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Justin Russo
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They let me in the building to watch basketball & write about the Clippers (+ other stuff). It's pretty cool. | Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 5h
🚨 NEW: The LA Clippers, behind a monstrous third quarter, notched a win in their preseason opener. John Collins and Ivica Zubac dunked, Chris Paul and James Harden controlled, and Kawhi Leonard was fantastic. Bottle it and bring it back to Intuit Dome.

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Clippers start preseason on right foot with rout
The Clippers outscored Guangzhou by 42 in the second half.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 5h
If he had smacked the microphone out of my hand, I'd have understood.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 5h
🚨 NEW: The LA Clippers, behind a monstrous third quarter, notched a win in their preseason opener. John Collins and Ivica Zubac dunked, Chris Paul and James Harden controlled, and Kawhi Leonard was fantastic. Bottle it and bring it back to Intuit Dome.

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Clippers start preseason on right foot with rout
The Clippers outscored Guangzhou by 42 in the second half.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 5h
“Also having the chance to have Kawhi [Leonard] and James [Harden] mixing with one of those (bench) units as well, so Justin won’t be asking me too many questions.”

We’re one game into preseason and Tyronn Lue is already fed up with me. We are so back.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 16h
Got a long drive back home from Oceanside, so any recap and videos will be posted tomorrow. Everyone have a good night.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 17h
Final: Clippers 142, Loong Lions 95. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 18 points. Clippers at Intuit Dome on Sunday for their second preseason game, which will be against Denver.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Guangzhou Loong Lions were 1-for-16 from the field in the third quarter. Their only made basket in the frame came with 2:23 to play. They missed their first 12 shots in the quarter.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
End Q3: Clippers 111, Loong Lions 72. Clippers outscored Guangzhou 42-8 in the third.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
John Collins’s night is done. So he’s sitting with fans.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Chris Paul has scored 13 of his 15 points in the third quarter. Paul also has 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 17 minutes. He's a +26.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
That is one long jersey name.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Yanic Konan Niederhauser is set to check in for his first action as a Clipper.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Brook Lopez with the preseason technical foul.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Lineup to start the second half for the Clippers: Chris Paul, Kris Dunn, Nicolas Batum, John Collins, and Brook Lopez.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Before the second half began tonight, Victor Oladipo, who scored 21 points for the Guangzhou Loong Lions in the first half, spent some time chatting with both Steve Ballmer and Lawrence Frank of the Clippers.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
The Loong Lions scored 7 points in the final 5 seconds of the second quarter.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Halftime: Clippers 69, Loong Lions 64. Kawhi Leonard 18 points, Ivica Zubac 15, John Collins 10. Victor Oladipo has 21 for Guangzhou.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Halftime: Clippers 69, Loong Lions 64. Kawhi Leonard 18 points, Ivica Zubac 15, John Collins 10. Victor Oladipo has 21 for Guangzhou.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 18h
Ivica Zubac with the alley-oop from James Harden.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 19h
Clippers rolled out a lineup with Chris Paul, Kris Dunn, Kawhi Leonard, John Collins, and Brook Lopez on the floor. It has found some synergy in a very short period of time in this one as the Clippers lead 46-38.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 19h
End Q1: Clippers 33, Loong Lions 30. Kawhi Leonard has 10 points, Ivica Zubac 7, Derrick Jones Jr. 6, James Harden 4.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 19h
Chris Paul has his first points since returning to the Clippers.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 19h
The first John Collins basket as a Clipper is, naturally, an emphatic dunk.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 19h
And so is Chris Paul in his return to the Clippers.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 19h
John Collins is checking in for his first action as a Clipper.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 19h
John Collins is checking in for his first action as a Clipper.
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 19h
Bogdan Bogdanovic (low back soreness) is OUT for the rest of tonight's preseason game, per the Clippers.
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