The Daily Clipper for April 12, 2012
The Daily Clipper for April 12, 2012: Clipper and NBA related information and news.
| Final - 4.11.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 100 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 98 |
The Daily Clipper for April 12, 2012: Clipper and NBA related information and news.
Chris Paul scores 31, including the game winning layup with 8 seconds left, to give the Clippers a huge win in Oklahoma City. With the win the Clippers maintain a half game lead over Memphis for fourth place in the Western Conference.
Chris Paul scored 31 points and the game winning layup with 8 seconds left to carry the Clippers to victory in Oklahoma City.
After two games of delusion against the Eastern Conference, the Thunder are back in the reality of their situation. Deep in the fourth quarter, the Thunder's offense went scoreless over a critical and nearly 3 minute stretch. But it's not even that that's the most disconcerting.
Great job without me tonight guys. CP3 scores, and only has 4 assists? Shocking. Maybe playoff Paul is finally on the loose. Clippers vs Thunder coverage Clippers vs Thunder recap Clippers vs...
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The Clippers have a big challenge in front of them tonight in Oklahoma City.
The Los Angeles Clippers continue their road trip Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena in a battle of top four seeds in the Western Conference.
In advance of today's game between the Clippers and the Thunder, OKC logger JA Sherman answered user-submitted questions.
Here's your chance to submit you Thunder related questions to be answered by an OKC blogger.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Clippers | 21 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 100 |
| Oklahoma City | 24 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 98 |
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 25 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Blake Griffin | 35 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 12-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 16 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| Randy Foye | 35 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 7 |
| Chris Paul | 36 | 11-20 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 6-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 31 |
| Kenyon Martin | 24 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Nick Young | 26 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Reggie Evans | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Bobby Simmons | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 13 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ryan Gomes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Mo Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-81 | 5-16 | 19-21 | 37-11 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 23-1 | 100 | |
| .469 | .313 | .905 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 1 (9 pts) | |||||||
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 43 | 7-21 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 9-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-0 | 22 |
| Serge Ibaka | 34 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4-0 | 12 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 31 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 16 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 36 | 3-14 | 1-5 | 13-15 | 4-0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 20 |
| Nick Collison | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-0 | 0 |
| James Harden | 31 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 5-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 17 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Derek Fisher | 14 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Daequan Cook | 4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Royal Ivey | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Cole Aldrich | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Lazar Hayward | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eric Maynor | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Reggie Jackson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-76 | 12-26 | 24-27 | 39-10 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 20-1 | 98 | |
| .408 | .462 | .889 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 1 (13 pts) | |||||||