Charlotte Bobcats – Los Angeles Clippers NBA
The Los Angeles Clippers is a professional basketball team that is situated in Los Angeles. It is included in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is one of the seven members of NBA Western Conference’s Pacific Division. Their home ground like the Lakers is the Staples Center wearing red, white and blue colored uniforms.
They debuted in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves. In the same year they became a member of the NBA alongside Portland Trail Blazers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. They initially played as the Buffalo Braves and then as the San Diego Clippers before they were relocated to Los Angeles. The Clippers finished both two seasons with a win-loss record of 22-60 in the early seventies. In 1984 they were relocated to Los Angeles in California where they played at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena which was a few miles away from the Lakers play arena.
In the mid of the 1991-92 season Larry Brown was appointed as the head coach of the team in 1992. This move proved to be very beneficial for the team as they posted a finishing record of 23-12 for the season and an overall record of 45-37 during their career that spanned 13 years. Their advancement to the playoffs came after around 6 years in Buffalo where they were defeated by Utah Jazz during the first round. During the 2004-2005 season the Clippers posted a finishing record of 37-45 against opponents the Lakers who finished with 34-48 record. The Clippers and the Lakers both failed to make it to the play-offs but clippers managed an overall better record than the Lakers. The team included several talented young stars such as Alton Brand, Corey Maggette and Shaun Livingstone with whom the people had high hopes.
The team made several trades which included the trade of Marko Jaric and Lionel Chalmers in return for Sam Cassell. Presently the things are not going very well for the team but still they have a good overall record. In March 2006 the Clippers team had a 37-25 record which is the second best in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Amongst the players that are currently playing in the team are Mobley, Boniface N’Dong, James Singleton, Sam Cassell, Chris Kaman, Daniel Ewing, and Shaun Livingstone. Other players that are worth a mention are Lamar Odom, Michael Olowokandi, Brent Barry, Ron Harper and Mark Jackson to name a few.
At the start of the 2006 off-season Paul Davis was acquired in the result of a draft from the Michigan State University during the second round. The pick was given to the Clippers in return for the 2004 trade that was made with the Charlotte Bobcats. Other than that Guillermo Diaz was also drafted by the team. But Davis was officially signed with the team whereas Diaz was not as he opted to play overseas. Despite that his drafting rights are held by the Clippers. As a result they did not have any pick in the 2006 drafting.
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Latest Charlotte Bobcats News
Bobcats pound 76ers for 4th straight victory (AP via Yahoo! Sports) |
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The Charlotte Bobcats are on pace to take the next step. Refusing to let down the night after a big win over Miami, they won again and the destination could be the first playoff berth in the sixth season of the franchise. Gerald Wallace scored 28 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field, Stephen Jackson added 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Bobcats won their fourth straight game with a 102 ... |
Bobcats pound 76ers for 4th straight victory (AP via Yahoo! News) |
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Gerald Wallace scored 28 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field, Stephen Jackson added 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Charlotte Bobcats won their fourth straight game with a 102-87 victory over the reeling Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. |
Bobcats-76ers Preview (AP via Yahoo! Sports) |
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The Charlotte Bobcats are certainly taking care of business at home in their quest for the franchise's first playoff berth. Finding success on the road has been a different story. The Bobcats take a three-game winning streak built at home to Philadelphia on Wednesday night, hoping that a matchup with the reeling 76ers can help them avoid a seventh loss in nine road contests. |
Bobcats rally, beat Heat 83-78 to take tiebreaker (AP via Yahoo! Sports) |
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The Charlotte Bobcats keep finding new ways to beat the Miami Heat, and that just might end up deciding which team goes to the playoffs. That prospect left Dwyane Wade fuming after the Heat's second-half offensive meltdown. Thanks to D.J. Augustin's big fourth quarter, Raymond Felton's steady play and Wade's shooting woes, the Bobcats earned their third straight win over Miami, 83-78... |
Bobcats rally to beat Heat, boost playoff hopes (AFP via Yahoo! News) |
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Stephen Jackson scored 17 points and the Charlotte Bobcats rallied in the final minutes to beat Miami 83-78 on Tuesday, boosting their chances of reaching the NBA playoffs. |
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