Chauncey Billups

Nothing to see here, Lakers fans

2013-05-03 16:22:00

A compilation of all of the Lakers' postmortem material recently published in your paper would read something akin to "War and Peace." Hey, they had a rough season, they have some decisions to make and the future is uncertain. Enough said. Bud Chapman...

Kobe Bryant has surgery and Lakers will operate without him

2013-04-13 18:30:00

TV cameramen yelled and cursed at each other as dozens of reporters scrambled to get an interview with Gary Vitti. It's never a good sign if the longtime Lakers trainer is the target of a media crush, but somebody had to provide medical details Saturday...

Questions and answers about Kobe Bryant

2013-04-13 17:10:00

The Times' Lakers beat reporter Mike Bresnahan looks at some key questions as Kobe Bryant and the Lakers deal with the superstar's recovery following surgery to repair his ruptured Achilles' tendon. 1. How realistic is it that Kobe Bryant will be back...

Clippers' Eric Bledsoe is showing he's a money player in playoffs

2013-04-21 18:29:00

The playoffs are the place where the knocks on Eric Bledsoe go to die. Too erratic? He made all seven shots Saturday night in the Clippers' playoff opener. Not ready to become an NBA starter? He was certainly prepared to finish, becoming the only...

Watch Chris Paul's buzzer-beater to win Game 2

2013-04-23 06:15:00

With the score tied at 91-91 and seven seconds left in the game, Chris Paul drove to the basket and shot a one-handed bank shot from four feet away over Tony Allen. The ball glided through the net with one-tenth of a second left to give the Clippers a...

Clippers are up, but coach wants them to play as if they're down

2013-04-23 18:52:00

Play harder and play better. Be more physical and smarter. Raise the level of play even higher. That's what Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro is asking of his team when it travels to Memphis to play the Grizzlies in the next two Western Conference...

After Game 3 loss Clippers are in a bad place: still in Memphis

2013-04-25 23:14:00

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — I've put my life on the line to be here in this rathole with our Clippers. And so I expect more than what I got from them Thursday in a rather flat 12-point loss to Memphis in Game 3. The Clippers played a step slow, as if...

Clippers' Chauncey Billups' scoring efforts are stymied

2013-04-27 21:05:00

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was a rough day for Clippers starting guard Chauncey Billups. Billups missed all six of his shots from the field against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series, and he didn't score....

Grizzlies get even with Clippers, 104-83

2013-04-27 20:00:00

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Clippers have lost all of their playoff momentum and it has left one of them questioning their manhood. They suffered their second straight double-digit loss in the first-round Western Conference series, this time going down...

Clippers look to rebound in Game 3

2013-04-26 20:55:00

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the Clippers' eyes, there's only one way to slow down the backboard-attacking Memphis Grizzlies. "Everybody has to rebound," Clippers center DeAndre Jordan said. That's what helped the Clippers win Games 1 and 2 of the...

Clippers get chance to show grit as series returns to L.A.

2013-04-28 22:39:00

Now it is time to see what sort of resolve the Clippers have. They failed the test presented to them in Memphis in Games 3 and 4 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, leaving the Clippers looking vulnerable against a tough-minded...

Clippers are feeling punky heading into make-or-break Game 5

2013-04-30 00:00:00

addCustomPlayer('u973rd2gy8v61owvw7s1z8juu', '', '', 600, 418, 'perfu973rd2gy8v61owvw7s1z8juu', 'eplayer15'); Vinny Del Negro playfully bulled his way through a scrum of reporters Monday afternoon to reach a designated interview area, showing more...

Clippers guard Chauncey Billups attempts an off-balance layup against Grizzlies center Marc Gasol in the first half Saturday afternoon.

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups look on from the Clippers' bench as L.A. was routed in a loss to the Grizzlies in Memphis, 104-83.

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Clippers guard Chauncey Billups challenges a shot by Grizzlies guard Tony Allen in the first half of Game 4 on Saturday afternoon.

2013-04-27 00:00:00