Clips Nation - Clippers-Heat game coverageWhat it do babyyyhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47967/clipsnation_fave.png2015-01-11T16:25:26-08:00http://www.clipsnation.com/rss/stream/72913702015-01-11T16:25:26-08:002015-01-11T16:25:26-08:00Clippers melt from the Heat, 104-90
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<p>The surprising Hassan Whiteside had career highs with 23 points and 16 rebounds as the Clippers let an early lead slip away and lost to the Miami Heat.</p> <p>What is it about the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Los Angeles Clippers</a> and the Eastern Conference this season? Over two-thirds of the teams in the league, 21 out of 30, have a better winning percentage against the East than against the West, which certainly stands to reason given that the West is universally accepted as being the significantly better conference, top to bottom.</p>
<p>The Clippers don't seem to realize that they're supposed to be getting fat on East competition, particularly at home. In their just concluded nine game homestand, the Clippers went 4-0 against the West -- 2-3 against the East, including today's 104-90 loss to the no-longer-particularly-good <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hothothoops.com/">Miami Heat</a>. Toss in an embarrassing home loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Chicago Bulls</a> back in November, and four of the Clippers six home losses this season have come against Leastern Conference teams.</p>
<p>This one looked like it would be a laugher for the Clippers early on. They jumped out to a 19-6 lead less than halfway through the first, and it felt like the momentum from Saturday's impressive win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a> had carried over and that maybe, just maybe, the team had found it's way out of it's season-long malaise. Then Miami brought in their secret weapon -- the unstoppable <span>Hassan Whiteside</span>.</p>
<p>When I included a blurb about Whiteside in the <a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2015/1/11/7527313/clippers-heat-preview-lets-turn-the-corner" target="_blank">game preview,</a> I had no idea what a factor he would be -- no one could have. In his first two SEASONS in the NBA, Whiteside scored a TOTAL of 29 points and grabbed a TOTAL of 39 rebounds. He's been a revelation for the Heat since joining them in December, but even solid games like 11 points and 10 rebounds pale in comparison to what he did in this one. Whitside established career highs in minutes (29), points (23) and rebounds (16) and posted a game high plus 26. He was so impressive that Heat coach Eric Spoelstra inserted him into the starting lineup in the second half (which he opened with a dunk). He outrebounded <span>DeAndre Jordan</span>, the NBA's leading rebounder mind you, 16-6, part of Miami's complete domination of the glass, 46-27.</p>
<p>Combined with <span>Chris Bosh</span>, who scored 34 points on 13-20 shooting including the three pointer that closed the door on the Clippers once and for all, the top two Miami bigs nearly double the output of the Clippers' pair of Jordan and <span>Blake Griffin</span> 57 to 30 in scoring, 23 to 12 on the boards -- and that just simply shouldn't happen.</p>
<p>It's tempting to complain at least a bit about the officiating in this game -- something the Clippers themselves did plenty of on their way to four different technical fouls -- and indeed their were some questionable calls. Rookie ref Lauren Holtkamp in particular seemed to go out of her way to hang borderline calls on the Clippers. A Jordan screen that leveled an unsuspecting Bosh was completely legal but looked nasty -- and resulted in a foul on Jordan. Then when Paul was leveled setting a screen, he was called for a trip when the defender fell over his prostrate body, a really bizarre call. When the Heat threw a bad pass that would have triggered a Clippers' fast break, the ball went back to Miami for a marginal push on Griffin that was totally incidental to the steal. There were just a bunch of those calls that all seemed to go against LA.</p>
<p>But it's certainly not the officiating crew's fault that Miami got 46 rebounds. And if the Clippers poor play was partly because they lost focus while chirping at the officials, well that's on the team -- they can't let that happen.</p>
<p>It's certainly not the officiating crew's fault that the Clippers appeared to have no idea how to rotate onto a big rolling to the rim on a pick and roll. Among Whiteside's ten baskets were four dunks where he was alone at the rim. I realize that the Clippers haven't been practicing a lot, but you'd think if there was one team in the league that had practiced some against bigs rolling to the rim, it would be the Clippers.</p>
<p>Heading into the final period, the Clippers were down ten, having allowed 84 points to a team that only averages 94 per game. The defense did buckle down a bit in the fourth, holding Miami to just 18 in the final stanza -- unfortunately, the offense managed only 14 in one of their poorest quarters of the season.</p>
<p>I've really struggled to put my finger on what is wrong with this team this season and the problem defies easy explanation. But watching the game today, it occurred to me that they don't seem to be able to find that extra something when they need it. That early 19-6 lead vanished amid a 20-4 Miami run -- and the Clippers never really managed any response. They stopped the bleeding, kept the margin in the eight to twelve range, but never really mounted a comeback -- and let's face it, good teams mount comebacks, or at least they should, especially playing at home. This team has simply not handled adversity well so far this season -- if they fall behind, they tend to stay there.</p>
<p>Just as they did with their home-friendly schedule early in the season, the Clippers squandered an opportunity during this long homestand to really gain some traction. Six wins in nine home game isn't a disaster -- but it's certainly not what you are hoping for from a team that has lots of ground to make up in the standings.</p>
<p>Back in November, the Clippers responded with a long road winning streak to avoid falling off the pace altogether -- they'll need to do something similar this time as well, starting Wednesday night in Portland. And at some point they're going to have to find another gear when they need it, or they're destined for an early exit in the playoffs, assuming they even get there.</p>
https://www.clipsnation.com/2015/1/11/7529165/clippers-melt-from-the-heat-104-90Steve Perrin2015-01-11T12:15:02-08:002015-01-11T12:15:02-08:00Clippers-Heat open thread
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<p>The Clippers close out their long nine game homestand this afternoon against Bosh and Wade and the Heat.</p> <table class="sbnu-legacy-content-table" cellspacing="5" border="1" cellpadding="5" align="center">
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center">2014/2015 NBA Regular Season</th>
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<th width="20" align="center">vs</th>
<td width="240"><center> <a href="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/268378/burm5gh2wvjti3xhei5h16k8e.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Burm5gh2wvjti3xhei5h16k8e_medium" class="photo" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/268378/burm5gh2wvjti3xhei5h16k8e_medium.gif"></a> <br id="1391574572534"> </center></td>
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<td width="240"><center><b>25-12</b></center></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><center><b>15-21</b></center></td>
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<td bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>January 11th, 2015, 12:30 PM</b></td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center"><b>STAPLES Center</b></td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Prime Ticket, KFWB 980 AM, KWKW 1330 AM</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center">Win-Loss Breakdown</th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>11-6</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">East</th>
<td width="240"><b>11-12</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>14-6</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">West</th>
<td width="240"><b>4-9</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>17-5</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Home</th>
<td width="240"><b>7-12</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>8-7</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Road</th>
<td width="240"><b>8-9</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>8-10</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">.500+</th>
<td width="240"><b>5-14</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>17-2</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">.500-</th>
<td width="240"><b>10-7</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>6-4</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">L10</th>
<td width="240"><b>3-7</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Probable Starters</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Chris Paul</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">PG</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Mario Chalmers</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>J.J. Redick</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">SG</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Dwyane Wade</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Matt Barnes</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">SF</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Luol Deng</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Blake Griffin</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">PF</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Chris Bosh</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>DeAndre Jordan</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">C</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Chris Andersen</span></b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Advanced Stats</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">96.50 (13th of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Pace</th>
<td width="240"><b>91.62 (30th of 30)</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">110.4 (3rd of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">ORtg</th>
<td width="240"><b>102.8 (17th of 30)</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">103.2 (16th of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">DRtg</th>
<td width="240"><b>106.7 (26th of 30)</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Injuries/Other</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right" style="text-align: right;"><b>None</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Josh McRoberts</span> (knee) out for season</b></td>
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<p><b>The Back Story (The Clippers lead the season series 1-0):</b></p>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>Date</b></td>
<td><b>Venue</b></td>
<td><b>Final</b></td>
<td><b><br></b></td>
<td><b><br></b></td>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>11/20/14</b></td>
<td><b>Miami</b></td>
<td><b><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a> 110, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hothothoops.com/">Heat</a> 93</b></td>
<td><a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/11/20/7258109/clippers-jump-out-early-cruise-in-miami-110-93" target="_blank"><b>Recap</b></a></td>
<td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20141120/LACMIA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore"><b>Box</b></a></td>
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https://www.clipsnation.com/2015/1/11/7527331/clippers-heat-open-threadSteve Perrin2015-01-11T01:45:55-08:002015-01-11T01:45:55-08:00Clippers-Heat preview: Let's turn the corner
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<p>The Clippers might -- might I say -- be on the verge of getting themselves right, after a nice win over Dallas yesterday. Another nice win over the Heat would help solidify the turnaround.</p> <table class="sbnu-legacy-content-table" cellspacing="5" border="1" cellpadding="5" align="center">
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center">2014/2015 NBA Regular Season</th>
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<td width="240"><center><img src="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/472353/bvv028jd1hhr8ee8ii7a0fg4i_medium.gif" alt="Bvv028jd1hhr8ee8ii7a0fg4i_medium"></center></td>
<th width="20" align="center">vs</th>
<td width="240"><center> <a href="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/268378/burm5gh2wvjti3xhei5h16k8e.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="Burm5gh2wvjti3xhei5h16k8e_medium" class="photo" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/268378/burm5gh2wvjti3xhei5h16k8e_medium.gif"></a> <br id="1391574572534"> </center></td>
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<td width="240"><center><b>25-12</b></center></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><center><b>15-21</b></center></td>
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<td bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>January 11th, 2015, 12:30 PM</b></td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center"><b>STAPLES Center</b></td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Prime Ticket, KFWB 980 AM, KWKW 1330 AM</b></td>
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<tr>
<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center">Win-Loss Breakdown</th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>11-6</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">East</th>
<td width="240"><b>11-12</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>14-6</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">West</th>
<td width="240"><b>4-9</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>17-5</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Home</th>
<td width="240"><b>7-12</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>8-7</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Road</th>
<td width="240"><b>8-9</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>8-10</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">.500+</th>
<td width="240"><b>5-14</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>17-2</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">.500-</th>
<td width="240"><b>10-7</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>6-4</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">L10</th>
<td width="240"><b>3-7</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Probable Starters</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Chris Paul</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">PG</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Mario Chalmers</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>J.J. Redick</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">SG</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Dwyane Wade</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Matt Barnes</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">SF</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Luol Deng</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Blake Griffin</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">PF</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Chris Bosh</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>DeAndre Jordan</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">C</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Chris Andersen</span></b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Advanced Stats</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">96.50 (13th of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Pace</th>
<td width="240"><b>91.62 (30th of 30)</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">110.4 (3rd of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">ORtg</th>
<td width="240"><b>102.8 (17th of 30)</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">103.2 (16th of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">DRtg</th>
<td width="240"><b>106.7 (26th of 30)</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Injuries/Other</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right" style="text-align: right;"><b>None</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><b>Josh McRoberts (knee) out for season</b></td>
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<p> </p>
<p><b>The Back Story (The Clippers lead the season series 1-0):</b></p>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>Date</b></td>
<td><b>Venue</b></td>
<td><b>Final</b></td>
<td><b><br></b></td>
<td><b><br></b></td>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>11/20/14</b></td>
<td><b>Miami</b></td>
<td><b><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a> 110, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.hothothoops.com/">Heat</a> 93</b></td>
<td><a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/11/20/7258109/clippers-jump-out-early-cruise-in-miami-110-93" target="_blank"><b>Recap</b></a></td>
<td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20141120/LACMIA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore"><b>Box</b></a></td>
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</tbody>
</table>
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<p><b>The Big Picture:</b></p>
<p>The Clippers got a quality win over a quality team yesterday, handling the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a> easily in a Saturday matinee. They have a Sunday show now against the Miami Heat, and need to keep the good times rolling. As it happens, when the Clippers played the Heat back in November, it was the day after a solid win and when they beat the Heat it felt like the start of a turnaround for the team -- which it was, and wasn't. The Clippers went on a nine game winning streak that included that win in Miami, but they returned to playing uninspired ball almost as quickly. We'll see if a win in this won really does see the team turning the corner to becoming the contender they were supposed to be this time. Blake Griffin was on fire with his jump shot against Miami, and has made 20 field goals in 28 attempts in his last two games.</p>
<p><b>The Antagonist:</b></p>
<p>The Heat are a completely different team without <span>LeBron James</span>, which isn't exactly breaking news. They're still in a playoff position in the watered down East, but just barely in the eight spot, and six games below .500. It doesn't help that the two remaining amigos, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, have missed eight games apiece this season, nor that Mario Chalmers is the only Miami player to have appeared in every game. But when <span>Justin Hamilton</span> is starting five games for the team that went to four straight <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba-finals">NBA Finals</a>, you know something pretty significant has changed. Wade and Bosh are putting up impressive raw numbers without LeBron -- but the team defense has been atrocious, and the Big Two aren't getting a lot of help.</p>
<p><b>The Subplots</b></p>
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<li> <b>Comparison of key metrics.</b> Last season these were the top two offensive teams in the league. The Clippers have been even better so far (though they are currently ranked third) but the Heat have fallen off a cliff without LeBron James. The big problem however is on defense, where the Heat have gone from 11th last season to 26th. </li>
<li> <b>Back-to-back matinees.</b> The Clippers play a lot of matinees and they play a lot of back-to-backs. They don't however combine the two very frequently. They had plenty of energy in their 12:30 tip against the Mavs yesterday, which isn't always the case in afternoon games -- hopefully they can repeat the performance today. The good news is that the Clippers have been nothing short of incredible in back-to-backs this season, winning six times and losing just twice.</li>
<li>
<b>The end of the homestand.</b> This game concludes a nine-game homestand for the Clippers, the longest in franchise history and the longest of any NBA team this season. A win would give the Clippers a 7-2 record in the nine games -- losses to Toronto and Atlanta certainly weren't pretty, but 7-2 is not half bad.</li>
<li> <b>Good news, bad news.</b> The good news is that the Clippers have been great against teams with losing records (17-2) while the Heat have struggled against winning teams (5-14) and against the West (4-9). The bad news is that the Clippers are actually one of the few teams in the league that is playing worse against the East this season.</li>
<li> <b>J.J. Redick.</b> Redick is shooting so well right now -- and getting such good looks -- that I'm honestly shocked when he misses. Midway through the second quarter of the Dallas game I thought Redick was having a bad game, only to look up to see that he had 11 points. Redick is hitting .422 of his three pointers this season, a career best. </li>
<li> <b>Bosh.</b> Chris Bosh, out of the shadow of James and with Wade clearly on the decline, has increased his per game scoring from 16.2 points per game last season to 21.2 points per game this season. That's still below where he was when he was in Toronto, but the guy clearly subjugated his game while he was part of the big three. Of course, he's getting more shots and has been less efficient, but he's still got a true shooting percentage of .568, aided by a much-improved three point shot that he's making at a 40% clip so far this season while shooting it more than ever. Defending Bosh will be a big challenge for Griffin. </li>
<li> <b><span>Hassan Whiteside</span>.</b> Whiteside was a second round pick of Sacramento in 2010. He's an impossibly long project center out of Marshall, perhaps a bit like the Clippers own impossibly long project center they picked up in the second round. Whiteside played just 111 minutes total over two seasons with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.sactownroyalty.com/">Kings</a>, and then was out of the league for two years playing in the D-League, China and Lebanon. The Heat picked him up last month -- and he's been great for them, with per 36 averages of 14 points, 13 rebounds and almost five blocks. He's not as athletic as Jordan, but he may have developed a bit more of an offensive game as this point. It will be interesting to watch if they face each other for significant minutes today.</li>
<li> <b>Clippers-Heat rivalry.</b> Until the Heat swept them last season (thanks in part to a Chris Paul-less game at STAPLES in February) the Clippers and Heat had been splitting games for six straight seasons. Now it's the Clippers' chance to pull off the sweep -- something they have not done to Miami since the 2006-2007 season.</li>
<li> <b>Connections.</b> <span>Danny Granger</span> played with the Clippers after the trade deadline last season and into the playoffs before signing with the Heat this summer. Heat assistant coach <span>Bob McAdoo</span> is the only league MVP in Clippers franchise history, having won the honor in 1975 with the Buffalo Braves before the team moved west. There's a strong Duke presence in this game, with J.J. Redick of the Clippers and Luol Deng and the injured <span>Josh McRoberts</span> on the Heat. Deng and Redick were teammates during Deng's only season in Durham and McRoberts was Redick's teammate two seasons after that. </li>
<li> <b>Get the Heat perspective at </b><a href="http://www.hothothoops.com/"><b>Hot Hot Hoops</b></a> </li>
<li> <b>Wikipedia entry: </b><b>Pungency</b> <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English">/</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">ˈ</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">p</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">ʌ</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">n</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">(d)</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">ʒ</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">ən</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">s</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">i</a><a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English">/</a> is the condition of having a strong, sharp <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Olfaction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olfaction">smell</a> or <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Taste" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste">taste</a> that is often so strong that it is unpleasant.<span> </span><i>Pungency</i> is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as <b>spiciness</b> or <b>hotness</b> and sometimes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pungency" target="_blank">heat</a>,<span> </span>which is found in foods such as <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" title="Chili pepper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper">chili peppers</a>.
<p>The term <b>piquancy</b> <a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English">/</a><a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">ˈ</a><a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">p</a><a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">iː</a><a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">k</a><a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">ən</a><a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">s</a><a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key">i</a><a title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English">/</a> is sometimes applied to foods with a lower degree of pungency that are "agreeably stimulating to the palate." Examples of piquant food include mustard and some strongly flavored tomatoes, as well as most foods that might be called "well-spiced."</p>
<p>Pungency is associated with the sense of taste, and in various <a title="Asia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia">Asian</a> countries it has traditionally been considered a <a title="Basic taste" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_taste">basic taste</a></p>
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https://www.clipsnation.com/2015/1/11/7527313/clippers-heat-preview-lets-turn-the-cornerSteve Perrin