his NBA-leading total to 134. It was the most accurate five-game stretch since Wilt...
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Clippers' DeAndre Jordan has been on a hot shooting streak
DeAndre Jordan is testing his coach's contention the NBA is a make-miss league.
The Clippers center has seemingly experienced only half of this equation over his last five games, making 33 of 38 shots (86.8%). The misses have become more noteworthy...
NBA roundup: Hawks set team record with 14th win in a row
DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague each scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense, Kyle Korver dunked for the first time in more than two years, and the Atlanta Hawks tied a franchise record with their 14th consecutive victory, routing the visiting Indiana...
Five takeaways from Lakers' loss to Phoenix
The Lakers keep losing, five in a row and no end in sight. Here are five takeaways from their 115-100 loss Monday at Phoenix.
1) Turnovers, turnovers. The Lakers had 23 in all and six — six! — by Jordan Hill. Wesley Johnson somehow had four, as did the...
Lakers lose at Phoenix for season series sweep
Phoenix Suns 115 - Lakers 100 (end of regulation)
The Suns completed a season sweep of the Lakers, winning their fourth game in four tries on Monday night in Phoenix.
Playing without Kobe Bryant (rest), the Lakers competed to a tie through the first two...
Preview: Lakers at Phoenix Suns
The Lakers (12-29) get one last crack at the Suns (24-18) on Monday night in Phoenix.
The Suns have already beaten the Lakers 119-99, 112-106 and 116-107, with Phoenix scoring an average of 115.7 points a night.
Kobe Bryant (rest) and Ronnie Price...
Doc Rivers' latest Clippers trade hits home -- he gets Austin Rivers
Father knows best?
Austin Rivers certainly hopes so.
The 22-year-old shooting guard could only trust his father knew what he was doing Thursday when Doc Rivers completed a trade that brought his son to the Clippers.
Rivers was born in Santa Monica,...
Clippers Coach Doc Rivers criticizes pace of second unit
The Clippers pace has no doubt slowed down from last season.
But according to Coach Doc Rivers, the problem is mainly with the second unit.
"The second unit has no pace," Rivers said.
He then corrected himself.
"They go back and...
Memphis defeats Phoenix, 122-110, in double overtime
Marc Gasol scored the first seven points in the second overtime, Zach Randolph had 27 points and 17 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the visiting Phoenix Suns, 122-110, on Sunday night.
Gasol finished with 12 points to help Memphis snap a...
NBA: Mavericks top Cavaliers for fifth win in a row
Monta Ellis scored 20 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 15 and the visiting Dallas Mavericks won their fifth straight game Sunday, a 109-90 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who again played without LeBron James.
The Cavaliers are 1-4 when the four-time...
Led by Monta Ellis, Mavericks beat Spurs in Rajon Rondo's Dallas debut
Monta Ellis equaled his season high with 38 points, including 11 during the final four minutes, to spark a late rally as the host Dallas Mavericks beat the depleted San Antonio Spurs, 99-93, Saturday in Rajon Rondo's debut with the Mavericks.
Ellis broke...
LeBron James leads Cleveland past Memphis, 105-91
LeBron James had 25 points and 11 assists, Dion Waiters scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers handled one of the Western Conference's best teams, beating the Memphis Grizzlies, 105-91, on Sunday in Cleveland.
...
Lakers: Week 9 predictions
After their best week of the season, the Lakers stumbled through Week 8, dropping all three contests.
At 8-19, the Lakers are in 13th place in the Western Conference.
They'll play four difficult games through Week 9, hosting the Golden State...
Derrick Rose, Pau Gasol provide offense for Chicago Bulls
Derrick Rose scored 25 points, Pau Gasol had 18 and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards, 99-91, Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Washington scored 12 points in a row, 10 by John Wall, to take an 87-86 lead with 3...
Up next for the Lakers: Sunday vs. Phoenix
When: 6:30.
Where: Staples Center.
On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.
Records: Lakers 9-21, Suns 17-14.
Record vs. Suns: 0-2.
Update: Phoenix has won five consecutive games with one of the deepest backcourts in the league....
Another late Lakers rally falls short in 116-107 loss to Suns
The Lakers competed against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night, only to fall short in the final two minutes of a 116-107 loss at Staples Center.
The Suns had extended a 13-point lead with just more than 9 1/2 minutes left. The Lakers reeled off...
Five takeaways from Lakers' loss to the Phoenix Suns
The Lakers (9-22) fell short after a fourth-quarter rally, falling to the Phoenix Suns (18-14). Here are five takeaways from their 116-107 loss on Sunday at Staples Center.
1. Kobe Bryant was in good spirits after the loss, saying his "legs...
Blake Griffin's buzzer-beating three takes Clippers past Suns, 121-120, in OT
Blake Griffin dunked, and Dr. J clapped in admiration.
Griffin made a sweeping drive while being fouled, and Staples Center roared.
Griffin connected on a step-back three-pointer as time expired, and his teammates mobbed him on the court.
Griffin's...
Clippers' unlikely victory over Phoenix Suns was escapist fare
The Clippers' demise seemed fairly certain Monday night. Multiple times.
They trailed the Phoenix Suns by five points in the fourth quarter while missing one of their top scorers after the oddly swift ejection of Jamal Crawford.
Then they were down by...
Preview: Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
The Lakers (0-4) will get a quick rematch against the Phoenix Suns (2-1) on Tuesday night at Staples Center.
Last Wednesday, the Suns stormed out to an early lead in the first quarter at US Airways Center in Phoenix -- and blew the game open in the third...
Lakers: Week 2 predictions
The Lakers have started the 2014-15 season poorly, losing their first four games over a busy five-night stretch.
The schedule lightens in the second week, with only two games, at home, against the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets.
The Lakers are one...
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