Lob City era
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The Lob City era was a high-flying, highlight-heavy period in Los Angeles Clippers history defined by the Chris Paul–Blake Griffin–DeAndre Jordan core and their explosive alley-oop offense in the early to mid-2010s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lob City era canonical | 1 |
| Lob City era Los Angeles Clippers | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Los Angeles Clippers era
ⓘ
basketball team era ⓘ sports era ⓘ |
| achievement | first sustained period of contention in Clippers history ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ |
| beganWithEvent | trade of Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| coachDuringEra |
Doc Rivers
ⓘ
Vinny Del Negro ⓘ |
| conference | Western Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | popularized the term "Lob City" in NBA discourse ⓘ |
| definedBy |
Blake Griffin
ⓘ
Chris Paul ⓘ DeAndre Jordan ⓘ |
| division | Pacific Division ⓘ |
| endYearApproximate | 2017 ⓘ |
| fanPerception | transformative period for Clippers franchise image ⓘ |
| franchise | Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ |
| homeArena | Staples Center ⓘ |
| keyPlayer |
Blake Griffin
ⓘ
Chris Paul ⓘ DeAndre Jordan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highlight-reel plays
ⓘ
pick-and-roll lob combinations ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mediaReputation | most exciting team in the NBA ⓘ |
| nicknameCoinedFor | Los Angeles Clippers ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Golden State Warriors
ⓘ
Memphis Grizzlies ⓘ |
| offensiveFocus |
pick-and-roll between Chris Paul and Blake Griffin
ⓘ
pick-and-roll between Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan ⓘ |
| originOfName | reaction to Blake Griffin alley-oop highlights after Chris Paul trade ⓘ |
| playoffAppearances | consecutive postseason berths ⓘ |
| positionGroupCore |
center DeAndre Jordan
ⓘ
Chris Paul ⓘ
surface form:
point guard Chris Paul
Blake Griffin ⓘ
surface form:
power forward Blake Griffin
|
| precededBy | Donald Sterling ownership losing years ⓘ |
| regularSeasonSuccess | multiple 50-win seasons ⓘ |
| shortcoming |
no NBA Finals appearances
ⓘ
no Western Conference Finals appearances ⓘ |
| startYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
alley-oop heavy offense
ⓘ
high-flying dunks ⓘ transition offense ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Kawhi Leonard
ⓘ
surface form:
Kawhi Leonard–Paul George era
|
| supportingPlayer |
J. J. Redick
ⓘ
surface form:
JJ Redick
Jamal Crawford ⓘ Matt Barnes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lob City era Los Angeles Clippers