After being exposed during a loss vs. Dallas, "Lob Angeles"
will try to rebound against a team that they have already blown out this
season.
Blake Griffin, yes the high flying superstar Blake Griffin, seemed rattled towards the end of Monday night's loss to the defending champions. After missing five of his six foul shots during the fourth quarter, Griffin threw the ball away. One of the rare qualities in Blake Griffin may be that he is a smart basketball player for his size & athleticism. However, BG32 allowed the free throw misses to get inside his head, passed up an open shot, and committed a turnover when Shawn Marion picked off his poor pass.
With Griffin's struggles, Paul was unable to do anything against ruthless Dallas double teams. The Clippers put together a mini rally at the end, but Caron Butler missed a three that would have put the Clippers ahead with three seconds remaining. Delonte West hit the ensuing foul shots to preserve a 96-92 Maverick victory at the American Airlines Center.
Tonight, the Clippers take on a Wizard team that is coming off victories over Portland & Detroit. Although most people believe the key matchup lies in John Wall vs. Chris Paul, it isn't that simple. For Washington, I believe it boils down to how effective Jordan Crawford can be off the bench. In their win against Portland Tuesday, Crawford lit up the Blazers for 21 points on 9 of 16 shoting off the bench. For Los Angeles, how well can they play help defense. With John Wall's ability to blow by defenders, the second man will need to halt him before he puts together another 29 & 9 performance like he did yesterday.
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