Clippers lose again,they stop and think
The were fiercely beaten by the Pacers tonight. A 23 point blow-out to be exact. The Pacers locked down Corey Maggette with Ron Artest and Elton Brand with O'Neal. The Pacers controlled the boards 57-37 with Jeff Foster(who had 13 points and 24 rebounds,11 offensive) and O'Neal (who had 30 points and 9 rebounds).The leading rebounder for the Clipper was Frye with 8. The Pacers clogged the passing lanes of Shaun Livingston and Deron Williams with Jamal Tinsley and Fred Jones(who had 6 and 3 steals).
What did the Clippers do?
Run Iso plays and watch them get stopped by Artest,O'Neal,or some weak side D. "We need to regroup and think about what we did wrong." Said Clippers start Elton Brand. "Learn from this loss and think about what the Pacers did and what we didnt."
The Clippers record as of now is 9-4 and the Pacers is 7-5. The Clippers play the 3-9 TimberWolves next.
Some Clippers stats:
Frye:13 points and 8 boards
Brand:23 points 7 boards
Maggette:29 points 6 boards
Mobley:12 points 0-3 on 3s
Livingston-20 points and 2 asts.
Key Bench players:
Deron Williams 12 points
Some Pacers stats:
Foster:13 points and 24 boards(11 offensive)
O'Neal:30 points and 9 boards
Artest:19 points in 22 minutes
Jackson:18 points and 6 asts
Tinsley:19 points and 6 steals
Key Bench players:
Jones:6 points and 3 steals
Bender:12 points and 8 boards
Harrison:7 boards
Jasikevicius:16 points 5 asts
GAME PHOTOS:
Tinsley gets past Brand
O"Neal posts Wilcox
Jackson drives
O"Neal shoots over Brand
Harrison cuts off the lane
Jones goes for a dunk