GT: Game 24 - Clippers @ Nets

[qrich]

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Los Angeles Clippers (15-8) @ New Jersey Nets (11-12)

Date: Tuesday, December 20th
Time: 4:30 PM PST; 7:30 PM EST
TV Coverage: KTLA "The WB"
Radio Coverage: KTLK AM 1150
Clippers Last Game: 89-81 Victory over the Houston Rockets.


Clippers Starters:

Sam Cassell/Cuttino Mobley/Quinton Ross/Elton Brand/Chris Kaman


Nets Starters:

Jason Kidd/Vince Carter/Richard Jefferson/Jason Collins/Nenad Krstic

Q's Quote:
"Nets are coming into the game with a lot of confidence after beating on the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Nets just dismanteled the Warriors by 28 points. Jason Kidd was one rebound shy of having a triple double, and if he does that against the Clippers, Nets should be able to be in control of the game. As most people would know, the Nets post presence is very thin and even with Rebraca out, Clippers just need to exploit that."

Q's Keys To The Game:
1) Dominate in the paint. Feed the ball downlow to Elton, Kaman and even Wilcox.
2) Defend the backdoor. With VC and Jefferson being on the court alongside, you can bet your top dollar that the Nets will attempt to throw some alley oops and jams, Clippers need to be able to stop that.
3) Control the tempo. This is a road game and we need to absolutely control the tempo and keep the crowd out of the game.

Q's Prediction: Clippers win 87-79

[Ryan Clinedinst]

Good insight on the game...this could turn out to be a very good one

[qrich]

Nets up 23-26 at the end of the first.

Nets seem to be hot and hardly missing shots, but Clippers are sticking in there by attacking the rim and Cat/Brand both having great quarters.

[qrich]

Half:

Clippers 44
Nets 57

Horrible quarter by the Clippers. Too many turnovers and too many fast break points by the Nets. I am come on, the Clippers are not playing their game and outside of Brand no one is playing well. If the Clippers end up losing it will be because of the 2nd quarter, they have a lot of ground to make up and the way they are playing it doesn't look good at all.