LAst Night's Action: Bucks W/O Redd, Clips Almost Out

Clippers 115, Bucks 96 - The Clippers understand injuries all too well. It also looks like they learned how to exploit them. Milwaukee, missing four key players, hobbled into the Staples Center and fell behind by ten in the first quarter. After the game, Elton Brand observed that the loosing Michael Redd significantly decreased the Buck's outside shooting, allowing the Clipper's defense to play closer in. Brand had a game high 25. Since the result was never in question, 23 players got playing time and 21 made it on the scoreboard.

The Clippers reach the halfway mark just one game away from .500 and half a game out of the playoff picture. LAist continues to be blown away that they would be tied for first in the Atlantic and would have home court advantage in the first round in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Back in the real world, they continue to struggle with away games. The Clippers are 5-14 on the road compared to 15-7 at home.

Elsewhere - If you want to peak into the future (as far as 2011), it never hurts to start planning your tailgate ... If you can't think beyond next year, watch future Trojan OJ Mayo's highlights from just one basketball game. Yes, he wears 32. Yes, so did the other one ... Speaking of Mr. "If I Did It," maybe he couldn't because football really does ruin your body. The San Francisco Chronicle has some scary interviews with the 49ers first Super Bowl champions from 25 years ago ... Life's a lot easier for the NFL owners, who can sit around all day picking their nose.

AP photo by Kevork Djansezian.