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Reggie Evans, Kenyon Martin are double trouble for Clippers' foes
February 11
Los Angeles Times
 
"They are a special duo in their own right. Reggie Evans and Kenyon Martin did all the little things that helped the Clippers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 78-77, Friday night. Evans had 10 rebounds, half of them offensive. He didn't score, but he played with energy and hustled throughout his 19 minutes. Martin had seven rebounds, one blocked shot and three points, and he played good defense at power forward and when he was switched over to small forward. "That's what we've got to bring, man," Martin said. "We're two grown men out here, and that's what we've got to bring." Evans had three offensive rebounds in the fourth. Martin had two of his three rebounds on the offensive end in the"
Chris Paul comes to praise his teammates and bury the 76ers
February 11
Los Angeles Times
 columnist T.J. Simers
"The last guy I'm going to write about is Chris Paul, because he's already had his story. So I go to the arena here early Friday to renew acquaintances with Elton Brand, someone who knew what it was like to be cheered as a Clipper before these new guys arrived in L.A. He's had it tough here. And it's not good when you have it tough in Philadelphia because these people are mad they have to live in Philadelphia and ugly when you don't help them escape by playing well. "I know," he says. "You're going to forget me and write about Chris Paul now." Nice knowing you, Elton. No way I do it for anyone else, but there is no happier ending than when the good guy finishes as the hero. Now I realize we"
Chris Paul shoots down 76ers, 78-77
February 11
Los Angeles Times
 
"When it was over, Chris Paul and Kenyon Martin slapped hands, the same hand Paul had used to hit the game-winning shot, the same hand Martin had used on defense in the final seconds to secure the Clippers' victory Friday night. The Clippers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 78-77, because so many of their hands were involved in the process, not just Paul making a 16-foot jumper with 3.2 seconds left for the final score. It was Martin helping Paul double-team Lou Williams on his final missed shot. It was Paul scoring 24 points on 10-for-20 shooting on a night when the Clippers shot 38.8% from the field, and 10.5% (two for 19) from three-point range. It was Mo Williams scoring 14 points"
Chris Paul passes along lessons on the importance of family
February 10
Los Angeles Times
 
"You hear about someone and how impressive he is as a person, solid and all that. It has to be just a good show for the cameras, doesn't it? No one is too good to be true until you talk to Chris Paul. He has it, whatever it is that allows someone to have such an impact on those around him. It's one thing to feel chills while watching the Clippers' peewee guard go razzle and dazzle on everyone on the court. It's quite another to be moved and feel what his coach and teammates have been saying all along: He's special."
Clippers see plenty to criticize in film of their loss at Cleveland
February 10
Los Angeles Times
 
"They still were talking about the loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday at practice, a conversation all the Clippers were not shying away from. Some of it was because Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro forced his team to watch a lengthy film session at practice so they could get a clear visual of their play against Cleveland. But most of it was because the players took ownership of their own poor, no-energy effort against the Cavaliers during Wednesday night's loss. Del Negro called the Clippers out after the game."
Coach rips Clippers after 99-92 loss to Cavaliers
February 9
Los Angeles Times
 
"Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro called his team out, ripped them, using words like "professionalism" and saying they didn't play like "pros." He questioned whether some players were more interested in "how many touches" they got. He talked about a lack of focus and not playing hard on defense, "stuff that losing teams talk about." It was a mouthful after the Clippers dropped a 99-92 game to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena."
Mo Williams hurting himself and Clippers with selfish attitude
February 9
Los Angeles Times
 columnist T.J. Simers
"What a bummer. Here I am in the middle of a fairy tale, with the Clippers playing like champions, only to stumble across a stereotypical selfish athlete hell-bent on making a fool of himself. Until now it's been a love fest, the Clippers seemingly doing nothing wrong. DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin are acting as if they were raised together; Chris Paul's spreading around the goodwill as much as he does the basketball; and Caron Butler's comeback story is beyond inspirational."
Kenyon Martin makes solid debut with Clippers
February 9
Los Angeles Times
 
"Power forward Kenyon Martin played in his first game with the Clippers on Wednesday night and his presence was felt right away. He scored, he blocked shots, he rebounded and he was a force. Martin had six points on three-for-seven shooting. He had four rebounds, three offensive, one that turned into a two-handed dunk. He also blocked two shots, all in 20 minutes 12 seconds against the Cleveland Cavaliers."
Sessions, Gibson make news for peformances in Cavaliers' win over Clippers
February 9
Cleveland Plain Dealer
 
"Ramon Sessions recently has made more headlines for where he might be headed rather than what he's still doing with the Cavaliers. Daniel Gibson, meanwhile, has had fans and reporters perusing their medical dictionaries for a definition of "soft tissue infection" in the neck. Wednesday, however, they made news on the court and helped Cavaliers' fans forget about their concussed rookie point guard Kyrie Irving if only for a few hours. Sessions and Gibson combined for 41 points and managed to contain All-Star Chris Paul in a 99-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers at The Q."
Chauncey Billups vows to return from injury
February 8
Yahoo! Sports
 
"After a basketball life of comebacks upon comebacks, Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups is determined to make the greatest of his career: a full recovery from a torn Achilles tendon. "I will be back," Billups told Yahoo! Sports by phone. "I'm not done. I'm not retiring. I will definitely be back. This has been the story of my career, coming back, fighting, scrapping and I will play again." Billups suffered the tear on Monday night in Orlando, crumpling to the floor without warning. No collision. No contact. Just like that. He hadn't felt any tenderness in the Achilles prior to the injury, he said. An MRI taken in Cleveland on Tuesday confirmed the tear."
Clippers' Vinny Del Negro takes this loss personally
February 8
Los Angeles Times
 columnist T.J. Simers
"It's a Vinny Del Negro I do not know. He's at a loss for cliches and coach-speak Tuesday over lunch, pausing to take a deep breath every time he mentions Chauncey Billups' name. The veteran guard has been active in a Los Angeles uniform for only 20 games, but Del Negro says, "People have no idea what he has meant to this group." Somewhere beyond the half-eaten bowl of soup, small talk and concern about how he might reenergize his team, Del Negro is now on the telephone talking to team trainer Jasen Powell."
Chauncey Billups is done for the season
February 8
Los Angeles Times
 
"Clippers guard Chauncey Billups realized his worst fears Tuesday when an MRI exam revealed he has a torn left Achilles' tendon that will end his first season with the team. But the 35-year-old Billups doesn't plan on retiring. "No, sir. There is no way I'm going to crawl out of the league," Billups said Tuesday. "I'm going to be back. Trust me." Billups was examined at the Cleveland Clinic and he will return to Los Angeles on Thursday for further evaluation. No date has been set for his surgery. But it is expected that Billups will be sidelined at least eight months while recovering from the injury. "I'll get it taken care of and get back the best way I can. That's exactly what I'm going"
Clippers' Chauncey Billups is out for the season
February 7
Los Angeles Times
 
"An MRI exam Tuesday revealed that Clippers guard Chauncey Billups has a torn left Achilles' tendon. Billups, who was injured in Monday's overtime victory over the Magic in Orlando, Fla., will be out at least eight months, ending his season. Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro revealed Billups' status to Times columnist T.J. Simers during a lunch interview. Del Negro had gotten the news from Clippers trainer Jasen Powell by phone. Billups, 35, was a key figure in the Clippers' rise to second place in the NBA's Western Conference this season. He teamed with point guard Chris Paul to form an extremely talented backcourt for the Clippers, who are enjoying one of their most successful starts in"
Orlando Magic lose to L.A. Clippers in OT
February 7
Orlando Sentinel
 
"This loss hurt. Defensive adjustments were not made. Defensive rebounds were missed. And Chris Paul was, well, Chris Paul. The Orlando Magic can point to all of those as reasons why they fell 107-102 in overtime to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night at Amway Center. "It's very tough," Dwight Howard said. "But all we can do is come back and get the next game and learn from our mistakes.""
Chris Paul a difference-maker, thanks to David Stern
February 7
Orlando Sentinel
 
"Stan Van Gundy could have drawn a sizeable fine from the league's front office if he had analyzed what really happened Monday night. The official who had the most impact on the Magic-Clippers game at Amway Center was….Dastardly David Stern. The Clippers had Chris Paul, CP3, the Magic did not. Neither do the Lakers, who are ticked off more than anybody. If you remember, it was Stern who blocked a trade that would have sent Paul from New Orleans to what is now know as L.A's other. team – the Lakers. Stern, working on behalf of the league-owned Hornets, funneled Paul to the Clippers in a do-over."
Clippers win but also suffer a big loss: Chauncey Billups
February 7
Los Angeles Times
 
"Clippers guard Chauncey Billups suffered a left Achilles' tendon injury Monday night, and there were concerns within the team it could be ruptured, which would end his season. "It felt like somebody kicked me, man," Billups said after the game as he made his way to the team bus with crutches under both arms and a walking boot on his foot. "I don't know if it's torn, but I know it's not good." There was a hush in the Clippers' locker room after their 107-102 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. Chris Paul fought back tears when asked what Billups has meant to the team. Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro kept shaking his head, repeatedly saying how bad he felt for Billups and"
For Caron Butler, playing for the Clippers is no hard time
February 7
Los Angeles Times
 
"Day 1 of getting to better know the Clippers and I'm telling Caron Butler he better not stink against the Magic because I will be writing about him. It's really a stupid statement and Butler is kind enough to not say so as he heads off to the morning shootaround. Come on, what am I going to do to the guy? He's already been in Juvenile Court 15 times on drug and weapons charges by the time he's 15. He served nearly a year in prison, and one by one he pays for the burial of the four friends who he used to hang with in the neighborhood park."
Kenyon Martin ready to help Clippers
February 6
Los Angeles Times
 
"The smile on Kenyon Martin's face said a lot. Martin had just joined the Clippers for practice Sunday in Orlando — he didn't take part in the session, however — two days after he signed a contract to play for team. Both Martin and Coach Vinny Del Negro said there is no timetable for him to play in a game, but Martin said he'd like to be in uniform playing before the team finishes a six-game, 10-day trip that continues Monday night against the Orlando Magic. The Clippers won Martin's services over the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks. "The Clippers were a good makeup of a team before I got here," Martin said. "They were old and young. I'm about winning. I'm"
Free-throw shooting: Why are some so good, some just foul?
February 6
Los Angeles Times
 
"Each time Chauncey Billups steps to the free-throw line he is "very confident," uncluttered by the fear of missing, secure in believing the routine he developed while a kid on the playground has prepared him for success. Watch Billups closely to see how he is centered with the basket and a "dot" on the floor. He'll take his first dribble to ensure he starts his process correctly. He'll take two more dribbles and look up to make sure he still is centered with the rim. He'll take one last dribble, look at the floor, look up and spin the basketball in his hands. He'll slightly bend his knees before he shoots, the ball spinning toward the rim, his follow-through always the same. It's about"
Caron Butler feels right at home with Clippers in rout of Wizards
February 5
Washington Post
 
"Caron Butler was making his way through the hallways at Verizon Center late Saturday when a Wizards front office official greeted him in front of the visiting locker room and gave him a hug. It was that kind of night for Butler, the former Wizards cornerstone player who was back in town as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers. It was Butler's first game back in the District since being traded along with Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson to Dallas in 2009-10 when the Wizards began their rebuild. Butler was hurt last season during the Mavericks' run to the NBA title, but these days, he's a starter for the Clippers, who have designs on winning it all this season. "I mean, it felt weird"
The Easter Bunny, Santa Claus . . . and the Clippers
February 5
Los Angeles Times
 columnist T.J. Simers
"I believe! Any GP in the same predicament would tell you the same thing. I took a few days this week to visit the grandkids in Arizona, finding the daughter upset when I arrived. She had just taken the 7-Eleven Kid and the twins to see the movie "We Bought a Zoo." I remember as a parent how upset I was when I had to sit through dumb kid movies just because I was a father. But she was angry because Matt Damon, the father in the movie, was saying he had a 7-year-old daughter who still thinks the Easter Bunny exists. Well, the 7-Eleven Kid is six and when she smiles these days it's pretty obvious the Tooth Fairy recently paid her a visit. She doesn't need Matt Damon ruining her fantasy world."
Clippers set sights on signing J.R. Smith
February 5
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Clippers, still not done dealing after signing Kenyon Martin on Friday, will pursue guard J.R. Smith after the team he plays on in the Chinese Basketball Assn. finishes its season and he becomes eligible to play in the NBA, said a person not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The Clippers aren't getting enough production off the bench behind small forward Caron Butler and feel as if Smith can provide the team with a big scoring punch at the position, the person said. Smith, a 6-6 wing player, averaged 12.5 points on 42.8% shooting, including 37.1% from three-point range, during his seven-year NBA career with New Orleans and Denver. He would be an unrestricted free agent that"
Clippers begin long trip with easy win over Wizards, 107-81
February 5
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Clippers' game Saturday against the hapless Washington Wizards was both the end of a brutal five-game week and the start of a six-game, 10-day trip. And the easiest part of the difficult week and the softest part of this road schedule against the Wizards made for a successful ending and start for the Clippers. They dominated the Wizards in a 107-81 victory at the Verizon Center, improving their road record to 4-4. And they survived last week's schedule of five games in seven days with a 4-1 record. The Clippers had impressive victories last Sunday over the Denver Nuggets and Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then they beat the Utah Jazz on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, where the"
K-mart to sign with Clippers, meet Nuggets
February 4
Denver Post
 
"Well this could be weird. Imagine the Nuggets, needing a basket late in the game, but being stymied on the defensive end by Kenyon Martin. It could happen. Denver's longtime defensive stopper is going to join the Clippers as a free agent. Denver plays the Clippers in L.A. on Feb. 22 and at home April 18. The Martin signing is an important one for the Clippers as they try to establish themselves in unlikely territory — among the top teams in the Western Conference. The longtime Nuggets power forward returned from playing in China and chose the Clippers and close friend Chauncey Billups, a former teammate with Denver. The Nuggets weren't in contention to re-sign the unrestricted free agent."
Clippers ink Kenyon Martin to one-year deal
February 4
L.A. Daily News
 
"The Clippers filled a glaring need in the frontcourt Friday by agreeing to a contract with veteran free agent power forward Kenyon Martin. The one-year deal, believed to be worth the mini mid-level exception of $2.5 million, is pending Martin passing a physical. Martin had been playing with the Xinjiang Tigers in China but was allowed out of a season-long contract with the club when FIBA, which oversees international basketball, stepped in on his behalf. In doing so, the 6-9 forward was free to sign with any team in the NBA, and the Clippers, who need help behind center DeAndre Jordan and power forward Blake Griffin, immediately showed interest."
Clippers sign Kenyon Martin to one-year deal
February 4
Los Angeles Times
 
"The first call Kenyon Martin received came from former Denver Nuggets teammate Chauncey Billups, telling the 6-foot-9 power forward that the Clippers would be a nice fit. Then Clippers All-Star Chris Paul called Martin, reiterating that the Clippers would love to have his services. This all came around the same time Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro and vice president of basketball operations Neil Olshey had met with Martin to express the team's interest. Martin apparently was sold, because on Friday he signed a one-year, mini mid-level contract for $2.5 million to play for the Clippers. Del Negro said Martin will provide the Clippers with quality depth in the frontcourt off the bench to help"
Kendrick Perkins doesn't regret being on receiving end of Blake Griffin's dunk
February 3
The Oklahoman
 
"If Kendrick Perkins could do it over, he wouldn't change a thing. Despite winding up on the wrong end of what many have been deemed the 'Dunk of the Year," Perkins would challenge Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin again if he needed to. And again and again and again. "It happens. At the end of the day, if you're a shot blocker, you're going to get dunked on," Perkins said. "It was a great play that he made. Obviously, I wish I wasn't in it. But it was a great play that he made." Of course, what's flown under the radar from the play that is still being talked about four days later is that Perkins made one, too. But that's been overlooked in the millions of YouTube hits, countless"
Clippers' four-game winning streak ends with a thud against Nuggets
February 3
Los Angeles Times
 
"A wet blanket dousing a roaring fire — that's one way to describe the Clippers' 112-91 loss to Denver on Thursday. The Clippers had been in the midst of a season-high four-game winning streak, having achieved three of their most impressive wins yet, and their meeting with Denver came on a night of historically good news: Chris Paul and Blake Griffin were named starters for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star game, becoming the first Clippers to start an All-Star game in 32 years."
Calling All-Stars in Los Angeles
February 3
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Clippers were so nonchalant about Blake Griffin and Chris Paul being chosen to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star game that you'd almost think it happens every day. Public-address announcer David Courtney made a quick proclamation to the crowd before Thursday's 112-91 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center, drawing a swell of applause that was lost in the buildup to the opening tipoff."
Bryant, Bynum, Paul and Griffin lead All-Star picks
February 3
Los Angeles Times
 
"It's an L.A. All-Star team all right. The NBA announced today on TNT the starters for its All-Star game and the West squad is full of Lakers and Clippers. The West team's starting five, based on fan voting, are: guards Kobe Bryant (Lakers) and Chris Paul (Clippers), forwards Blake Griffin (Clippers) and Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), and center Andrew Bynum (Lakers)."
Nuggets dominate in L.A. as Gallinari, Lawson lead the way
February 3
Denver Post
 
"Lob City was more like a library. In Thursday's fourth quarter, with the Clippers trailing by 20, they tried to pull out all the stops during a timeout — the pump-up music, the T-shirt tosses, the dance team jumping up and down — and the residents of said city were quiet, as if they were studying for finals. How about those Nuggets? Denver had lost two straight, including the first one to these very Clippers on Sunday, but on Thursday they slapped around the home team, 112-91, defeating Chris Paul and Blake Griffin on the day both were named all-star starters."
Kenyon Martin cleared to return to NBA
February 2
Yahoo! Sports
 
"In a surprising turn of events, the governing body of international basketball – FIBA – has granted free agent Kenyon Martin his letter of clearance to immediately return to the NBA, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Martin has visited with several teams interested in signing him, including Atlanta on Thursday, and will huddle with agent Andy Miller in New York over the weekend to reach a decision. The Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat are leaders for Martin, but the Hawks, Lakers, New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs remain in pursuit of him. New York has faded from contention in recent weeks, sources said, because of more pressing guard needs."
Chris Paul slices and dices Jazz in 107-105 win
February 2
The Deseret News
 
"Where's Deron Williams when you need him? Wherever the New Jersey Nets are right now is the answer, of course. The Utah Jazz, who've fared fine without him this season, sure could have used the All-Star point guard on Wednesday night in a 107-105 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Two weeks after blowing out the Clippers with Chris Paul on the sideline injured, the Jazz got sliced and diced by elite playmaker who used to struggle mightily against D-Will."
Harrington hopes Nuggets have a sense of urgency beginning tonight vs. Clippers
February 2
Denver Post
 
"Al Harrington's voice — so deep, so smooth, so serious — makes Barry White sound like Betty White. When Harrington speaks, there's a resonance of importance. So, after the Nuggets lost Sunday's heartbreaker to the Los Angeles Clippers, Harrington's strong voice made his strong words echo. "I still feel," he said from the losing locker room, "that we're the better team." Better than the Clippers? Who have Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Chauncey Billups and Caron Butler, plus top sixth-man candidate Mo Williams and up-and-coming center DeAndre Jordan?"
Veteran Chauncey Billups is keeping up with young Clippers
February 2
Los Angeles Times
 columnist Bill Dwyre
"With his name, Chauncey Billups should be leading Parliament, not fastbreaks. It turns out there is no mystery to the very British-sounding label placed on him at birth. "My mom just liked the sound of it," he says. Clippers fans do too. This is already the season of their dreams, with continuing fulfillment appearing likely."
Clippers finally salt one away, 107-105
February 2
Los Angeles Times
 
"Stop that beat. The Clippers have finally won a game here, finally walking away with a smile instead of a frown, escaping with a 107-105 victory over the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutons Arena on Wednesday night. With Chris Paul playing the role of conductor, Blake Griffin providing the power, Mo Williams being the supersub and the team making free throws down the stretch, the Clippers won a game in Salt Lake City for the first time since Jan. 22, 2003. They had lost 16 in row here, including last month's 108-79 spanking."
Sources: Clippers are willing to offer Kenyon Martin mini mid-level exception of $2.5 million
February 2
Los Angeles Times
 
"Count the Clippers as one of the many teams still trying to get free-agent power forward Kenyon Martin, according to two people not authorized to speak publicly on the situation. Martin recently met with Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro and Neil Olshey, the team's vice president of basketball operations, to gauge his interest in playing for the team, both people said. The Clippers would be willing to offer Martin the mini mid-level exception of $2.5 million, though they haven't made him an offer yet, one person said."
Paul, Williams help Clippers earn rare win in Utah
February 2
The Deseret News
 
"The dandy little guard duo of Chris Paul and Mo Williams both missed the Los Angeles Clippers' last game against the Utah Jazz a couple of weeks ago with injuries. And the Clippers' outstanding young power forward, Blake Griffin, wound up taking a back seat that same night in his personal matchup with Utah counterpart Paul Millsap. That contest turned out to be no-contest at all, as the Jazz manhandled the Clippers in a 29-point beatdown, 108-79."
Kevin Durant disses Blake Griffin dunk
February 2
ESPN.com
 
"Not everyone is so fired up about Blake Griffin's dunk over Oklahoma City big man Kendrick Perkins on Monday. The Clippers star went down the lane, elevated, made contact with Perkins and then threw the ball down into the basket, the fingers on his outstretched hand grazing the rim. The play has been the talk of the league. "I have no appreciation for it at all," said Perkins' Thunder teammate Kevin Durant. "It was a layup, I think. He threw the ball in and got fouled and made his free throw, so it was three points at the end of the day, no matter how it happened, how it went in the basket. I really wasn't impressed. He finished it. So what? We've moved on.""
Utah awaits Blake Griffin, Pacific-leading Clippers
February 1
Salt Lake Tribune
 
"The Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin flew into Salt Lake City on Tuesday, presumably aboard an airplane. During a 112-100 win over Oklahoma City on Monday night, Griffin created a league-wide sensation with a high-flying monster dunk against the Thunder's Kendrick Perkins. What did Paul Millsap think of Griffin's dunk? "What everybody else thinks," he said, laughing. "It was amazing, the courage he showed to even try something like that.""
Blake Griffin's dunk launches larger Clippers' discussion
February 1
Los Angeles Times
 
"It was the stuff of legends, but then again Blake Griffin's dunking exploits already are legendary and they just continue to grow by leaps and bounds. Just ask Oklahoma City center Kendrick Perkins, who was on the receiving end of such a furious tomahawk dunk by Griffin during the Clippers-Thunder game Monday that it set the Twitter and YouTube world on a viral blaze. But before that dunk is analyzed, there is a burning question to ask: Are the Clippers that good?"
Kenyon Martin deciding which contender to join
February 1
Yahoo! Sports
 
"Kenyon Martin is expected to decide by this weekend which NBA team he'll join, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks have expressed interest in signing the veteran forward. Martin signed with Xinjiang Gyang Hui of the Chinese Basketball Association, but has since returned to the United States. He's not eligible to sign with an NBA team until Xinjiang's season ends, which could be as soon as Feb. 16. "He's a veteran guy who knows how to win at a high level and in a playoff environment," one NBA general manager said. "He also plays multiple positions. If you get him to a situation"
Clippers are exciting, Lakers make folks grouchy
January 31
Los Angeles Times
 columnist T.J. Simers
"I'll get to what all this has to do with the Clippers, Lakers and why you shouldn't get down on yourself for being critical of Page 2 in a moment. On Sunday we went to see "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close." Across the street there was a line of maybe a 100 or more waiting, and that's waiting, to get into a Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour in Brea. It might take that many to drag me inside."
It's Clippers who bring the noise in resounding win over Thunder
January 31
Los Angeles Times
 
"From the looks of things, the Clippers have accepted the challenge that this difficult week might bring. Day 2 of The Gauntlet on Monday night brought the Clippers a showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team with the best record in the NBA and two of the league's top young stars in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. And it didn't turn out to be much of a problem for the Clippers, not with six of them scoring in double figures and Blake Griffin putting on another dunk show during their 112-100 victory over the Thunder at Staples Center."
Nuggets' six-game winning streak ended by Clippers
January 30
Denver Post
 
"The postgame L.A. Clippers locker room had an old Nuggets feel to it. There, in the center, was Chauncey Billups, always the man of the moment in the Mile High City. Around him were all of the familiar media faces peppering him with questions about another night, another big shot, another big victory. Only, this time, he left his old team with all the questions while he provided answers Sunday night. In his first game back since being traded, Billups was every bit Mr. Big Shot as he and Chris Paul took over in the fourth quarter to outlast the Nuggets 109-105 at the Pepsi Center."
Chauncey Billups still acts like a winner
January 30
Denver Post
 columnist Woody Paige
"The Nuggets needed a miracle in the final seconds Sunday night. But Chauncey Billups was playing for the other team. And Tim Tebow was sitting in the front row. Billups, Mr. Big Shot, wouldn't help the Nuggets in his comeback, and Mr. Big Play, Tebow, couldn't help the Nuggets come back. In his return home, Chauncey flopped. Literally. He should have majored in theater at George Washington High School. With time running down, the Nuggets, trailing the Clippers by two, got what seemed like the ideal situation — the 6-foot-11 Nene guarded by Billups, 8 inches shorter. The two old friends and new foes were isolated about 15 feet from the basket."
Clippers look game for the week with 109-105 victory at Denver
January 30
Los Angeles Times
 
"This is a week that could test the Clippers' resolve, demonstrating whether they are mentally and physically capable of playing five games in seven days and finding success. On the first night of this harrowing march, on a day when Chauncey Billups returned home to face a Denver team that has traded him twice, the Clippers stood tall in pulling out a 109-105 victory Sunday night at the Pepsi Center. They did so because Billups was outstanding in scoring a season-high 32 points, because Chris Paul had 13 of his 25 points and four of his seven assists in the fourth quarter, and because DeAndre Jordan made a clutch late-game free throw to go along with his 13 rebounds, five blocked shots and"
Clippers' Chauncey Billups gets warm welcome in Denver
January 30
Los Angeles Times
 
"Chauncey Billups was back home, back where he went to high school, in the same state where he went to college, at the University of Colorado, back facing the Denver Nuggets team that traded him twice. And he put on a show, scoring a season-high 32 points on 11-for-20 shooting, six for 12 from three-point range. Billups was a part of the Carmelo Anthony trade that sent them to the New York Knicks on Feb. 22, 2011, a deal that the 15-year veteran wasn't too happy about."
As Clippers visit Nuggets, finally time to give regards to Billups
January 29
Denver Post
 
"When Masai Ujiri was hired as the Nuggets' executive director of basketball operations in the summer of 2010, his first order of business was to connect with the player who had recently taught the team how to win big. Chauncey Billups. So Ujiri flew to Turkey, where Billups was playing as part of the U.S. team in the FIBA World Championship. "I got the job at that time," Ujiri said. "And he was the first person I went to see." And why not? One leader was going to spend time with another. Billups' return to the Nuggets in 2008 resulted in a run to the Western Conference finals as the former George Washington High and Colorado star provided the team the proper tools for success."