The Clippers turned up the D last night as they held the Bucks to 36.3% shooting from the floor.  Blake Griffin led the way for the Clippers last night with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  Caron Butler (20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals) and Chauncey Billups (19 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 4 steals) also had big games for the Clippers last night.  Mo Williams filled up the stat sheet with 10 points, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 22 minutes off the bench.  The Clippers are now 4-2 on the year.

The Clippers shot 57.3% from the floor last night as they smashed the Rockets in L.A.  Blake Griffin (22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Chris Paul (20 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals) led the way for the Clippers in this game.  Randy Foye pitched in with 16 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal in only 19 minutes on the floor in this game.  Chauncey Billups (13 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists) and Caron Butler (11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal) also helped out last night for the Clippers.  The Clippers are now 3-2 on the year.

22-year old power forward Blake Griffin is off to a blazing start this year for the Los Angeles Clippers.  He has played in 4 games (all starts) for the Clippers so far this year and he is averaging 36.8 minutes, 26.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game.  He is shooting 54.8% from the floor so far this year, as his range is starting to expand.  Griffin is the go-to man on the Clippers and Chris Paul will likely be feeding him the ball quite a bit this year.

The Clipppers have signed 27-year old PF/C Solomon Jones.  Jones played in 39 games (0 starts) for the Pacers last year and he averaged 13.5 minutes, 3.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  He has now played in 247 games (10 starts) in his first five years in the NBA and he is averaging 10.9 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  The Clippers need help up front as some of their big guys are a little dinged up right now.

The Clippers were  outrebounded 46-38 last night, but it didn’t matter.  Blake Griffin (20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal) and Caron Butler (19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Clippers in this game.  Chris Paul (17 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists and 2 steals) and Mo Williams (13 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals) also pitched in with solid efforts last night.  The Clippers are now 2-2 on the year.

The Clippers shot 51.3% from the floor last night but it didn’t matter in the end.  The Bulls shot 50% from the floor and they outrebounded the Clippers 45-31 last night which helps explain the loss.  Blake Griffin had a monster night for the Clippers with 34 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.  Caron Butler (16 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal) and Chris Paul (15 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals) also had solid games for the Clippers last night.  Mo Williams (13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists) and DeAndre Jordan (12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocked shots) also pitched in for the Clippers last night.  The Clippers are now 1-2 on the year.

The Clippers were a mess last night as they only shot 39.2% from the floor while allowing the Spurs to shoot 56.3% from the floor.  The Clippers were also outrebounded 43-30 and they were down 96-71 after the first three quarters.  Blake Griffin led the way for the Clippers last night with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.  Caron Butler (12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist), Mo Williams (12 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal), Chauncey Billups (11 points, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Chris Paul (10 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals) also pitched in for the Clippers last night.  The Clippers are now 1-1 on the year.

The Clippers really turned it on in the second half last night as they outscored the Warriors 64-43 to surge to a very impressive win.  The Clippers played very solid D in this game as they held the Warriors to 39% shooting from the floor.  Blake Griffin (22 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals), Chauncey Billups (22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists) and Chris Paul (20 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals) led the way for the Clippers last night.  Caro Butler was also very solid with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.  The Clippers are now 1-0 on the season.

The Clippers have signed 31-year old power forward Reggie Evans to a 1-year, $1.3 million dollar deal.  Evans played in 30 games (18 starts) for the Raptors last year and he averaged 26.6 minutes, 4.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  He has now played in 572 games (289 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 19.5 minutes, 4.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.  Evans will give the Clippers another relentless rebounder, as he will be a perfect fit off the bench!

The Clippers have acquired 26-year old point guard Chris Paul and two future 2nd round picks from the Hornets for 22-year old shooting guard Eric Gordon, 29-year old center Chris Kaman, 21-year old small forward Al-Farouq Aminu and the Timberwolves’ first round pick in 2012.  Chris Paul played in 80 games (all starts) for the Hornets last year and he averaged 36.0 minutes, 15.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game.  Paul has now played in 425 games (all starts) in his first six years in the NBA and he is averaging 37.1 minutes, 18.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 9.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game.  Paul will make all of his teammates better.  He has also opted in on his contract for 2012-13 to guarantee that he will be with the Clippers for two years.

Eric Gordon played in 56 games (all starts) for the Clippers last year and he averaged 37.7 minutes, 22.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  He played in 196 games (181 starts) in his three years with the Clippers and he averaged 35.8 minutes, 18.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  Chris Kaman played in 32 games (15 starts) for the Clippers last year and he averaged 26.2 minutes, 12.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game.  He played in 493 games (425 starts) for the Clippers in his 8 years with the team and he averaged 29.7 minutes, 11.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game.  Kaman finishes his career with the Clippers #5 in games played (493), #2 in rebounds (3,018), #3 in blocked shots (707) and #9 in points scored (5,813).  Al-Farouq Aminu played in 81 games (14 starts) as a rookie for the Clippers last year and he averaged 17.9 minutes, 5.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  He does have a nice upside.

The Clippers gave up a lot to get Chris Paul, but they could be better than the Lakers this year.  That’s because they will have a starting lineup of Chris Paul at point guard, Chauncey Billups at shooting guard, Caron Butler at small forward, Blake Griffin at power forward and DeAndre Jordan at center…..that is an impressive starting unit!