Carlos Boozer meets with Bucks about possible deal

Spurs guard Manu Ginobili leaned against the locker-room wall at the Staples Center seven months ago, his career down to a coin flip. Redick had 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting against the Pistons for his third 20-point outing in four games.BUZZER BEATERS 1.

After ending the Golden State Warriors’ historical streak, the Bucks dropped two games on the road against the Los Angeles Clippers and the Lakers.

Chris Paul led the Clippers with 21 points and eight assists, and J.J. Redick chipped in 19 points, most of which came in the first half.

For all his palm-to-the-forehead mistakes such as defending the wrong man (which happened Wednesday) and flinging passes that seem as likely to end up in the second row as they do in the hands of teammates, it’s clear Lance Stephenson has been a net positive for the Clippers. They were able to keep Wednesday night’s game closer, but ultimately couldn’t pull out a victory, falling 103-90 to the Clippers. Leading scorer and rebounder Greg Monroe missed his second straight game because of a sprained left knee suffered in a shootaround Tuesday morning.

However, Boozer can still provide some scoring and rebounding off the bench (he averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds last year), as well as a veteran presence in the locker room. The Clippers, though, didn’t miss him much, as Smith picked up the slack.

“I thought we played in spurts at times, but overall I liked our strategy”, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. He was energetic, he was cheering us on, he was talking to guys positively, and that helps.

In this episode, Nick, Jeremy and Preston discuss the whirlwind of storylines – both on the court and off – now surrounding the 10-17 Milwaukee Bucks following back-to-back losses to the Lakers and Clippers.

Update: San Antonio has won eight of its last nine games to solidify its hold on second place in the Western Conference. Things haven’t jumped off as expected, with many believing Pierce to be one of the best off-season signings this past summer, be he’s still managing ways to put points on the board (even if doing it inefficiently). The improvement coincided with Rivers inserting Luc Mbah a Moute into the starting lineup at small forward. The San Antonio Spurs have not lost a regular season home game since March 12th.