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| 2012/2013 NBA Regular Season | ||
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| December 11th, 2012, 6:30 PM | ||
| United Center | ||
| Prime Ticket, ESPN, KFWB 980 AM |
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| Probable Starters | ||
| Chris Paul | PG | Kirk Hinrich |
| Willie Green | SG | Marco Belinelli |
| Caron Butler | SF | Luol Deng |
| Blake Griffin | PF | Carlos Boozer |
| DeAndre Jordan | C | Joakim Noah |
| Advanced Stats through games of Dec. 9 | ||
| 92.1 (14th of 30) | Pace | 90.3 (26th of 30) |
| 110.5 (4th of 30) | ORtg | 103.6 (19th of 30) |
| 102.1 (7th of 30) | DRtg | 100.5 (3rd of 30) |
| Injuries | ||
| Chauncey Billups (ankle) out | Derrick Rose (ACL surgery) out | |
| Grant Hill (knee) out | Richard Hamilton (plantar fasciitis) out | |
| Trey Thompkins (knee) out | Kirk Hinrich (elbow) probable | |
The Back Story:
The Clippers should enjoy a pretty big edge in the backcourt and off the bench. Then again, Deng and Noah will play almost every minute, so the Chicago bench won't be on the floor nearly as much as the Tribe.