LOS ANGELES, CA-The Los Angeles Clippers erased a 16-point first half lead as they fell to the visiting Indiana Pacers inside Staples Center on Easter Sunday. “It’s been difficult before tonight, so this [loss] doesn’t hurt more than the one last week or the week before that,” said Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams, who scored 15 of his 20 points off the bench in the fourth quarter. “We’ve been in critical mode for a few weeks now.” The Clippers are now three games back from the eighth spot in the Western conference playoff picture. With five games left in the…
Author: Lauren Jones
Lauren Jones
Lauren A. Jones is a sports reporter who shoots, writes, edits, produces and enterprises sports, entertainment and community stories. After earning her B.A. from the University of Southern California in Broadcast and Digital Journalism in 2014, she has gone on to work for Snapchat, ESPN, and Fox Sports. She covers high school, collegiate and professional sports in the Los Angeles area.
Positioned in the eighth spot in the Western Conference standings, the Los Angeles Clippers have managed a 36-29 record on the season with star Blake Griffin being traded to the Detroit Pistons, a host of injuries and missed time from nearly every roster player and no All-Stars. The Clippers secured their second consecutive win on a back-to-back night against the Orlando Magic after a resounding victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. “I have a great group, every night we can change the lineups,nobody complains,e veryboyd is always ready,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “They just want to win,…
The Clippers returned to action on Friday night inside Staples Center with a win against the New York Knicks 128-105 after falling to the Rockets a few days earlier. “Any time we hold a team to 18 points in a quarter and we play the way we do offensively it’s going to be tough to beat us,” stated Clippers guard Austin Rivers after exploding for 14 points in the third quarter. DeAndre Jordan racked up 14 first quarter points as the Clippers led the Knicks 32-25. Throughout the second quarter, it was a back-and-forth exchange between the two teams from…