The Clippers outrebounded the Rockets 45-35 last night and it was a big help in the win.  Chris Paul (23 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Blake Griffin (18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals) led the way for the Clippers in this game.  Randy Foye also had a solid game with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Mo Williams and Caron Butler pitched in with 11 points apiece in this game.  The Clippers are now 25-18 on the year.

The Clippers were outscored 27-12 in the 4th quarter by a Suns team that was resting Steve Nash and Grant Hill, and it did them in.  Blake Griffin led the way for the Clippers last night with 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 blocked shot.  Caron Butler (14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists) and DeAndre Jordan (11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 4 blocked shots) also had decent games for the Clippers last night.  Chris Paul, Kenyon Martin and Mo Williams also pitched in with 10 points apiece last night.  The Clippers are now 24-18 on the year.

The Clippers have acquired 26-year old shooting guard Nick Young from the Wizards in big three team deal that included the Nuggets.  The Clippers dealt the Hornets’ 2nd round pick in 2015 and 31-year old power forward Brian Cook to the Wizards to complete their part of this year.  The Wizards also sent center JaVale McGee and C/PF Ronny Turiaf to the Nuggets as part of this deal and the Nuggets sent Washington C/PF Nene’ Hilario.  Nick Young played in 40 games (32 starts) for the Wizards this year and he averaged 30.3 minutes, 16.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  Young has now played in 335 games (102 starts) in his first five years in the NBA and he is averaging 22.9 minutes, 11.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  He will likely push Randy Foye for his starting shooting guard spot.

Brian Cook played in 16 games (0 starts) for the Clippers this year and he averaged 7.6 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  He was only shooting 22.4% from the floor this year for the Clippers.  Cook played in 56 games (0 starts) in his two years with the Clippers and he averaged 10.1 minutes, 4.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  This was an outstanding move for the Clippers as they gave up a second round pick and Brian Cook for a player with a nice upside in Nick Young.

The Clippers shot 54.3% from the floor last night and it was a big factor in the win over the Hawks.  Mo Williams led the way for the Clippers last night with 25 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot in 31 minutes on the floor.  Eric Bledsoe also had a rock solid game off the bench with 14 points, 4 steals and 2 blocked shots in only 17 minutes off the bench.  Caron Butler (13 points), Chris Paul (13 points and 9 assists) and Blake Griffin (12 points and 10 rebounds) also pitched in last night for the Clippers.  The Clippers are now 24-17 on the year.

32-year old small forward Caron Butler has been pretty lousy so far in March for the Clippers.  He has played in 8 games (all starts) for the Clippers so far this year and he is averaging 27.0 minutes, 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.  Butler is only shooting 29.3% from the floor so far this month.  The Clippers need Butler to step up or they are going to have to start taking away some of his P.T. going forward.  Butler has played in 38 games (all starts) overall this year for the Clippers and he is averaging 31.6 minutes, 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

The Clippers only shot 37.3% from the floor and they were outscored 32-24 in the 4th quarter which did them in.  Blake Griffin led the way for the Clippers last night with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 blocked shot.  Mo Williams also had a solid game with 21 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 4 steals.  Chris Paul only shot 3 of 12 from the floor, but he finished up with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.  The Clippers are now 23-17 on the year.

The Clippers didn’t play much D as the Warriors shot 51.4% from the floor and it did them in last night.  Blake Griffin (27 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots) and Chris Paul (23 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals) led the way for the Clippers last night.  Randy Foye (16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots) and Reggie Evans (11 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 21 minutes on the floor) also pitched in for the Clippers.  The Clippers are now 23-16 on the year.

The Clippers shot 51.2% from the floor and they outrebounded the Spurs 41-35 on their way to a nice road win last night.  Chris Paul led the way for the Clippers last night with 36 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals.  Mo Williams shot an amazing 7 of 9 from three point range last night as he finished up with 33 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.  Blake Griffin also had a solid game with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.  Randy Foye (15 points) and Caron Butler (14 points) also pitched in for the Clippers in this game.  The Clippers are now 23-15 on the year.

The Clippers got nipped last night by the pesky New Jersey Nets.  Blake Griffin led the way for the Clippers last night with 28 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Randy Foye (24 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal) and Chris Paul (22 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals) also had big games for the Clippers last night.  The Clippers are now 22-15 on the year.

The Clippers have their eyes on making a deep run into the playoffs this year, so they have not had much P.T. for their rookies and I look for that to continue the rest of the year.  21-year old power forward Trey Thompkins is blocked by Blake Griffin, Kenyon Martin and Reggie Evans on the depth chart.  Thompkins has played in 14 games (0 starts) for the Clippers so far this year and he is averaging 6.6 minutes, 2.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game on 34.8% shooting from the floor.  21-year old shooting guard Travis Leslie is also buried on the depth chart.  He has played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Clippers so far this year and he is averaging 4.9 minutes, 1.5 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.5 assists per game.  Leslie is only shooting 38.5% from the floor so far this year.  Thompkins and Leslie are more likely to be trade bait than have significant roles for the Clippers the rest of this season.