Clippers Beat Grizzlies as Kawhi Remains Sidelined

The Clippers are still in the playoffs, just barely. The West continues to be wild, and the Clippers needed a miracle comeback in order to salvage a win through this week. Aside from a Raptors schedule loss, the week seemed very manageable but quickly became mostly a lost cause. Included in the week was a bad home loss against the bad Hawks, a tough loss against the stumbling Lakers, a crazy comeback in Detroit, and the aforementioned predictable loss in Toronto. While the team has looked mostly underwhelming, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has had a nice stretch of double-figure games including two of his better games of the season to close the week. The Clippers were namedropped as a destination for Anthony Davis, though it seems to be mostly posturing. What do we think about DeAndre Jordan finding his way back to the Clippers? And what will and should the trade deadline bring for the Clippers? Buy or sell? All that and your twitter questions on the latest episode of the Lob, the Jam, the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Feb 20191h 13min

The Clippers might have had some slumps through the week, but ended with a nice all-around win against a good Sacramento Kings team. Montrezl Harrell was fantastic in this game. The squad also ended a road trip 3-1 without the services of arguably their best player, Danilo Gallinari. Lou Williams also turned in the second 30 point triple double in Clippers history, first off the bench, in what was otherwise an awful game in Chicago that the Clippers managed to win. Tobias Harris has mostly picked up the slack well in the absence of Gallinari, aside from a bad game in Dallas. Patrick Beverley has also cemented himself as a starter going forward, but who will start with him when Gallo returns? The Clippers are about to go on another road stretch after two home games against the Hawks and the Lakers, but their road trip does have some winnable games too. All this as well as your twitter questions on the latest the Lob, the Jam, the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Jan 20191h 12min

Well, the Clippers are hanging on for dear life in the playoff picture right now. The team came into Sunday on a 5 game losing streak and having lost 2 of their 3 best scorers to injury. The team had already been playing pretty bad basketball, but they played a great game in San Antonio and caught the Spurs napping a bit in an afternoon game. The Clippers have done their share of napping in their home afternoon games, so this game was a welcomed showing from a Clipper team that frankly, has not been fun ot watch for quite some time. Tobias Harris and Patrick Beverley had two of their best games as Clippers, and the team got solid contributions across the board. What do the Clippers need to do to maintain their positioning in the playoffs? What about the tweaks to the rotation today, featuring changes in the starting lineup and a nice performance from pod favorite Jonathan Motley? How long can the Clippers stay afloat without their scoring punch? All these as well as your Twitter questions on the latest episode of The Lob, the Jam, the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Jan 20191h 5min

The Los Angeles Clippers do not look particularly good right now. They won a nice wire to wire game against an uninspired Hornet team this week, but were otherwise handled with ease by the West leading Nuggets and pretty much lost wire to wire against a bad Pistons team. Blake Griffin came back and played inspired basketball, Reggie Bullock hit timely threes, and Andre Drummond 20/20'd, but that Piston team is not very good. While the Clippers are in the thick of things in the standings, the slow starts are becoming more and more concerning. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is continuing to lose minutes and Avery Bradley continues to exist. A very nice positive from the Pistons loss was Tyrone Wallace, who really shined in a featured role, particularly in the 4th quarter. And of course, with Blake showing off and Tobias Harris being quite unimpressive, the guys will touch a bit on the Blake Griffin trade, a year later. Lots to talk about on the latest episode of the Lob, the Jam, the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Jan 20191h 15min

It's 2019 and if the playoffs started today, the Clippers would have homecourt in Round 1. Not the worst start to the new year, even if the Clippers' play have left a lot to be desired. The starters continue to come off sluggish to start halves with the bench trying to pick up the pieces. It's been hard to be particularly hyped about the team but still, they're chugging along, and even when they fall behind against good teams, they have fought back until the final horn. The team has been recently buoyed by the strong play of Patrick Beverley and (surprise!) Marcin Gortat, while rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander slumped a bit before breaking it in a favorable matchup against the Magic. The nature of the West only provides you with very brief stretches of relief, but the Clips have a nice January. Will they be able to take advantage of it? All this and your twitter questions on the latest episode of the Lob, the Jam, the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Jan 20191h 4min

The Clippers got Lou Williams back after a tough loss against the Blazers, and suddenly, the offense is purring like a kitten again. It's definitely not coincidence, though that purring could not prevent a heartbreaking loss to a simply unfair Warriors team, who, galvanized by their crowd, held the Clippers off to the a tune of a 129-127 victory in Oracle on a Stephen Curry game winner. Still, the Clips have looked promising, this game included. What was predicted to be a blowout schedule loss by the guys was one of the best games of the season, and the Clips and Dubs have traded a couple of nailbiters, something the team has not been able to say in their regular season matchups in quite some time. Is Lou all this team needed? Is Avery Bradley's strong finish to tonight's game erase all of our worries about him. (Spoilers: no.) How happy is Montrezl Harrell to see Lou Williams? How long can Tobias Harris and Danilo Gallinari cook like this? All this and your twitter questions on the Lob, the Jam, the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Des 20181h 16min

The Clippers have been losing a little too much recently, and they've dropped in the West standings as a result. Most recently they climbed back against a very good Thunder team, but never really challenged for a win. The starting lineup seems to have some very serious flaws, and the guard rotation is still a bit confusing. Can the Clippers turn it around? We knew they wouldn't be first, but where can they finish? How badly does this team miss Lou Williams? Plus, the guys talk about the rumors surrounding Kevin Durant and the particularly aggressive pitch to pod favorite, Kawhi Leonard. All this and your twitter questions on the Lob, the Jam, the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Des 20181h 6min

For the first time all season, this pod is coming off a pretty gross loss. The Clippers played sloppy basketball for three quarters against the Heat and then totally laid down in the 4th quartr and got run off their own floor. Dwyane Wade was allowed to look like the Hall of Famer he is and the Clippers barely scored any baskets at all through the entire quarter. In what was the ashes of hopefully the worst loss of the season, Rob and Shap look ahead 3 games in 4 nights schedule and a showdown in OKC against a rolling Thunder team. With the Clippers no longer in 1st in the West, have our expectations of the team changed? What are these rotations recently that Doc has been using? All this and more on the newest the Lob, the Jam, the Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Des 20181h 7min