Focus.Energy.No Excuses - week 10. 17-16 >month recap

[maksie]

wassup guys,im back.I was really busy around the holidays + i had to do a lot of stuff at school and i couldnt really post too much here
im going to start a new association,i saw that Lamrock and KidJustin started a Clipps assocs and that was in my mind too so make it three.



Game : NBA 2K11(ps3)
Difficulty : Superstar
Quarter/Sim Q Length : 10/12
Playoffs : 7 game series
Season Length : 82 games
Rookies : Real + Some NLSC

[maksie]

Clipping Roster

Starting Five

C | #9 | DeAndre Jordan | Texas A&M
PF | #32 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma
SF | #15 | Ryan Gomes | Providence
SG | #10 | Eric Gordon | Indiana
PG | #5 | Baron Davis | UCLA



SF | #3 | Al-Farouq Aminu | Wake Forest
PG | #12 | Eric Bledsoe | Kentucky
SG | #45 | Rasual Butler | La Salle
C | #31 | Jarron Collins | Stanford
PF | #34 | Brian Cook | Illinois
PF | #50 | Ike Diogu | Arizona State
SG/PG | #4 | Randy Foye | Villanova
PF | #1 | Craig Smith | Boston College
PG | #13 | Willie Warren | Oklahoma
C | #35 | Chris Kaman | Central Michigan

red = injured green = IR

[Bucket]

Can I post? Good luck
Didn't saw Clippers asso since September. Now there is 3.

[Pistol]

There is an odd influx in Clippers Associations.

[Martti.]

I'd have 2 Blake's too.

Good luck, a lot of Blakers associations blooming up. Good luck.

[maksie]

@Martti. thank you,yeah it will be nice too have 2 blake's in my team lol.Just fixed the mistake

[Grandmama Johnson]

Good luck! It'll be interesting to see how the different Clipper associations pan out and differ in trajectory. At least there's nowhere to go but up

[KidJustin]

saw the title...and instantly recognized it as the saying at the clippers training facility

good luck

[Mandich]

Wow a lot of Clippers associations going for sure

[maksie]

thanks to all of you,i played the first game yesterday but couldnt recap it cause i had games today.Maybe it will be up in hours

[maksie]

WEEK 1

GAME ONE

Portland TrailBlazers 12 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 99
Los Angeles Clippers 23 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 100

Blake Griffin - 21pts,9rebs,2stl
Baron Davis - 19pts,3rebs,4ast
Al-Farouq Aminu - 17pts,6rebs
Eric Gordon - 14pts,5rebs,6ast


GAME TWO

Los Angeles Clippers 23 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 90
Golden State Warriors 26 | 13 | 42 | 31 | 112

Curry steals the win for the Warriors in "young forces" showdown



We saw one of the most perspective players in the NBA in today's game when the Clippers hosted the Golden State Warriors in the Bay Area.Blake Griffin,Eric Bledsoe,DeAndre Jordan,Aminu,Steph Curry,Monta Ellis,these are some of the guys who will gonna be the future of the NBA.
The game started with a 18-4 run for the Warriors but some great plays from Eric Bledsoe tied the game at the end of the quarter.After strong 2nd the Clippers were leading at the half but amazing performance in the 3rd quarter for the Warriors led them to a impressive 42 to 19 and they were feeling sure winners.Stephen Curry showed the Warriors front office that they found a really good replacement for Baron Davis.The young point guard dropped 38 points and 14 assists for the win.Monta Ellis added 22.That was their 2nd win after beating the Houston Rockets in the opening night of the season.
For the losing LA Clippers,Blake Griffin was the topscorer again with 25 points,9 rebounds and 5 assists.Eric Bledsoe scored all of his 16 points in the first half.Eric Gordon added 15.
In their next game Clippers will play at the Staples Center against the german sharpshooter Dirk Nowitzki and his Dallas Mavericks.

YAHOO!'s Photo of the Night

Blake Griffin showed his boxing skills after dunking on David Lee

[Kubik]

One loose one win it's a nice start Keep Blake in a good shape!

[kibaxx7]

The Warriors killed you in the 3rd quarter, hopefully you can bounce back man!

[maksie]

WEEK 2

GAME ONE

Dallas Mavericks 31 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 119
Los Angeles Clippers 17 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 82

Baron Davis - 24pts,1reb,3ast
Ryan Gomes - 14pts,4rebs,2ast

GAME TWO

San Antonio Spurs 33 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 100
Los Angeles Clippers 18 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 91

Eric Gordon - 19pts,5rebs,2ast
Blake Griffin - 16pts,12reb,4ast
Baron Davis - 10pts,4rebs,5ast

GAME THREE

Oklahoma City Thunder 31 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 105
Los Angeles Clippers 26 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 99

Kevin Durant was unstoppable as the Thunder forced the Clippers to their 4th straight loss



The Clippers who were one of the most sympathetic teams so far this season were going in this game against the Thunder after three losses.Blake Griffin still couldn't be the type of player everyone want him to be - a true leader.But its normal he's just into his 4th NBA game.
The OKC Thunder were struggling too,after a 50-32 season last year and great performance against the Lakers in the playoffs,they were standing at 0-4 before this game.
After an equal half,the result was 46-46.Blake Griffin was playing at his best with 9 points,7 rebounds and 5 assists at the half.On the other side surprisingly James Harden was the key player for the Thunder with 14 first half points.
Oklahoma won the 3rd quarter after great performance by both Durant and Ibaka.Ibaka scored 12 of his 15 points in this quarter,while Durant was setting plays for his teammates and he also scored 10 in this quarter.
The last quarter was one of the most entertaining quarters of this season so far.The game entered its last two minutes with 14 points lead for Oklahoma.Despite the amazing 7 three pointers scored by the Clippers in the last 4 minutes,Kevin Durant was answering them with and one plays everytime.Kevin finished with 44 points,34 of them scored in the 2nd half.
Finally,OKC won it 105 to 99.

MAXXXIE'S PLAY OF THE DAY

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GAME FOUR

Los Angeles Clippers 16 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 88
Denver Nuggets 15 | 34 | 21 | 25 95

Craig Smith - 17pts,6rebs,1ast
Baron Davis - 12pts,7ast
Ryan Gomes - 12pts,10rebs


GAME FIVE

Los Angeles Clippers 35 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 95
Utah Jazz 29 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 106

Eric Gordon - 19pts,3rebs,4stl
Blake Griffin - 17pts,8rebs,4ast,2stl
Baron Davis - 14pts,3rebs,3ast

[kibaxx7]

0-5 man, come on!

[CHUCK]

Sheesh. Off to a slow start.

[maksie]

@ Thierry and CHUCK,yeah guys its an awful start but i made 1-2 moves which i'll post later so i guess the team will turn another page and play better from now on

[maksie]

Clippers involved in a blockbuster trade



There were a lot of rumors last weeks that Steve Nash was on the trading block and some teams were looking to add him.Clippers,Kings,Nets,Knicks were looking for his signature but finally the Clippers were the winners.The rebuilding Phoenix Suns received 2011 1st draft pick of the clippers,they also took the first round draft pick from next year's draft.And thats not all they took Baron Davis and Randy Foye.In exchange LA Clippers received 2 times NBA MVP,7th time all-star,3 time all-nba first team veteran point guard - Steve Nash + the 6'9'' power forward nicknamed "Helicopter'',Hakim Warrick.
Just hours after this deal was pronounced,the Memphis Grizzlies and the LA Clippers agreed on a deal sending Ike Diogu to Memphis and Tony Allen to the Clippers.The two teams also exchanged their 2011 2nd round picks.

[rise]

Two nice trades, although I hate it from a Suns' fan's standpoint.

[maksie]

WEEK 3

GAME ONE

Los Angeles Clippers 30 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 90
New Orleans Hornets 26 | 23 | 33 | 20 | 102

Blake Griffin - 24pts,11rebs,3blk
Steve Nash - 18pts,8ast,2rebs
Eric Bledsoe - 15pts,3ast

GAME TWO

Los Angeles Clippers 32 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 105
San Antonio Spurs 17 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 98

Los Angeles won surprisingly in San Antonio




Well,this is probably the best Clippers game so far this season.After a tough start and on a 7-game losing streak,Los Angeles were heading to Texas.They were going to meet the San Antonio Spurs.
San Antonio were called sure winners in this game.
Amazing start of the game for Steve Nash who had 8 assists in the first quarter led the LAC to 32 to 17 start and 15 point lead.We were watching another team but not the Clippers from the first 8 games of the season.Blake Griffin was doing great job because Tim Duncan sit on the bench after 1 minute and a half of play because of 2 personal fouls.Tony Parker became the main threat for the Clippers.He was the only player of the Spurs who was trying to do something on to win the game.Ginobili was cold,he was missing from everywhere.
At the end of the 3rd quarter Tim Duncan had 0pts,0/6FG,4 personal fouls and only 1 rebound.The rookie was taking over the veteran.Blake had 26 points after 3 quarters.
At one point in the 4th the game was tied as you can see the picture above but Blake made the highlight of the night dunking on Tim Duncan(that was Duncan's 6th foul).

Blake Griffin - 37pts,11reb,2ast
Eric Gordon - 23pts,4ast,4reb
Steve Nash - 18pts,2reb,10ast

GAME THREE

Detroit Pistons 11 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 81
Los Angeles Clippers 27 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 107

Blake Griffin - 26pts,10reb,3ast
Steve Nash - 23pts,2reb,10ast
Eric Gordon - 16pts,6reb,2stl
Eric Bledsoe - 12pts,3reb,4ast,2stl

[Bucket]

Nooooo Baron .
Wow Clipps 3-7, that sucks

[KidJustin]

im sad about Baron leaving too

but its steve freaking nash

[Kubik]

Hmm...I don't know acquiring Nash is good or not. Steve is 36 years old and i think Clipps need fresh legs! And you trading out picks.. But Nash-Blake..oh boy!!

[maksie]

yeah,im a big Baron fan too but I cant play him on the game.Steve is a better playmaker,thats what I need.He's also better 3pt shooter and the best pick'n'roll point guard

[maksie]

WEEK 4

GAME ONE



Eric Gordon - 18pts,3reb,1ast
Steve Nash - 18pts,2reb,6ast
Blake Griffin - 17pts,8reb,1blk

GAME TWO



Steve Nash - 38pts,11ast,2reb
Blake Griffin - 27pts,14reb,2ast
Eric Bledsoe - 8pts,5reb,6ast,3stl

GAME THREE



Steve Nash - 40pts,12ast,3reb
Blake Griffin - 14pts,11reb,5stl
Eric Gordon - 12pts,3reb,3ast

GAME FOUR



Amar'e scored 40 but they wasnt enough



Despite leading throughout the whole game,the New York Knicks couldnt win this game.They lost it 108 to 105.Amar'e Stoudemire did a great job in the first minutes when Blake Griffin sit on the bench with two personal fouls.That was not Griffin's game.Blake scored his first points at the end of the 2nd quarter while Amar'e was rolling.
Eric Gordon was the key man tonight he scored 14 points in the last quarter to help the Clippers seal the win.He also made two clutch three pointers.Gordon scored career high 41 points in this game including 4 assists and 2 rebounds.
The Clippers showed no mercy from beyond the arc as they scored 14 3-pointers in this game.Six by Gordon and three by Nash only.Amar'e Stoudemire finished the game with 40points and 16 rebounds which was one of his best performances in the career so far.Steve Nash met with his former head coach Mike D'Antoni who is currently applied at New York,Nash said that D'Antoni is one of the best coaches in the game and hre really missed him in the last 2 years in Phoenix.
Nashty finished with 26 points and 8 assists.He also earn the player of the week award in the Western Conference,Lebron James was chosen the player of the week in the Eastern Conference.

YAHOO!'s photo of the night




NBA NEWS

* Los Angeles Lakers are on a 10-game winning streak,standing on the top of the WC with 11-2 record
* Boston Celtics point guard - Rajon Rondo will miss the whole season with a torn MCL
* The 76ers are surprisingly leading the EC with 10-3 record
* Steve Nash,Lebron James chosen players of the week
* Lamarcus Aldridge scored 5,000th point in loss against the Jazz