“Absolutely didn’t see this one coming” is the phrase that jumps to mind. The Clippers quit on this season months ago, and the idea that they could defeat the Boston Celtics, defending NBA champions anytime, anywhere seemed preposterous. And then the final score came in: Clippers 93, Celtics 91. I almost fell out of my […]

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It was one of those classic “too good to be true” stories. It involved the Clippers. So of course it was. Too good to be true. A week after come to terms with Baron Davis, adding a blue-chip point guard to the Clippers lineup, the team apparently has lost its best interior player, Elton Brand, […]

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And I thought the Clippers were going to return to anonymity for another decade or three. The Lakers keep Kobe Bryant, get Pau Gasol, go to the NBA Finals … and the Clippers (23-59) fall apart. We’ve seen this before, and it’s always been a lengthy process. Lakers get cranked up, Clippers fade, see you […]

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