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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 27, 2024 17:13:54 GMT -8
A lot of missed shots so far, but I'll take that over nonexistent defense. Maybe the legs aren't there on shots because the guys are actually exerting themselves on defense.
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Post by jglanton on Mar 27, 2024 17:37:39 GMT -8
75-79 at the end of three. Gonna be a tough fourth quarter
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Post by jglanton on Mar 27, 2024 17:39:49 GMT -8
89-91 after two straight stops
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Post by jglanton on Mar 27, 2024 17:41:10 GMT -8
PG13 does his patented drive and turnover for two Philly points. Third time tonight
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Post by jglanton on Mar 27, 2024 18:08:16 GMT -8
Nice to have a few things go our way in the final minutes. Great clutch defense.
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Post by dane on Mar 27, 2024 18:11:04 GMT -8
Wow. Kawhi shows up at the end. (Harden plays turnstile).
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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 27, 2024 18:11:18 GMT -8
Kawhi struggled on offense in that game more than he had in a while, but made everything in the clutch. Two and 1's and then the double blocks on Oubre to end it, though the last one looked like it was after time expired anyway. When Kawhi is full throttle it really changes things.
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Post by clipsentuboca on Mar 27, 2024 18:42:36 GMT -8
Unbelievable the odds makers keep believing in the Clips. Big road trip to either stay in fourth or drop down however low. No way they are even sniffing the third seed now. The oddsmakers are not reading the teams, they are reading the bettors. They don't set the spread according to which team is going to win, they set the spread according to how the bettors will bet; they need 50% to bet one way and 50% to bet the other way, that's how they make their money. True. It's just has been a weird combo of public better confidence and the sportbooks. May not have covered but a-wins-a-win. Great game. Good to see Lue going back to the OG starting lineup and reserves. Keep it going to build consistency. Clips win!
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Post by corkscrew on Mar 27, 2024 19:33:15 GMT -8
Team still has a pulse, that's good news.
The bad news is it seemed like they had to put out an extraordinary effort to barely win this game by 1 point, a game they could — and should — win by double digits. The fact is, this "extraordinary effort" should be the way they routinely play, especially this time of year.
Still, a win is a win... Maybe it's the start of something...
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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 27, 2024 21:55:36 GMT -8
Team still has a pulse, that's good news. The bad news is it seemed like they had to put out an extraordinary effort to barely win this game by 1 point, a game they could — and should — win by double digits. The fact is, this "extraordinary effort" should be the way they routinely play, especially this time of year. Still, a win is a win... Maybe it's the start of something.. And now the refs say George should've been called for a foul on the final play. But yeah I agree, they played with more heart and effort in this one than they have in a while. I think it was a good win still in the sense that they were pretty off shooting the ball. The defense was much better than it's been recently, there wasn't a bunch of easy shots for the 6ers. And Kawhi hit top gear and was dominant at the end after a very bad offensive game up til the last few minutes. If they consistently give that effort, they'll rack up wins again. I'm back on team Russ. As frustrating as he is, we have almost zero defense on the bench without him.
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Post by clipfan88 on Mar 28, 2024 7:25:21 GMT -8
Not only diid we NOT deserve that "win", but the refs messed up and we most likely would have lost if Phil. was shooting fouls. We were behind basically all game and just looked awful ... as we have the past 6 weeks. VERY worried about this team.
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Post by basketcase on Mar 28, 2024 10:32:49 GMT -8
See if the team responds to Lue calling them soft. They haven’t responded to anything else, including being called old by Minny, so I am not hopeful. Who on Minny said that? The whole team was heard singing it the locker room after we lost to them. Timberwolves enjoy hearty laugh at Clippers' expense
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Post by nuraman00 on Mar 28, 2024 10:45:16 GMT -8
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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 28, 2024 13:34:15 GMT -8
Not only diid we NOT deserve that "win", but the refs messed up and we most likely would have lost if Phil. was shooting fouls. We were behind basically all game and just looked awful ... as we have the past 6 weeks. VERY worried about this team. Don't think they looked too bad. Defense was much better. Kawhi couldn't make shots until the 4th, but that's not the typical way we struggle. If he was making his shots earlier, we'd have had a more comfortable lead. I think we looked awful in the last couple losses so this was def an improvement. No idea if they keep it up or not though.
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Post by clipanswerman on Mar 28, 2024 13:57:53 GMT -8
Ty Lue's an idiot. Putting PJ Tucker in a game? Going small at the end? What is he hoping for - that Kawhi will get two and one's and then two blocks on the other end. Just freaking put in Zu and stop being cute.
Impressed with Coffey. He hit his shots and on the first Kawhi and one at the end, it was his penetration that started it. Paul George - stop showing the ball on layups, getting swatted and then putting your arms up like you got fouled. And stop blaming your teammates every time you pass and turn it over.
As for the alleged 'foul' by Paul George on the last play. To me, that's not a foul. But of course in today's NBA, moving a millimeter while standing straight up is a foul. If that had been called, I would have been pissed.
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