Law Murray

Wednesday was quite a busy day for the organization. They had shootaround that morning to get ready to host the , the G League Ontario Clippers hosted the Stockton Kings with three standard contract players in the starting lineup and then that night, the Clippers beat the Raptors 126-120. All of that paled to the biggest news of the day, which was that star forward had agreed to a with the team. The 32-year-old’s new deal goes through 2027, keeping Leonard under team control as the Clippers .…

With just under two minutes to play Tuesday night, the were looking to close out the visiting in a rare national TV game for the home team. Shooting guard encroached the paint, with in the left corner and in the right. While Leonard’s defender, , stayed in a passing lane, George’s defender, , rotated hard off George to prevent a possible dump-off pass to . Mann kicked out to an idle , who splashed a catch-and-shoot 3, his sixth of the game, and then shimmied down the sideline, knowing he ha…

LOS ANGELES — Every game is a data point. Entering Sunday’s matinee against the , the had won only one game when played at least 30 minutes. It was on Halloween against the , the day after the news broke that the Clippers traded for . The following night, in a road loss against the , Westbrook had his only 20-point game of the season (24 points on 42.9 percent shooting from the field). In late November, Westbrook responded to a poor performance against the by emphasizing energy for himself an…

LOS ANGELES — With under four minutes left to play in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game against the visiting , the came out of a timeout looking to free up , who was an assist shy of a triple-double. Leonard received the ball from , using the spaced floor to keep Lakers center trailing while attacking ’s defender, Lakers shooting guard . Instead of going up strong and risking a Davis block, Leonard pump-faked and downloaded his options. Passes to or in either corner weren’t available, and…

This week, the last of the 30 teams crossed the 41-game mark. Midseason is here, and all of the evaluations teams can make have been made. Personnel evaluators know what players have looked like, and clear strengths and weaknesses for each team have emerged. The next big date circled on the calendar is Thursday, Feb. 8. That’s the NBA’s trade deadline. Some teams have already made a splash. The and involving , and . The Raptors also traded to the for a package centered around Bruce Brown…

Saturday night was going to be one of the greatest tests of the season for the . The schedule had them visiting the , a team that holds the best record in the , one night after the Clippers started a seven-game road trip in Canada against the . The Celtics blew out the on the road Thursday, giving them one day of rest. And the Celtics handed the Clippers their worst loss of the season last month right before Christmas, a 145-108 thrashing that saw Boston make a season-high 25 3-pointers. and th…

March is an interesting month in basketball. Of course, . But for the last time until November, there is a full month of all 30 NBA teams rolling the ball out and competing. Some teams are focused on the draft lottery. Some already know they’re relatively safe for a top-six seed in the playoffs and will be fine-tuning for what they hope are extended playoff runs. And then, there are the teams that could be in the Play-In Tournament, playing today as if the postseason has already begun. Advertise…

Philadelphia crowds are well known for holding grudges with departed stars. Hell, in some cases, you don’t even need to leave Philadelphia to feel the market’s scorn. has seen both sides. From Harden’s contract opt-in and trade request to his calling president of basketball operations and finally being , the when, where and what of the Harden-76ers saga was one of the dominant storylines of last offseason. It was discussed and dissected on podcasts, TV shows, social media and more. Advertisem…

Adjust your plans accordingly. There are just five game dates left in the regular season. For the , who sit 50-28 and fourth in the Western Conference, just four games remain. A home-and-home with the begins Tuesday night in Arizona before the Suns come to Los Angeles on Wednesday night in what will be the Clippers’ fifth game in seven days. The Clippers will play their last prime-time home game Friday against a cooked team, and then they will finish the season at 12:30 p.m. (PT) Sunday again…

All-Star forward will not play in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the on Sunday , Clippers coach Clippers coach Tyronn Lue told reporters before the game. Leonard last played on March 31 on the road against the , missing the last eight games on the schedule. Advertisement Leonard’s next opportunity to play will be Game 2 in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Leonard, a two-time Finals MVP, is coming off of one of his best seasons after returning to All-Star status for the fir…