The Daily Clipper for April 19, 2012
The Daily Clipper for April 19, 2012: News and information about the Los Angeles Clippers, the NBA League and beyond.
| Final - 4.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Clippers | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 104 |
| Denver Nuggets | 34 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 98 |
The Daily Clipper for April 19, 2012: News and information about the Los Angeles Clippers, the NBA League and beyond.
Kenyon Martin makes two huge plays in the final minute against his former team and the Clippers come away with a huge win in Denver.
Good win, good thread, good night Nuggets. Clippers vs Nuggets coverage Denver Stiffs Clippers stay on pace with the Lakers. All they need is LAL to slip up once, and the Clips could take 3rd,...
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The Los Angeles Clippers look for their fifth straight win Wednesday night as they battle the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center in what could be a potential first round playoff preview.
After a big win over the Thunder, the Clippers still need every victory as the try to catch the Lakers and hold off the Grizzlies in the standings
After the jump, I've included a handy schedule breakdown that you can use to track the remaining 4-6 games for each team, still in the hunt. Enjoy ...
If the playoffs were to start today, Denver would face Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers. But how far would the Nuggets go against L.A. in Round 1 by finishing games with 6'9'' Al Harrington covering 7'1" and 285 pound Bynum? Or would we see JaVale McGee, Kosta Koufos, Timofey Mozgov, or Kenneth Faried in there instead? Who knows, as the Nuggets lack a set rotation.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Clippers | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 104 |
| Denver | 34 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 98 |
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 22 | 5-10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Blake Griffin | 29 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 7-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5-0 | 12 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 30 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-1 | 4 |
| Randy Foye | 20 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Chris Paul | 34 | 8-19 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 4-1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5-0 | 21 |
| Mo Williams | 28 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 19 |
| Kenyon Martin | 29 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-0 | 7 |
| Nick Young | 25 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Bobby Simmons | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Reggie Evans | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Ryan Gomes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-78 | 14-24 | 14-20 | 35-10 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 28-1 | 104 | |
| .487 | .583 | .700 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (29 pts) | |||||||
| Denver | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo Gallinari | 28 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Kenneth Faried | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-1 | 12 |
| Kosta Koufos | 23 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Arron Afflalo | 37 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Ty Lawson | 36 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 4-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 24 |
| Al Harrington | 32 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 8-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Andre Miller | 26 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4-1 | 12 |
| JaVale McGee | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Corey Brewer | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Julyan Stone | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Chris Andersen | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Timofey Mozgov | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Rudy Fernandez | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Wilson Chandler | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jordan Hamilton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 36-73 | 5-18 | 21-26 | 39-8 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 21-2 | 98 | |
| .493 | .278 | .808 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 2 (22 pts) | |||||||