Blake Griffin meets Drain in new Jordan commercial.

So Drain is basically like the Clipper Baron Davis. Those were fun times. Oh, the music in this was really great too.

The Round Up - December 3rd, 2012.

Stats Rundown:

Blake Griffin scored a season high 30 points (14 of 20) and 11 rebounds in the victory over the Utah Jazz.

Honorable Mentions: To LaMarcus Aldridge's 25 points (12 of 17), 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. Mo Williams had 20 points (7 of 11) and 12 assists against the Clippers.

Boards: Can someone box out Andy please, Varejao got the usual 18 rebounds (9 Offensive), to go with his 17 points, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in the win over the Detroit Pistons. Get him to the All Star game.

Rookie Watch: Damian Lillard didn't shoot too well, 6 of 16 from the field and still got 24 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists in the overtime victory against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Damaged: Look below to see why Ronny seems so troubled. (Via: @cjzero)

Deja Vu: Jeremy Evans reminds Ronny Turiaf of what it feels like to be dunked on. Poor Ronny just recently recovered from the preseason trauma, now he has to go to the therapists to stop the nightmares from recurring.

Franchise Records: Something tells me that the Los Angeles Clippers records weren't set that high. Jamal Crawford just shattered the consecutive free throws made streak with 45.

Game Winning Flop: I guess just being part of the Clippers rubbed off on Chauncey Billups, but if you ask him about that play, it was just veteran smarts. (Via: @BeckleyMason)

Creativity: What is with the self passes nowadays? Remember the good ol' days where you pass off the backboards. This must be the future, we are using the opponent's body now.

Don't Call it a Comeback: The Portland Trailer Blazers came back from a 18 point deficit in the last five minutes of the game to bring it into another overtime, where they beat the Charlotte Bobcats by 6.

As expected, the Toronto Raptors do not possess the ability to win close games, even after cutting a 17 point lead to one in the fourth quarter with 2 minutes to go, they still fell to the Denver Nuggets.

Ben "Threes" Gordon: His 29 points (9 of 16 shooting, 8 of 12 from three), 3 rebounds and 5 assists against the Blazers got him to the 10,000th point mark.

Innocent Bystander: The Bobcats were channeling their inner Jordan today, how else am I suppose to explain this Byron Mullens dunk on LaMarcus Aldridge.

Magic vs. Lakers will be uploaded soon, as well as Clippers vs. Jazz. Stay tuned.

The Feed: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Clippers [11/05/12]

Recap:

The Cleveland Cavaliers wins their first road game of the season, defeating the Clippers 108 to 101. This marks the first time Kyrie Irving faced off against the Point god, Chris Paul, after missing the first match up with an injury. The up and coming guard did not shy away in this contest, getting a double double, scoring 24 points and handed out 10 assists.

Despite shooting terribly from the field (35 percent, 8 of 23), he knocked down 50 percent of his threes, hitting 4 in total. However, the star was neither Kyrie or CP3, it was Dion Waiters, the rookie from Syracuse, who was fire from beyond the arc, draining 7 threes that contributed to his 28 point finish.

The Clippers began the game with a 7 - 0 run that was immediately relinquished in the first quarter, allowing the Cavs to pull a 10 - 3 run, 16 Kyrie points and a lead that they never managed to come back from. They gave away the ball 25 times (to Cleveland's 17) and allowed them 18 offensive rebounds (double of what Clippers have) that resulted in to many points.

Los Angeles made a late push in the fourth, with Jamal Crawford (19 points, 4 threes) and Chris Paul (17 points and 9 assists)  running the show. They tied the game a few times but their costly mistakes on defense gave the game away. With 28 seconds left in the game, the Cavs were up 104 to 101, Kyrie Irving was left uncontested by the Clippers and he made them pay with the dagger that sealed the game.

This photo says it all.

Offensive End:
Cleveland relies on their back court for everything, if either Kyrie or Dion has a bad game, they are likely going to lose. Their best option is to just run and push the ball to the other side as fast as possible, they score lots of point when the defense is unsettled.

If the ball goes through the hoop, it is usually from a jump shot because they just don't have the guys to score in the paint, besides the occasional Kyrie drive and put backs from their big men (from offensive rebounds), everything else comes from mid range and extended.

Their main play was a screen for either Irving or Waiters, who will either shoot/drive right away. Their were some circumstances in this game where the Clippers decide to left Varejao (the screener) open, giving the Cavalier guards an easy pass to MOP head for a shot from 15 out.

Los Angeles likes to get it in to the post, with Blake Griffin, in the low block, attention will be drawn, allowing Blake to kick it out to the open shooters waiting outside. Chris Paul dribble penetration will do the same and if he decides to run a pick and roll, it will come up high, so the point god can find the holes in the defense.

Defensive End:
Both teams played atrocious defense tonight, the Clips did turn the ball over 25 times but it all came from bad passes and carelessness. They both must improve their transition defense, because they give up a lot of easy buckets.

The only adjustments I caught, was the Cavs packing the paint in the second half and the Clippers employing double teams on guards.

The Moments:

• DeAndre Jordan air balled another free throw. Someone needs to do an Over/Under for this. 
• Eric Bledsoe blew a wide open dunk with no one near him.
• The commentators called Bledsoe, Chris Paul multiple times.
• Chris Paul called one of the refs a "MFer" in what seems to be the angriest reaction from the point god. I am super bummed that I am unable to find the GIF for you because it was a glorious moment.

Rookie Watch:

Dion Waiters was monster tonight, showing supreme confidence and hitting shots when his team needed him.

Tyler Zeller left in the middle of the game after taking DeAndre Jordan's elbow to his eye, but in the 24 minutes he played, he grabbed 7 boards to go with his 15 points.

Chris Paul destroy human beings in sweat pants.

FACT: Doesn't matter how you defend Chris Paul, you can throw double teams, triples, whatever you can think of, Chris will get through it all and embarrass you while doing so.

Pro-Tip: Don't open up your defensive stance too wide, you are just asking for that ball to go right between your legs, save yourself some pride.

Source: Ball is Life on Youtube

New Chris Paul Commercial is Weird.

This is supposed to be CP3's new shoe commercial, but instead of the typical player in their own shoes destroying their opponents in slow motion. Jordan Brand opted out to do an unusual freeze frame line of 90 fake Chris Pauls, across Venice beach, with the real all star no where in sight. Just a weird concept man, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Source: Jumpman23