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The Clippers won their third straight game on Nov. 7 with a 113-110 victory over Memphis behind 26 points from Chris Kaman.
Photo: Noah Graham (NBAE/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Eric Gordon (sore left groin)
Blake Griffin (stress fracture, left patella)
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
Ike Diogu (strained left knee)
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All-Time: 18-32 (Home: 12-12; Road: 6-20)
2008-09: 0-3
Current Overall Streak: Lost 9
Home Streak: Lost 5
Last Win: November 12, 2006 (92-76)
Last Loss: April 1, 2009 (114-98)
Road Streak: Lost 4
Last Win: January 8, 2007 (100-90)
Last Loss: January 9, 2009 (107-80)
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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LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (3-4) vs.
NEW ORLEANS HORNETS (2-4)
Game #8
Monday, November 9th @ 7:30 pm (PST)
STAPLES Center - Los Angeles
 PRIME TICKET / KFWB News Talk 980 / 1330 AM
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CLIPPERS - HORNETS NOTES
- 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...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...Hornets guard Darren Collisoin
played at UCLA and was a member of the All-Pac 10 First Team as a
senior in 2008-09.
- The Clippers have lost nine regular season 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.
- 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 Milwaukee.
PROBABLE STARTERS
All starters are probable and subject to change
LAST GAME
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LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 113, MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 110
GAME #7
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
STAPLES Center; Los Angeles, Ca.
The Clippers won their third game in a row, defeating the Allen Iverson-less Memphis Grizzlies 113-110 at Staples Center. The Clippers haven't won three in a row since December of last season.
The Clippers put the finishing touches on Memphis behind 11 fourth-quarter points from Rasual Butler, nine from Chris Kaman and seven off the bench from Craig Smith. Kaman finished with 26, the sixth consecutive game he has topped the 20-point mark, Smith finished with 18 points in just over 22 minutes and Butler contributed 17.
The Clippers never led by more than one point until Butler sank a 3-pointer to give them a 105-101 lead with 3:14 remaining. The Clippers then shot 4-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final 1:10 to keep the Grizzlies within striking distance. Memphis had one final shot to tie the game.
Rudy Gay finished with 33 points, just two shy of his career high. He had 31 through the first three quarters, but shot just 1-for-6 in the fourth. Gay scored 14 in the opening quarter to help the Grizzlies to a 29-23 lead.
The Clippers fell behind by 11 twice in first half, but answered with 9-0 runs each time to close the gap. Los Angeles took its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer by Smith early in the second -- his first 3-pointer of the season.
Zach Randolph finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies. Conley added 16 points and six assists and Marc Gasol and DeMarre Caroll scored 10 each. O.J. Mayo, who played his college ball at nearby USC, scored six of his eight points in the fourth.
CLIPPERS MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- THREE IN A ROW: The Clippers won their third straight game on Nov. 7 with a 113-110 victory over Memphis...The Clippers had one three-game winning streak last
season, from Dec. 12-Dec. 16...The Clippers have not won four games in a row since the opening of the 2007-08 season, when they opened 4-0 from Nov. 2 - Nov. 7.
- FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: Clippers forward Craig Smith made the first three-pointer of his NBA career on Nov. 7 vs. Memphis,draining a trey from the corner
with 7:56 remaining in the first half...Smith entered the Nov. 7 game having gone 0-17 from beyond the arc in 239 career NBA games.
- DUNLEAVY MOVING UP NBA RECORD BOOKS: Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy won the 595th game of his 16-year coaching career Nov. 7, 2009 ...Dunleavy
is now just five wins away from 600 NBA wins, and would become the 21st coach in NBA history to win 600 games. Dunleavy’s 595 victories places him eighth among
active coaches in the league today for wins, trailing only Don Nelson, Jerry Sloan, Larry Brown, Phil Jackson, George Karl, Rick Adelman and Gregg Popovich. Dunleavy’s
595 wins is the 21st most in NBA history. Dunleavy needs 34 wins to pass Doug Moe for 20th most wins of all-time and 44 victories to surpass Chuck Daly for
19th...Dunleavy has coached 1,287 career games, the 17th most in NBA history… Holzman coached 1,300 games in an 18-year career.
- Clippers forward Craig Smith scored a season-high 18 points Nov. 7 vs. Memphis, going 8-of-11 from the field in 22:35...It was the 21st time in his career that he
has scored 18+ points, and the first time since April 15, 2009 when he had 18 points vs. Sacramento.
- Clippers center Chris Kaman added 10 foul shots to his 26 points. Kaman went 10-of-12 from the line...He is the first Clippers player to make 10 or more free throws
since Eric Gordon had 11 on Feb. 18, 2007.
- For the first time this season, Clippers guard Baron Davis did not lead L.A. in assists on Nov. 7 vs. Memphis. Davis finished with five assists, while Eric Gordon
had a game-high six...In his Clippers career, Davis has led Los Angeles in assists in 61 of the 72 games he has appeared in.
- HOT SHOOTING CLIPS: The Clippers shot 50 percent from the field (42-84) on Nov. 7 in their victory over Memphis...The Clippers have shot 50 percent or better
in three of their first seven games, going 2-1 in those games....Last season, the Clippers did not shoot 50 percent until the 40th game of the year, when they hit 59 percent
of their shots Feb. 16, 2009 against Memphis...The Clippers shot over 50 percent from the field just 12 times in 2008-09, going 9-3...In 2007-08, Los Angeles didn’t
shoot 50 percent from the field until the 33rd game of the season...In the last decade, only the 2004-05 New Orleans Hornets and the 2003-04 Washington Wizards
did not shoot 50 percent in more games to start a season, both going 41 games without shooting 50 percent.
- KAMAN KEEPS IT COMING: Clippers center Chris Kaman continues to emerge as a major offensive force this season, as the Clippers leader in points, field goal
percentage and minutes had another strong game Nov. 7 vs. Memphis, reaching 20+ points for the sixth straight game...It is the longest 20+ scoring streak of Kaman’s
career....Kaman had scored over 20 points in back-to-back games just four previous times in his career, last doing it on Dec. 21, 2008 in Dallas (24 points) and then
on Dec. 22, 2008 in San Antonio (20 points)...Kaman also had 20+ points in consecutive games Nov. 16 and Nov. 17, 2008; Nov. 9 and Nov. 11, 2008 and March 11
and March 13, 2006.
- BUTLER GETS THE START: Clippers forward Rasual Butler made the 186th start of his NBA career on Nov.7...The Clippers are now 3-0 with Butler in the starting
lineup this season...Butler made his first start as a member of the Clippers on Nov. 2....In his NBA career, Butler is a combined 95-91 as a starter in his NBA career.
- WINNING A CLOSE ONE: The Clippers won their second close contest, beating Memphis 113-110 on Nov. 7...This season, LA. is 2-1 in games decided by three
points or less.... Last season, the Clippers were 6-15 (.285) in games decided by three-points or less...Since 2003-04, the Clippers are 30-48 (.386) in games decided
by three points or fewer.
- DAVIS SHINES, ESPECIALLY AGAINST GOLDEN STATE: Clippers guard Baron Davis led all scorers on Nov. 6 with a 25 point outburst (8-13 FG, 7-8 FT) against
the Warriors....It was the eighth time he has scored 25+ points in 71 games with the Clippers...Of those eight 25+ outings, four have come against his former team,
the Warriors...The last time Davis scored over 25 points was on March 17, 2009 in Oakland...Since joining the Clippers, Davis is 2-2 against Golden State while averaging
26.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 8.8 apg and shooting 49 percent from the field...On Nov. 6 vs. Golden State, Davis scored 16 of his 25 points in the third quarter.
- BIG-TIME WIN: The Clippers 28-point road win on Nov. 6 vs. Golden State was the largest victory away from STAPLES Center since Los Angeles decimated the
Pacers by 34 points (102-68) on Nov. 10, 2004...The Clippers 34 point victory margin is a team record, that has been equaled three times...The Clippers 118-90 win
over Golden State on Nov. 6 was the Clippers biggest win since they beat Sacramento by 31 points on April 10, 2009...The Clippers built up a 34-point lead vs. the
Warriors on Nov. 6, the largest lead they have had in a game since they led the Kings by 31 on April 10, 2009...Against the Warriors on Nov. 6, the Warriors took their
12-point halftime lead and expanded it with a 14-1 third quarter run over a 4:07 second span.
- The Clippers scored a season-high 118 points on Nov. 6 vs. the Warriors...The Clippers scored 118 points or more nine times last season, last scoring over 118 points
on March 25, 2009 when they exploded for 140 points vs. the Knicks.
- The Clippers had three players (Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon and Baron Davis) reach 20+ points on Nov. 6, 2009, the second time this season three Clippers scored
over 20 points in the same game...Last season, the Clippers had three players reach 20+ points in the same game 11 times...Two Clippers players scored 20+ points
on Oct. 28 vs. Phoenix for the first time this season, with Marcus Camby going for 23 points and Chris Kaman had 22 points...It was the first time the Clippers have
had two players reach 20+ points in a game since April 10, 2009...Last season Los Angeles had two players reach 20+ points in the same game 19 times ...The Clippers
had four players reach 20+ points in the same game one time last season...
- FOURTH QUARTER LEADS: The Clippers have led after three quarters four times in seven games this season...The Clippers improved to 2-2 this season when
leading after three quarters...In the last two seasons, the Clippers have lost a total of 13 times when leading heading into the fourth quarter, going a combined 33-13.
- The Clippers 93-84 loss to Dallas on Oct. 31 dropped L.A. to 0-4 for the second consecutive season. Last year, the Clippers started out the season 0-6 before defeating
Dallas on Nov. 9...This is the fourth 0-4 start for the Clippers since they moved to Los Angeles for the 1984-85 season, and the fifth in franchise history...The
Clippers started the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season with 17 straight losses and lost their first 16 games in the 1994-95 season....The Clippers are currently one of
six teams in the NBA without a win in 2009-10.
- MILESTONE FOR BUTLER: Clippers guard Rasual Butler recorded the 400th assist of his NBA career after dishing off to Chris Kaman with 2:32 left in the first quarter.
- CAMBY MAKES HISTORY: Clippers forward Marcus Camby recorded the 2,000th block of his NBA career when he stuffed Carlos Boozer with 7:15 remaining in
the third quarter. With the block, Camby joins an exclusive club of just 11 NBA players who have recorded both 2,000 or more blocks and over 7,000 career rebounds.
Camby is one of 11 total players, and just one of three active players (Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan) to accomplish the feat. The other players in NBA history with over
2,000 blocks and 7,000 career rebounds are: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Robert Parish, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing, Tim Duncan,
David Robinson, Larry Nance and Alonzo Mourning.
- FOURTH QUARTER LEADS: The Clippers took a lead into the fourth quarter for the second time in three games this season when they led the Jazz by one point
on Oct. 30. The Clippers fell to 0-2 this season when leading after three quarters...In the last two seasons, the Clippers have lost a total of 13 times when leading heading
into the fourth quarter, going a combined 32-13.
- DEJA VU?: Last season, the Clippers opened up 0-6 before earning their first victory of 2007-08 on Nov. 9, 2008 when they defeated Dallas 103-92 at STAPLES
Center...Once again, a winless Clippers team (0-3) faces Dallas looking to get in the win column...Baron Davis led the Clippers with 22 points and 10 assists and Marcus
Camby had 14 rebounds...Dirk Nowitzki led the way for Dallas with 33 points...Dallas defeated the Clippers in the teams two remaining games last season.
- STRUGGLES IN UTAH IN THE FOURTH: The Clippers scored only 14 points in the fourth quarter Oct. 30 vs. Utah, making three field goals and dishing for one assist...
The three field goals made was the lowest in a quarter for the Clippers since Nov. 3, 2008 in Salt Lake City, when managed just two baskets from the field in a loss
to the Jazz.
- Clippers leading scorer Chris Kaman has also led the club in minutes in each of the first three games, averaging 40.0 minutes per game...Kaman averaged 29.7
minutes per game last season and has averaged over 30 minutes per game just two times in his six-year NBA career...Kaman is one of 11 players this season to currently
be averaging 40+ minutes.
- Clippers forward Marcus Cambymade it the second-straigh game of this young season with double-digits in rebounding and three blocks on Oct. 30 in Utah when he
pulled down 13 boards to go with his three blocks and six points...Camby had 36 double-digit rebounding games last season.
- Clippers forward Craig Smith equaled his career-high with three blocks Oct. 30 vs. the Jazz...Smith previously blocked three shots on March 7, 2008 in
Sacramento.
- The Clippers had three players (Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon and Baron Davis) reach 20+ points, the first time this season three Clippers scored over 20 points in the
same game...Last season, the Clippers had three players reach 20+ points in the same game 11 times...Two Clippers players scored 20+ points on Oct. 28 vs. Phoenix
for the first time this season, with Marcus Camby going for 23 points and Chris Kaman had 22 points...It was the first time the Clippers have had two players reach 20+
points in a game since April 10, 2009...Last season Los Angeles had two players reach 20+ points in the same game 19 times ...The Clippers had four players reach
20+ points in the same game one time last season.
- BENCH SCORING: The Clippers bench was outscored 38-16 by the Jazz on Oct. 30, the first time this season the Clippers bench players have been outscored...
This season, the Clippers bench has outscored opponents by a combined total of: 70-66...Last season, the Clippers bench was outscored by a total of 807 points, 2,710
- 1,903.
- UPCOMING MILESTONES: Clippers guard Rasual Butler is one assist away from reaching 400 career assists.
NOTES VS. OPPONENT | PROBABLE STARTERS | LAST GAME | MISC. CLIPPERS NOTES | INJURY REPORT | COMPLETE SCHEDULE
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