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Wolves at Clippers
2:30 pm CST
FS North
Just a quick game thread today as I am on a plane heading back to Madison as you read this. The Wolves and Clippers are both 8-8 and tied for 6th place in the Western Conference, things I would not have predicted prior to the season. The Clippers are led by their three stars, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan, all of whom have performed well this season, but the team has struggled badly defensively and especially on the boards, and several players who they were counting on to bolster their bench have disappointed thus far. Paul Pierce, Lance Stevenson, and Josh Smith have all been poor so far, and their 2nd unit has struggled badly.
The Wolves come in off three straight wins, including their first in forever without Ricky Rubio on Friday night in Sacramento. Rubio's availability for today's game remains unknown, as does the availability of Nemanja Bjelica who has missed the last three with a sore knee. This is yet another challenging match up for Karl-Anthony Towns, against DeAndre Jordan, who has done business against the Wolves in the past.
Expected Lineups
Clippers
Chris Paul
J.J. Redick
Wesley Johnson (!)
Blake Griffin
DeAndre Jordan
Wolves
Zach LaVine
Kevin Martin
Andrew Wiggins
Kevin Garnett
Karl-Anthony Towns
Our blogging buddies are over at Clips Nation. Be excellent.
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Enjoy. Chat. Go.