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Chris Kaman and the Clippers host Hilton Armstron and the Hornets Monday. Noah Graham (NBAE/Getty Images)
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All-Time: 18-29 (Home: 12-11; Road: 6-18)
2007-08: 0-4
Current Overall Streak: Lost 6
Home Streak: Lost 3
Last Win: November 12, 2006 (92-76)
Last Loss: January 2, 2008 (95-81)
Road Streak: Lost 3
Last Win: January 8, 2007 (100-90)
Last Loss: April 15, 2008 (114-92)
Largest Margin of Victory:
Home: 29 (109-80), December 15, 2003
Road: 10 (2) (100-90), January 8, 2007
Largest Margin of Defeat:
Home: 32 (115-83), December 5, 1994
Road: 34 (130-96), November 15, 1997
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CLIPPERS (2-11) vs. HORNETS (7-5)
Game #14
Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 7:30 PM (PST)
STAPLES Center - Los Angeles
 FSNW / 710 ESPN
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PROBABLE STARTERS - All starters are probable and subject to change
Click here for the complete D.I.S.C. Injury Report. D.I.S.C. is the official medical center of the Los Angeles Clippers.
BRIAN SIEMAN'S PREGAME REPORT
Sieman |
Coming off a road trip where the Clips went 1-2, and very easily could have gone 2-1, it’s not a real treat for them to come home and play Chris Paul and the Hornets. Add the fact that the Clippers will try to add another low post scorer to the mix and they’ve got their hands full.
The Hornets last year surprised almost everyone in the league. Not because they made the playoffs and were solid all year, but because they finished just a game behind the Lakers for the best record in the conference. They’ve gotten off to a shaky start this season, they’ve won their last two games (against the NBA’s worst, Oklahoma City) to put them at 7-5 on the year, a couple of games off their pace from last season (9-3). If you’re looking for the reason they’ve been slow this year, Chris Paul is not the answer. He just continues to dominate the game. He’s coming off the fifth triple double (29p, 16a, 10r) of his already brilliant career and will look for blood against the Clips without any noted perimeter defenders. Paul is one a few players in the league that you can’t help but appreciate. He’s great in the community, and better on the floor. He has help with All Stars in David West and Peja Stojakovic, and don’t forget James Posey, who’s been on two of the last three championship teams (Miami, Boston). Tyson Chandler also provides a presence inside as one of the best rebounders in the league and will need to have the Clippers attention all game long.
The Hornets are solid offensively with Paul creating for himself and others, but Peja has struggled this year averaging just 12 points a game. Sadly for the Clipps, STAPLES is his favorite place to play (against the Clippers or the Lakers). In 29 games at STAPLES, he’s shooting 45% from the 3-point line (78-171) and averaging 20-points a game. The Clips have to stay at home on him all game or it could be curtains early.
Meanwhile for the Clippers, they’ll look to integrate two new faces in Zach Randolph and Marty Collins. Randolph is a stat stuffing machine and Collins should help the Clipps out on the wings defensively. With the trade, others will now have to really step it up big time. Ricky Davis who has a career FG% of 44% needs to start making shots. He’s shooting less then 30% in the first 13 games and has been in double figures just one time. Also, Eric Gordon will see some significant minutes from here on out and we’ll have to hope his learning curve is shorter then most. With Ricky now starting and Tim Thomas in NY, the bench isn’t as deep as it once was, Gordon’s ability to score will be vital for the Clipps to succeed.
If the Clips can protect the ball, hit the boards, and slow down Paul in the transition, they’ll have a shot at tackling one of the NBA’s best while they’re still in the embryonic stages of this teams development.
CLIPPERS - HORNETS NOTES
B. Davis | 
Chandler |
- CONNECTIONS: Clippers guard Baron Davis was drafted by the then-Charlotte Hornets in the first round (3rd overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft...Davis played three seasons (1999-2000) for the Hornets in Charlotte, and then played two and a half seasons for the team in New Orleans (2002-2004), before being traded to Golden State....Clippers guard Ricky Davis was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the 21st pick in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft...Ricky Davis played from 1998-2000 for the Hornets... Hornets center Tyson Chandler was drafted by the Clippers with the number two selection in the 2001 NBA Draft...Chandler was traded by the Clippers, along with current Clipper Brian Skinner, to Chicago for Elton Brand on June 27, 2001...Chandler attended Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif...New Orleans forward Melvin Ely played in 94 games from 2002-2004 for the Clippers... Ely was drafted by the Clippers with the 12th selection of the 2002 NBA Draft...New Orleans head coach Byron Scott is an Inglewood, Calif. native... Scott was drafted by the San Diego Clippers with the fourth selection in the 1983 NBA Draft and then traded to the Lakers along with Swen Nater for Norm Nixon, Eddie Jordan and two future second round draft picks.
- The Clippers have lost six games in a row to the Hornets, last beating New Orleans on Jan. 8, 2007 in a game played in Oklahoma City...The Clippers last won a game in New Orleans against the Hornets on April 20, 2005 when they beat New Orleans 86-75.
- Clippers guard Jason Hart made a career-high 3 three-point field goals on Nov. 23, 2007.
- Marcus Camby had nine blocks vs. New Orleans on April 13, 2007.
- While with the Hornets, Baron Davis was named the All-NBA Third Team, a 2004 All-Star, a 2002 All-Star and was credited with making the longest shot in NBA history when he buried an 89-footer with 0.7 seconds remaining in the third quarter on Feb. 17, 2001 against Milwauke...
CLIPPERS MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
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- Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy coached his 1,211th NBA game Nov. 21 vs. the 76ers...He is now 2 games away from tying Alex Hannum (1,213) for 19th on
the All-Time NBA Games Coached List...Dunleavy is 4 games away from tying Mike Fratello (1,215) for 18th on the All-Time Games Coached List.
- KEEPING HOPE ALIVE: The Clippers have struggled to start the season, as they are now off to a 2-11 start in their first 13 games...The teams with the worst records
through the first 15 games of a season to make the playoffs:
2004-05 Chicago Bulls (1-14)
1996-97 Phoenix Suns (1-14)
1984-85 Cleveland Cavs (2-13)
1976-77 Chicago Bulls (2-13)
1967-68 Chicago Bulls (1-14)
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- CLIPPERS ACQUIRE ZACH RANDOLPH AND MARDY COLLINS FROM KNICKS: The Clippers acquired forward Zach Randolph and guard Mardy Collins from
the New York Knicks on Nov. 21 in exchange for forward Tim Thomas and guard Cuttino Mobley. The six-foot-nine Randolph is known as one of the NBA’s most effective
young post players, bringing a career 16.4 points per game scoring average and 8.2 rebounds in 467 career games to the Clippers. Randolph is a career 46 percent
shooter from the field and averaged 17.6 points, a team-leading 10.3 rebounds in 69 games for the Knicks in 2007-08 while finishing 10th in the NBA with 40 doubledoubles.
In his third pro season, the six-foot-six Collins is averaging 2.2 points and 1.7 assists in nine games this season. With this transaction, the Clippers roster now stands at a total of 14 players, with three players (Chris Kaman, Al Thornton, Paul Davis) remaining from the team
that finished the 2007-08 season.
- The Clippers completed their first in-season trade since the 2005-06 season on Nov. 21, 2008 when they acquired Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins from the
Knicks....The last in-season trade the Clippers completed was Feb. 14, 2006 when they sent Chris Wilcox to Seattle in exchange for Vladimir Radmanovic...Since the
1997-98 season, the Clippers have now completed a total of five in-season trades...The Clippers were a part of a three-team deal on Nov. 16, 2001 in which they received
Vinny Del Negro while sending Bo Outlaw and a first-round pick to Phoenix...The Clippers also acquired Cherokee Parks and Obinna ekezie from Washington for Tyrone
Nesby on Nov. 28, 2000 and also acquired Isaac Austin, Charles Smith and a draft choice from Miami for Brent Barry on Feb. 19, 1998.
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- ROAD WARRIOR: Clippers forward Al Thornton enjoyed the club’s recent three-game road trip, despite the team going 1-2...After scoring nine points on 4-of-10
shooting from the field against Sacramento on Nov. 17, Thornton has exploded over the last three games, averaging 20.6 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 51
percent (21-41) and 82 percent (18-22) from three-point land.
- Forward Marcus Camby had his best game as a member of the Clippers on Nov. 22 in New Jersey, scoring a season-high 18 points (8-12 FG, 2-2 FT) and grabbing
13 rebounds for his second double-double of the season....Camby added three blocks and three assists in the game.
- Ricky Davis made his second straight start and second start of the season on Nov. 22 vs. New Jersey...Ricky Davis, a career .449 field goal shooter entering this
season, has gone 2-of-14 from the field (14 percent) in his two starts and is shooting 27 percent on the season, a career-low...Ricky Davis is averaging 2.0 points in
his two starts, and 4.3 ppg during the season.
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- Baron Davis became the second member of the Clippers this season (Al Thornton, 10/31/08) to score 30 points when he put up 30 on Nov. 22 against the Nets,
Baron Davis had his fourth double-double of the season as well when he registered 10 assists, the fourth time this seaosn he has had 10+ assists...Davis hit for over
30 points 12 times last season and had two games in which he scored at least 30 points and had 10 assists....The last Clippers player to have a 30 point/10 assist
game was Sam Cassell, who did it on Nov. 2, 2005.
Clippers forward Steve Novak played a season-high 15:25 on Nov. 22 against the Nets, scoring 2 points...In the previous four games, Novak had played a total of
2:05 and the most he has played since opening night when he played 14 minutes.
- Chris Kaman equaled a season-low five rebounds on Nov. 22 against New Jersey...It was the first time since Nov. 12 that Kaman did not reach double-figures in rebounding
and his lowest total since Oct. 29.
- OFF THE BENCH: The Nets bench outscored the Clippers 16-11 on Nov. 22...The Clippers bench has now been outscored 404-291 this season.
- The Clippers are currently shooting .423 from the field, and have not shot 50 percent from the field yet in 2008-09...The Clippers have failed to hit 50 percent
from the field in any of their games. Last season, it took the Clippers 32 games to shoot 50 percent from the field in a game as they became one of only three teams
in the last decade - the 2004-05 New Orleans Hornets (41) and the 2003-04 Washington Wizards to have longer such streaks.
- FOUL SHOOTING: The Clippers have struggled from the foul line this season, shooting .742 percent from the line (201-271).... The Clippers foul line struggles are
a big difference from last season, when they shot .781 from the line, the sixth best total in the league. Since Mike Dunleavey took over as head coach in 2003-04,
the Clippers are shooting a combined total of .784 from the foul line entering this season. That includes the club’s franchise record .791 free throw percentage
from the 2005-06 season.
- THE IRON MAN: Clippers forward Ricky Davis has played in 336 games over the last five seasons, missing only one game in the last three seasons (Jan. 21, 2007
– due to suspension). Since the 2001-02 season, Davis has missed a total of 11 games, playing in a whopping 98 percent of his teams games (576 out of a total of
587 games).
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