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The Los Angeles Clippers, individually, have some of the best talent in the West. Big Elton Brand, Sam Cassell, Corey Maggette, and Cuttino Mobley. On paper, that's an NBA Playoff team right there. The problem, and Clippers ticket holders fear they will see it every night, is that these talented players don't play nice together. There's too much shooting and not enough passing. And the defense might as well not exist.

So why bother with Clippers tickets? Because on paper, the Clippers are a playoff team. If they can stop hogging the ball, the Clippers will be tough to stop. The pressure to get them to do just that lies with head coach Mike Dunleavy. The addition of Mobley this year should bolster the defense at the shooting guard position. But the real key is what everyone is supposed to learn in kindergarten: share.

Oddly enough, the Clippers began their history in 1970 on the opposite side of the country as the Buffalo Braves. The Braves punched their tickets to the playoffs a couple of times in the late 1970s, but were always knocked out early and fan interest waned. The team packed up their wagons and headed west to San Diego, where they continued to struggle as the Clippers. Finally in 1984, the team was sold and moved to Los Angeles. But the move didn't help and team kept floundering.

Los Angeles fans were beginning to wonder why they even bothered with Clippers tickets. And then head coach Larry Brown arrived in late 1992 and sailed the Clippers into the playoffs his first year. Fan excitement was rekindled, and Brown took the team again and again to the playoffs.

1999 saw the Clippers move into the newly built Staples Center with their in-town rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. That other team from L.A. won the NBA Championship that year and a fierce rivalry began as Shaq and Kobe dominated the NBA while the Clippers struggled to stay afloat. But the 2004-05 season changed all that. With Shaq gone, the Lakers were suddenly out of the playoffs with a losing record. Clippers fans know that their team has much better prospects for the future, and can't wait to buy those Lakers-Clippers tickets, where they can watch "that other team" stink for once.

There is hope in Los Angeles for the Clippers. The team is right there on the verge of becoming the highest-scoring team in the NBA this season. Clippers tickets are hot commodities, and will continue to be as the team chemistry develops and the ball gets passed around. Don't miss this exciting team this year with Los Angeles Clippers tickets!