"On Dec. 20, with the Los Angeles Clippers sitting at 6-21 and one half-game out of last place in the Western Conference, Clippers blogger Robert Flom unwittingly turned his favorite team's season around through the power of posting. He will soon have to make like a beaver and eat some paper to pay for his alterations to the cosmic weft."
"Specifically, Flom responded to a tweet from ESPN's Dave McMenamin, in which the Lakers propagandist quoted Clippers coach Ty Lue projecting a plus-15 win differential for his team over the course of the rest of the season. Upon some cajoling from another Clippers fan, who joked about the team going 15-3 upon trading for the decrepit bones of DeMar DeRozan, Flom made his fateful proclamation:"
"Hours later, the Clippers demolished the Lakers, kicking off an improbable stretch in went they went 14-3. The Clippers are good now, which is shocking given how they began the season. Kawhi Leonard has been playing like a superstar for a month now, and he's in the midst of his best regular season as a Clipper, and certainly the best scoring season of his career."
On Dec. 20 the Clippers were 6-21 and one half-game out of last place when blogger Robert Flom posted a provocative forecast tied to a Ty Lue projection. The team responded with a 14-3 run that transformed its season trajectory. Kawhi Leonard has delivered his best regular-season scoring stretch as a Clipper, while James Harden is scoring at the highest rate of his post-Houston career. A brief absence of Ivica Zubac triggered effective smallball strategies. Several Western Conference teams shifted into tanking, improving the Clippers' relative standing and making a play-in appearance likely. A lopsided win over the Nets reinforced the surge.
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