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The Barnes Identity: Warriors 115 Clippers 94

Posted on January 3, 2013 by feltbot| 225 Comments

There are plenty of reasons to discount this Warriors win over the Clippers. I sensed this would be a blowout before it happened, and missed an opportunity to make myself look good by predicting it in the last thread. I have noticed before that when teams come off a long winning streak, they often suffer a sustained letdown. This was also a road back-to-back. The Clippers were without Caron Butler, which threw off their normal rotation and further sapped their energy. And they are certainly looking ahead to the Lakers on Friday. Continue reading →

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Posted in Golden State Warriors, Player Analysis, Recaps

Tagged Blake Griffin, Clippers, David Lee, Harrison Barnes, Klay Thompson, Mark Jackson, Stephen Curry

Your Nightmare Has Come True: Warriors 104 Clippers 97

Posted on February 21, 2012 by feltbot| 48 Comments

It’s like a nightmare, isn’t it? It just keeps getting worse and worse. — Grady Seasons

This will be remembered as the night that Ekpe “The Nightmare” Udoh put it all together, against the most hyped frontcourt in basketball. Most startling of all — for those already familiar with his defensive prowess — was the confident offensive game he displayed.

It’s an amazing concept, isn’t it, five on five basketball on the offensive end? Kind of hard to guard, isn’t it? Continue reading →

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Posted in Golden State Warriors, Recaps

Tagged Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Clippers, David Lee, Ekpe Udoh, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry

Pre-Game Jitters: How to Beat the Clippers

Posted on December 25, 2011 by feltbot| 14 Comments

Don’t you know
You better run, run, run, run, run,
run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Oh I said, you better
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run,
run, run, run, run, run. — Tracy Chapman

This comes straight from the playbook of Don Nelson, who back in the day when we believed, stole a game from the formidable Chris Paul – David West – Tyson Chandler Hornets, in New Orleans, like this:

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Posted in Pre-Game Jitters, Previews

Tagged Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Golden State Warriors, Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry

Pre-Game Jitters: Clippers at Warriors Preview

Posted on October 29, 2010 by feltbot| 8 Comments

The Warriors are -5.5 favorites at home against the Clippers tonight. I suppose this makes sense, given how Curry made Baron Davis look the last time they met in the Oracle. But looking at Warriors lines like this takes some getting used to!

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