The LA Clippers and Charlotte Hornets are playing live on the NBA schedule on Monday and the matchup from Time Warner Cable Arena starts up at 7 pm ET and has Los Angeles making the east coast trip as Chris Paul and Blake Griffin take on Kemba Walker and Michael Jordan's boys and this is a solid matchup of teams in an east vs west battle.

The Clippers come into the game after a loss against the Memphis Grizzlies and they have been off to a slow start for the season. The team is now 7-5 and they are fourth in the Pacific division and they next will play on the road against the Detroit Pistons. The team has the Hornets next on the schedule and they come into things ranked 10th in the league in scoring on points per game. Chris Paul has played well, but the team overall needs to be better, as the defense is ranked 21st in the league in points allowed per game.

In other NBA action, the NY Knicks and Houston Rockets are playing live on the NBA schedule on Monday night and the matchup is from the Toyota Center at 8 pm ET as Carmelo Anthony meets Dwight Howard and the matchup for New York is a big one, as they are looking to get a winning streak going for the first time in a while following their win over the Sixers.

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