Clippers Calm at Conclusion

"We need to learn how to play with a lead," Baron Davis said at the end of the Clippers win over the Thunder.  On the heels of a 22 point lead that they saw turn into a 15 point loss to the Toronto Raptors, the Clipper point guard knew of what he spoke. 

Generally speaking, you can fit NBA teams into these categories, from bottom to top:

• Cellar-Dwellers
• Also-Rans
• Mediocre-Madness
• Playoff-Bound
• Elite

The Clippers are looking to make the tough transition from the lower categories to at least the playoff-bound category.  They have been working on making that transition for a while haven't they?  One of the main ingredients in teams that move up in those categories is quality. Quality plays by quality p...

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