Game Thread: Brooklyn Nets (3-5) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (6-3), 10:30 PM ET on NBATV

[bagelred]

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[niko]

Deron is out.

[ChuckOakley]

Clippers will demolish the Nets tonight.
Nets are going to be exhausted and Deron, Lopez and KG all tweaked their ankles last night (KG is playing). No AK either.

With Lopez out, I'll revise my score.

110-81 Clippers.

[ChuckOakley]

Deron is out.
Normally I wouldn't miss him, but considering he has Paul's number, I will.

[Budadiiii]

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Basketball played the way it should be. I've never been more excited for a sporting event in my life.

For an old fart like myself... it just doesn't get any better than this.

:cheers:

[RRR3]

Just like the last game they played when CP3 had 29/3/11 on 50% and Deron had 18/2/9 on .375

[The JKidd Kid]

Lopez and Deron are out. Will be an interesting game.

[ChuckOakley]

Just like the last game they played when CP3 had 29/3/11 on 50% and Deron had 18/2/9 on .375
I'm not talking 1 game moron.

For their careers, Deron's team leads 14-5 with much better percentages (50/38 vs. 44/29)

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/h2h_finder.cgi?request=1&p1=willide01&p2=paulch01


Lopez normally craps on the Clippers too, so with him out, this will be a blow out.

[STATUTORY]

I'm not talking 1 game moron.

For their careers, Deron's team leads 14-5 with much better percentages (50/38 vs. 44/29)

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/h2h_finder.cgi?request=1&p1=willide01&p2=paulch01


Lopez normally craps on the Clippers too, so with him out, this will be a blow out.

skewed by the results from when Deron was playing under sloan, can't infer anything from those statistics moving forward. Deron ain't playing the type of discciplined and cerebral PG that sloan instructed him to do anymore

[ChuckOakley]

skewed by the results from when Deron was playing under sloan, can't infer anything from those statistics moving forward. Deron ain't playing the type of discciplined and cerebral PG that sloan instructed him to do anymore
With inferior Nets teams, he's still 2-1.
This ownage goes back to college, so there is something mental there.

[STATUTORY]

With inferior Nets teams, he's still 2-1.
This ownage goes back to college, so there is something mental there.
and he shot .303 in those 3 games, 10/33 in fgs

Nets won those 2 in spite of Deron, he was outplayed by Paul in all 3 matchups

[ChuckOakley]

and he shot .303 in those 3 games, 10/33 in fgs

Nets won those 2 in spite of Deron, he was outplayed by Paul in all 3 matchups
Not the point.
Deron has beaten Paul 14/19 times.
His teams have won which is kind of more important.

Those Nets teams were far inferior as well.

[Fiasco]

Bets on how long Rivers and KG hug for?

[RRR3]

Besides FG%, Deron isn't really killing CP3 head-to-head at all individually though. Carmelo kills KD head-to-head too, doesn't mean anything. Deron has been outplayed by Mario Chalmers and Greivis Vasquez this year (among others), he wouldn't be dominating shit.

[ChuckOakley]

Besides FG%, Deron isn't really killing CP3 head-to-head at all individually though. Carmelo kills KD head-to-head too, doesn't mean anything. Deron has been outplayed by Mario Chalmers and Greivis Vasquez this year (among others), he wouldn't be dominating shit.
Ummm..last I checked winning games is was mattered. Other than his far inferior Net teams, their teams have been rather even talent wise and 14-5 isn't close. It's happened since college as well. I hate Deron but its the one matchup he excels at.

[bagelred]

Jason Terry TRIED to get in the group hug, but was refuted.

[ChuckOakley]

D.Will
PP
AK
Lopez

All out.

KG game time decision.

This should be fun.

Livingston / Taylor
Johnson / Terry
Anderson / Toko
Evans / Teletovic
Blatche / Plumlee

Clippers by 30+.

[The JKidd Kid]

D.Will
PP
AK
Lopez

All out.

KG game time decision.

This should be fun.

Livingston / Taylor
Johnson / Terry
Anderson / Toko
Evans / Teletovic
Blatche / Plumlee

Clippers by 30+.

Maybe it's the homer in me, but I feel that we some how pull off a win tonight.

[bagelred]

D.Will
PP
AK
Lopez

All out.

KG game time decision.



:oldlol: I love it when I'm right. 2013 Nets = 2012 Lakers. Health was always gonna be an issue with this group.

[ChuckOakley]

:oldlol: I love it when I'm right. 2013 Nets = 2012 Lakers. Health was always gonna be an issue with this group.
Except we have depth, they didn't.
Also, the Nets will still end up the #4 seed since the East is weak.

BTW, why not the 2012 or 2013 Knicks?
They had more injuries.

[ChuckOakley]

Maybe it's the homer in me, but I feel that we some how pull off a win tonight.
It is the Homer in you.
Marge would be jealous.

[ProfessorMurder]

Bets on how long Rivers and KG hug for?

How long did he hug Ray Allen?

[niko]

Jason Terry TRIED to get in the group hug, but was refuted.
Or maybe when they tried to hug him he flopped. And then tried to start a fight

[qrich]

Another day, another W.

[MP.Trey]

Livingston finna go ham on his former team

[MTing]

I believe in you Joe.

[senelcoolidge]

Link to the game someone, please? Since this is on NBA TV it will be blacked out. I'll rep you. :D

[It's A VC3!!!]

:oldlol: I love it when I'm right. 2013 Nets = 2012 Lakers. Health was always gonna be an issue with this group.
The Lakers stars each missed several months of action. Hold your homer horses down a bit.. Brook and Paul will be ready for our next game, they are not going to miss any time..:facepalm

[I<3NBA]

Nets gonna get raped.

[niko]

I believe in you Joe.
Problem is Joe don't do the first 46 minutes.

[joeyjoejoe]

Just like the last game they played when CP3 had 29/3/11 on 50% and Deron had 18/2/9 on .375

I believe paul blocked dwill twice in that matchup too

[It's A VC3!!!]

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Just navigate through the tiny little x's on the screen and you can watch the game with no downloads. Quality is 480 but it will suffice.

[Darius]

Clips haven't shown up this year vs. d-league talent (see Lakers).

Nets could well pull something off.

[Young X]

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[toooo]

KG is out. NBATV just said it.

[demons2005]

It will be interesting to see how CP finds a way to lose with his stacked supporting cast to this group of scrubs like he did vs the Lakers on opening night. Inevitable, yes, but interesting nonetheless. This'll be the easiest money ive ever made at +14

[Miss Bella]

KG is out. NBATV just said it.
:(

[MP.Trey]

Both teams shooting the lights out to start.

[It's A VC3!!!]

Come on Shaun. Two missed layups by you leads to two straight threes by Jj. Make your damn layups ffs

[DuMa]

blake and redick has all the 19 pts

[MP.Trey]

Does Redick miss in the first quarter? Serious question.

[DuMa]

why is reggie evans posting up DJ. oh kidd

[Young X]

CP can't hit a 3 to save his life this season.

[MP.Trey]

Lawler going on about twitter. :oldlol:

[It's A VC3!!!]

Mirza is literal trash shit. This guy deserves absolutely no minutes, ever. Great defense by Taylor and solid offense too.

[It's A VC3!!!]

Wow, for Taylor to play like this despite getting zero minutes all season is amazing. Nets doing a great job on defense and it's starting with Taylor but they keep giving up huge momentum breaking baskets.

[It's A VC3!!!]

We need ten trillion percent more from andray blatche and he still won't be half of what he was last year. Dude is a retard on defense and constantly hoisting up ridiculous shots. Get your ass down there and put a quick move on the slower deandre.. Come on..

[The JKidd Kid]

We need ten trillion percent more from andray blatche and he still won't be half of what he was last year. Dude is a retard on defense and constantly hoisting up ridiculous shots. Get your ass down there and put a quick move on the slower deandre.. Come on..

Hes been playing great tonight, relax.

[DuMa]

cp3 needs to score more. held without a fg

[MP.Trey]

Hes been playing great tonight, relax.
They're missing 4-5 of their best players, playing a very impressive Clipper team at Staples center. Up by 10, and he's still raging. :lol

[It's A VC3!!!]

Johnson has sucked the life out of this ****ing game. A 10-1 run by the clippers to end the quarter is putrid shit.

[DuMa]

Blake goes off with a foot/ankle injury. injured in non-contact. i'd be very worried

[MP.Trey]

Blake goes off with a foot/ankle injury. injured in non-contact. i'd be very worried
He looked frustrated on his way to the locker room too, gave the wall a good smack. I'd be worried as well if I was a Clippers fan.

[MVBallin2K]

Blake goes off with a foot/ankle injury. injured in non-contact. i'd be very worried

Not to mention he was also pounding the walls backstage in anger and could barely even walk. Never want to see anyone go down so hopefully it's not as serious as it sounds.

[It's A VC3!!!]

Joe, can you please show some form of life for one damn time . You are taking us right out of the game. And **** that ugly ass scrub Mullins hitting a huge three.

[MP.Trey]

Blake goes off with a foot/ankle injury. injured in non-contact. i'd be very worried
Checking back in already. Much ado about nothing I guess.

[just_NONchalant]

He looked frustrated on his way to the locker room too, gave the wall a good smack. I'd be worried as well if I was a Clippers fan.
He came back in the game.... So glad it wasn't anything serious

[DuMa]

Blake #thereturn

[Young X]

Blake :applause:

[It's A VC3!!!]

I hate when seven footers can't go up with the fcking ball. Geez plumlee you soft shit

[b0bab0i]

major block by griffin!

[DuMa]

nets blow a 10pt lead in seconds

[Al Thornton]

starters + matt barnes >>>>>>

[It's A VC3!!!]

it's ****ing unacceptable for the nets to blow two 10 point leads in two minutes. joe johnson and shaun livingston sucked the life out of the game and losses like these hurt a lot. when you play great for 40 minutes and have a two minute stretch in each quarter when you play like shit.

[MP.Trey]

it's ****ing unacceptable for the nets to blow two 10 point leads in two minutes. joe johnson and shaun livingston sucked the life out of the game and losses like these hurt a lot. when you play great for 40 minutes and have a two minute stretch in each quarter when you play like shit.
Man, what do you expect, really? You're missing practically your whole starting lineup plus more against a legit team in the West in their own building. I think your team's scrapping pretty hard out there and putting up a good contest.

[The JKidd Kid]

Man, what do you expect, really? You're missing practically your whole starting lineup plus more against a legit team in the West in their own building. I think your team's scrapping pretty hard out there and putting up a good contest.

Exactly, this is one of those games where theyre allowed to lose, but refuse to. That alone should be enough.

[DuMa]

Mullens is motivated now after hearing the rumors about Odom :lol

[It's A VC3!!!]

Byron Mullins. End your life. I hate it when ugly ass scrubs try to make an impact.

[It's A VC3!!!]

Plumlee, you got to hit your ****ing free throws. That's 7 points lost on free throws you big idiot.

[DuMa]

now i know its Mullens' night. he tried a pathetic rip through move and lost the ball only to fall into Blake's hands to assist Jamal for the 3.

[fpliii]

WTF

[It's A VC3!!!]

That was not an illegal screen by Reggie . Thanks refs for winning the game for the clippers. JJ comes down and hits a three right after.

[DuMa]

CP3 1-9. very poor night shooting for him

[Young X]

CPCLutch

[DuMa]

CP3 closing this shit. 2 clutch shots

Blake was the man though 30/12 12-19. he is keeping his 20/10 avg

[toooo]

CP3 w/ 2 huge shots.

[jamal99]

CP3 1-9. very poor night shooting for him
But hitting when it matters most :bowdown:

[DuMa]

redick missing a FT is like wtf

[grantz]

Reddick is such a solid pickup for the clips.

[BallsOut]

Reddick is such a solid pickup for the clips.

Reddick yes, Dudley no. Imagine if they would've kept Bledsoe instead of Dudley.

[DuMa]

DJ statpadding pts and rbs

[toooo]

Good game BKN. Your reserves did some serious work out there.

[Jyap9675]

I didnt expect Nets to suck this much. 3-6

[Miss Bella]

:( ending but great effort in the absence of our four best players.

[Miss Bella]

I didnt expect Nets to suck this much. 3-6

We didn't have Dwill, Brook, KG and Pierce playing, expected loss.

[It's A VC3!!!]

i'm getting sick and tired at the way the league is being killed by the shit referees we have. the illegal screen called on reggie by a shit flopping act of JJ resulted in what could've been a one point nets lead to down by four the next possession. that ruined the entire game. it's deflating to lose like this.

[The JKidd Kid]

I didnt expect Nets to suck this much. 3-6

You expected them to win this game?

[It's A VC3!!!]

We didn't have Dwill, Brook, KG and Pierce playing, expected loss.
he's not referring to just this one game but to the entire shit season we've had thus far.

[Young X]

CP with his 10th straight double double to start the season, one more till he ties Magic for the record. :D

[Miss Bella]

he's not referring to just this one game but to the entire shit season we've had thus far.

I am still optimistic, I think our team is experienced enough to know when to hit the fifth gear. celtics in their later years didn't have great starts but always turned it on as the season progressed.

Our biggest weakness right now is DWill he needs to start playing better or if he doesn't he may get the honor and bump down Amar'e for the worst contract in the league which is painful because Joe Johnson is already up there.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Damn, CP3 w/ 12 points, 13 dimes, 7 rebounds. My guy JJ doing work too. Good pick up for the Clippers. Blake Griffin finally producing like we expect him to do.

[strifed169]

Are Nets tanking?

lol

[It's A VC3!!!]

I am still optimistic, I think our team is experienced enough to know when to hit the fifth gear. celtics in their later years didn't have great starts but always turned it on as the season progressed.

Our biggest weakness right now is DWill he needs to start playing better or if he doesn't he may get the honor and bump down Amar'e for the worst contract in the league which is painful because Joe Johnson is already up there.
deron is done. i was one of his biggest fans but this guy is trash. if kevin and paul and a stacked team can't get you to give us 100%, then i'm done with you. just trade him for a bag of shit and we'll be much better off with shaun and taylor.

[senelcoolidge]

Good game by the Net reserves. They played their hearts out. Really made this a game. Give them a lot of credit.

Griffin played with a lot of heart. That injury looked scary. He charged his team to the win. CP3 was having an off night until the very end.
http://i.imgur.com/hZf9Bsl.gif

[The JKidd Kid]

I am still optimistic, I think our team is experienced enough to know when to hit the fifth gear. celtics in their later years didn't have great starts but always turned it on as the season progressed.

Our biggest weakness right now is DWill he needs to start playing better or if he doesn't he may get the honor and bump down Amar'e for the worst contract in the league which is painful because Joe Johnson is already up there.

That's an absolutely Ludicrous statement. There's no way in hell he could be considered to even contend with Amares throne. He would have to never play a game for the rest of his career along with physically assaulting his team mates and even then I wouldn't put him down at Amare's level.

[The JKidd Kid]

Are Nets tanking?

lol

Are you illiterate?

lol

[SamuraiSWISH]

That's an absolutely Ludicrous statement. There's no way in hell he could be considered to even contend with Amares throne. He would have to never play a game for the rest of his career along with physically assaulting his team mates and even then I wouldn't put him down at Amare's level.
I remember when he was so good that 1st quarter of the 2011 season when he arrived in NYC. I even remember him getting early MVP buzz that year. Time really flies doesn't it. Shame he ended up being such a bum for the Knicks.

[DropStep]

So is KG and Pierce gonna avoid playing the celtics and doc rivers all together?

[It's A VC3!!!]

Nets lost this game in the last two minutes of the second quarter. They were up by 10 points and the Clippers go on an 11-1 run in two minutes to cut the lead down to one heading in the half. If they had any brain cells on how to close quarters out, we would have won. 3-6 is just completely inexcusable. Another fast team in the Blazers on Monday. If we start 3-7 just contract the Nets from the league so I can follow a new team with ease then.

[Miss Bella]

deron is done. i was one of his biggest fans but this guy is trash. if kevin and paul and a stacked team can't get you to give us 100%, then i'm done with you. just trade him for a bag of shit and we'll be much better off with shaun and taylor.

KG with his intensity and always demanding 100% from his teammates may be our only hope right now, let us hope he can smash some sense into his head. His contract is untradeable at this point.


That's an absolutely Ludicrous statement. There's no way in hell he could be considered to even contend with Amares throne. He would have to never play a game for the rest of his career along with physically assaulting his team mates and even then I wouldn't put him down at Amare's level.

It is not just his contract, he was the guy that demanded a better team to stay with the Nets I think he was the one that wanted JJ and it also led to desperation moves like acquiring Wallace for a pick so not only did he get a max which he is not worthy as of now he also indirectly made the Nets trade away a pick for Wallace and putting another unworthy max on the cap.

[qrich]

I'll take the victory, but pissed off at the squad. They need to stop matching their opponents levels. Happened in the losses to the Lakers and Magic, and the sneak out win versus the Kings, and yet again tonight.

Blake though is just Blake.

[niko]

I hate when people write "OMG IT's SO IMPRESSIVE TO BE IN THE GAME SANS STARTERS". Yes, it is. In the playoffs. Or a meaningful game. In game 8 it just means the other team either didn't prepare or played fast and loose, like the Clippers did.

If the Nets keep doing this game after game missing people it's impressive. For one game it's just what it is. A loss.

[kNIOKAS]

deron is done. i was one of his biggest fans but this guy is trash. if kevin and paul and a stacked team can't get you to give us 100%, then i'm done with you. just trade him for a bag of shit and we'll be much better off with shaun and taylor.
Well Deron is supposedly hurt... Aren't you too quick to write him off?

[It's A VC3!!!]

I'll take the victory, but pissed off at the squad. They need to stop matching their opponents levels. Happened in the losses to the Lakers and Magic, and the sneak out win versus the Kings, and yet again tonight.

Blake though is just Blake.

The Nets came out with more fire tonight, hence why the match was a close one. The Clippers won because the Nets played for 10 minutes in each quarter and the two minutes that they didn't play lost them the game. Losing the 10 point lead in the second quarter in just two minutes was inexcusable and if they closed that quarter out they would've won. Also, write a "Thank You" email to that piece of shit ref that called a horrible illegal screen call on Reggie late in the game. He was 100% set and thanks to a acting job by notorious flopper JJ Reddick, the foul was called and it changed the tide around and the Nets never recouped. Anyways, we didn't deserve to win. When you allow a team to shoot 51%, don't cry when you lose. Shit defense won't win you games.

[Jameerthefear]

The Nets came out with more fire tonight, hence why the match was a close one. The Clippers won because the Nets played for 10 minutes in each quarter and the two minutes that they didn't play lost them the game. Losing the 10 point lead in the second quarter in just two minutes was inexcusable and if they closed that quarter out they would've won. Also, write a "Thank You" email to that piece of shit ref that called a horrible illegal screen call on Reggie late in the game. He was 100% set and thanks to a acting job by notorious flopper JJ Reddick, the foul was called and it changed the tide around and the Nets never recouped. Anyways, we didn't deserve to win. When you allow a team to shoot 51%, don't cry when you lose. Shit defense won't win you games.
JJ Redick isn't notorious for flopping.

[It's A VC3!!!]

JJ Redick isn't notorious for flopping.
Please do prior research before saying what I'm saying is wrong. Enter "JJ Reddick flop" in google and you'll see several videos of his horrid flopping and articles on it too.


Edit: He's not notorious for flopping but his act job last night did win the Clippers the game. He's a flopper, no doubt, but he hasn't reached the "notorious" level just yet.

[ChuckOakley]

Great game for the Nets.. almost stole that one with no Brook, Deron, KG, PP or AK. For some reason they seem to play the Clippers really well.

The Clippers need some serious defensive help up front if they plan on going anywhere. Their interior defense has been among the worst I've seen this season. They also need to consolidate their wings into one real AS caliber player and upgrade. I was high on them coming into the season, but I don't see them going far in the playoffs unless they make some moves.

Plumlee is a beast, btw.

[qrich]

The Nets came out with more fire tonight, hence why the match was a close one. The Clippers won because the Nets played for 10 minutes in each quarter and the two minutes that they didn't play lost them the game. Losing the 10 point lead in the second quarter in just two minutes was inexcusable and if they closed that quarter out they would've won. Also, write a "Thank You" email to that piece of shit ref that called a horrible illegal screen call on Reggie late in the game. He was 100% set and thanks to a acting job by notorious flopper JJ Reddick, the foul was called and it changed the tide around and the Nets never recouped. Anyways, we didn't deserve to win. When you allow a team to shoot 51%, don't cry when you lose. Shit defense won't win you games.

Russwest got some kleenex, you should see if he as any extras