Norman Powell, following his strong debut on Sunday, officially entered the starting lineup tonight. And while the Clippers team was sputtering at times in this first half, Powell already looked like the best player on this team. His production tonight, combined with the defensive contributions of Robert Covington, continue making Lawrence Frank, Jerry West, and the Clippers front office look better and better, every passing game.
On that end, the Clippers showed flashes of brilliance, persistence and hard-nosed peskiness tonight, with a combination of Covington, Powell, and Terance Mann putting their clamps on the Grizzlies offense.
The same two vices that have poked their heads in in most Clippers losses resurfaced tonight: offensive impotence and continued rebounding woes.