THE FACTS: Round One of the new-look Los Angeles rivalry went the way of the Clippers, as the city's newest star, point guard Chris Paul, scored a season-high 33 points before leaving late in the game with a strained left hamstring. The Clippers led from start to finish in the 102-94 victory at Staples Center.
http://www.nba.com/games/20120114/LALLAC...GIboxscore
Beating the Heat and the Lakers, the Clippers are showing they're for real.
Kobe with 40+ again.
14/28
CP3 was the difference in this one. LAL have no one to guard him. They tried putting the Morris kid on him and that stopped the bleeding. But when Fish was in the game it was a travesty. They even tried zone at the end. A good hard look needs to be taken at dealing world peace and maybe one of the bigs for a PG. They don't need a stud....but Kobe can't beat elite teams by himself. Kobe went off in the late 3rd and in the 4th they double-teamed him on every play. When he gave it up nothing good came of it.
If they had someone to run some offense this wouldn't be an issue. At one point in the 4th quarter Bynum was at the top of the key and feeding the ball to Kobe in the paint.....that shouldn't have to happen lol
btw
Kobe loves playing against bad teams