--Right or wrong, the Trail Blazers thought they detected some early quit in the Clippers during what eventually resulted in a 116-87 Portland victory Sunday. According to Blazers forward-center Channing Frye, Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy kept calling the same plays over and over. In addition, several Portland players said after the game that it seemed apparent to them that there was a lot of bickering among Clippers players on the floor and it appeared that the players didn't really like each other. Ouch.
--Dialing back several years when he won the slam-dunk competition during the 2004 NBA All-Star Weekend, Clippers guard Fred Jones soared high and smashed down a lob pass in the Clippers' victory over the Warriors. Jones has been a steady performer for the Clippers since they initially signed him to consecutive 10-day contracts and then for the duration of the season. It is hard to fathom why he was sitting at home, unemployed, until the Clippers signed him the very day they brought him in for a tryout. Good thing, too, because Jones was scheduled to work out the following day for the Lakers. --The Clippers not only are having a miserable year on the court, but venerable broadcaster Ralph Lawler is struggling through his most trying season ever with Lawler's Law. Coined by the voice of the Clippers, Lawler's Law states that the first team to reach 100 points wins. Whenever it happens, Lawler immediately states that Lawler's Law is in effect and adds, "It's the Law." Last season, he was 52-1, with the lone Lawler's Law loss coming in the Clippers' 119-109 road loss to the Washington Wizards. But this year, Lawler's Law is a rather pedestrian 33-5.
--In order to match up with the small and speedy Warriors lineup, the Clippers started two guards -- Eric Gordon and Mardy Collins -- at forward. It was the Clippers' 22nd starting lineup in 58 games
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I'll drive Marcus up there." -- Clippers esteemed broadcaster Ralph Lawler told Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy that he would volunteer to drive forward-center Marcus Camby up to the team's next road game in Sacramento. Camby has been banned from flying because of an inner-ear infection.
