Clippers vs Warriors preview

CLIPPERS
The Clippers (57-25) set a franchise record in wins this year with 57. They have 2 of the top 15 players in the league in Blake Griffin and Chris Paul who many consider the best point guard in the entire NBA. They have the top scoring offense in the entire NBA, scoring 107.9 points per game. Also they share the basketball really effectively averaging the third most assists in the NBA at 24.6 a game. One thing they will have to work on is their defense as they give up over 100 points a game. Also how they function in the half court dominated playoffs will be something to watch for. If you are looking for a fun team to watch Lob City is near the top of the list. 


WARRIORS
The Warriors have one of the best starting backcourts in the entire NBA in Stephen Curry and Clay Thomson aka the "Splash Brothers." Those two players have more threes that the entire Memphis Grizzles team. Also they have one of the best offenses in the league. Surprisingly they rebound the ball very well at 45 a game which is 5th in the NBA. One thing that they will have to be is make up for the presence of their starting center Andrew Bogut who is out with yet another injury. The Warriors also are one of the most fun teams in the NBA to watch. This series will be very entertaining for fans to watch with lots of points threes and dunks.

STARTERS
PG   CLIPPERS  CHRIS PAUL WARRIORS STEPHEN CURRY
This is a matchup of two of the best point guards in the entire league Chris Paul is more of a traditional point guard in distributing the ball around and getting assists first before finding his own shot whereas Stephen Curry is more of a shoot first point guard. Both are excellent at what they do. Paul lead the NBA in assists at over 10 a game. No other player in the NBA averages more than 8.8 a game. He also leads the NBA in steals at 2.48 a game. Curry leads the league in threes made and when he gets hot watch up you might get burnt.

ADVANTAGE: CLIPPERS

SG  CLIPPERS WILLIE GREEN WARRIORS KLAY THOMPSON
Willie green is at average player at best. Klay Thompson should dominate him with his threes and shooting ability I do not see this matchup as much of a contest. 

ADVANTAGE: WARRIORS

SF CLIPPERS  MATT BARNES WARRIORS ANDRE IGUODALA
Matt Barnes is a good player who mainly shoots threes and defense. Iguodala is one of the X factors in this series. He is a pro that brings experience and leadership to this Warrior team. He is one of the best on ball defenders in the league.

ADVANTAGE: WARRIORS

PF CLIPPERS  BLAKE GRIFFIN WARRIORS DAVID LEE
Blake Griffin is the leader of Lob City with exciting dunk after exciting dunk. His post game has really improved throughout his career. David Lee is coming off an injury and he has had a history of injuries so he might not be as affective as he could be. When health is is a really good player with a good jump shot and post game. 

ADVANTAGE: CLIPPERS

C CLIPPERS DEANDRE JORDAN WARRIORS JERMAINE O'NEAL
Jordan is the second half of the main part of Lob City and has some exciting dunks of his own. If you are a smaller player and try to get in his way, he might Brandon Knight you. With the injury to Bogut this puts the Warriors in a bad spot with the old O'neal. One has to wonder what he has left in the tank. 

ADVANTAGE: CLIPPERS

PREDICTION: The season series between the two team was split 2-2 with each team winning both times on their home court. Bogut's injury will hurt them as well as the Clippers bench is better than the Warriors bench as well as the front court advantage that the Clippers have. This should be one of the most exciting series to watch. Clippers in 6.