Clippers Vs. Hornets: L.A. Loses Lead, Vinny Del Negro Losing Grip
New Orleans overcomes a 13-point third quarter deficit to record just their fifth home win of the season, as the Clippers lose for the third time in three nights.
| Final - 3.22.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Clippers | 35 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 90 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 97 |
Stories
Hornets 97, Clippers 90 - The Wheels Are Coming Off
The Clippers go 0-3 on their back-to-back-to-back with a loss to the last place Hornets, and if Vinny Del Negro's seat was warm before, it's sizzling now.
Clippers Vs. Hornets - Second Half Open Thread
Come join the conversation at Clips Nation for the second half of Clips-Hornets.
Clippers Vs. Hornets - Game Preview - A Must Win In Chris Paul Homecoming
The Clippers have been blown out in back-to-back road games and play their third game in three nights tonight in Chris Paul's New Orleans homecoming.
Clippers Vs. Hornets - The Questionable Blogger with Rohan from At the Hive
For the New Orleans game, I decided to have an interactive chat with Rohan from the Hornets blog At the Hive.
GameThreads
Hornets Fans GameThread on At The Hive
Clippers Fans GameThread on Clips Nation
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Clippers | 35 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 90 |
| New Orleans/Okla City | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 97 |
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 29 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 8-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 9 |
| Blake Griffin | 36 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 11-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 21 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 27 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 14 |
| Nick Young | 29 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 7 |
| Chris Paul | 34 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-0 | 16 |
| Kenyon Martin | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Mo Williams | 17 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Randy Foye | 23 | 1-14 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Reggie Evans | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 7 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ryan Gomes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 35-90 | 5-27 | 15-24 | 42-22 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 30-1 | 90 | |
| .389 | .185 | .625 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 1 (22 pts) | |||||||
| New Orleans/Okla City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Jason Smith | 28 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-0 | 17 |
| Chris Kaman | 39 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10-1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2-1 | 20 |
| Marco Belinelli | 28 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 5-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 15 |
| Jarrett Jack | 44 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 7-7 | 4-0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3-0 | 17 |
| Gustavo Ayon | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Xavier Henry | 25 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Chris Johnson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Lance Thomas | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 1 |
| Emeka Okafor | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eric Gordon | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Carl Landry | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-59 | 2-5 | 27-34 | 39-6 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 24-1 | 97 | |
| .576 | .400 | .794 | Team Reb: 5 | Total TO: 0 (14 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Jason Phillips, Eric Dalen, Kevin Fehr
Duration:2:30
Officials: - Jason Phillips, Eric Dalen, Kevin Fehr
Duration:2:30
