Jordan surprises at the line: Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had the arguably the best night of his career from the free-throw line on Wednesday, hitting 7 of 8 from the charity stripe, which sparked a 13-point game, as the Clippers defeated the Suns, 103-86. Jordan, who also had six rebounds and a block in 28 minutes in the game, had only ever made seven free throws in a game once in his career and it took him 13 tries, back when he was a rookie. (Updated 03/29/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Jordan is a pretty terrible free-throw shooter, though his 50.0 percent mark this season is actually a career-high, so improvement should be noted. He has now made 12 of his last 15 from the free-throw line over the last five games, which helps explain why he is averaging 10.4 points per game in that stretch. If Jordan could ever become a consistent free-throw shooter, his value both in real life and Fantasy basketball would skyrocket, however at this point, we have to chalk this up to a small sample size. Continue to consider Jordan a viable starting option, even if his recent free-throw success turns out to be a mirage. (Updated 03/29/2012).
05/21/2012 01:26 Spurs hold on to sweep Clippers
Tim Duncan scored 21 points, Tony Parker added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs rallied in the final minutes to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-99 on Sunday night, closing out the series 4-0 and advancing to the Western Conference finals.
05/21/2012 00:48 Feeling the pain of another playoff loss, Paul vows: 'This isn't it'
LOS ANGELES -- Chris Paul had a turnover and an off-balance miss in the final 30 seconds as the Spurs held on to remain undefeated in the playoffs -- and 18-0 since April 11 -- with a 102-99 victory over the Clippers Sunday night. With their second straight sweep, the Spurs advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2008.
05/18/2012 00:28 Spurs wear out Clips, take control
Tony Parker scored 22 points on his 30th birthday, Tim Duncan had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the fading Los Angeles Clippers 105-88 on Thursday night, pushing their winning streak to 16 and taking a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.
Lingering ankle and knee injuries suffered by Chris Kaman last season allowed DeAndre Jordan to get his first real chance to be an everyday starter in the NBA. He started 66 of 80 games, averaging 7.5 points and 7.8 rebounds with 1.8 blocks in those games. He will find it hard to match that type of production this season if both Chris Kaman and Blake Griffin remain healthy, but should remain a reliable source for blocks in category play and is worth drafting with a late-round pick, especially if you spent a mid-round pick on Kaman. (Updated 8/28/11)
