PO Game 4 - Warriors at Clippers - Sunday 12:30 PST

[windsoruk]

NBA game is tough to watch.
This is NOT basketball the way I remember it.
So much iso stuff, so many 3's, EVERYBODY travels, no-one plays D.
Oh well, not going to change.

[clipps]

Our vets killed us. Lack of stars. Shai is a star in the making. I don’t care if he’s a rookie. He needs to just take over when things aren’t working.

[v-ice]

I’m proud of our team.. we gave it our all and came up short. I feel we can steal game 5 in Oakland. Just a gut feeling. We got this.

[dyce]

At least we didn't get blown out again. Good game by the rookies.

[hitnrun24]

Gallo has been brutal these last two games. Their defense is making it really tough for Lou, but he was off a little too. Gallo isn't a bad player, but Durant and Klay just make him look so mediocre

[clipps]

We're down but not out. Odds have been against us all season and we answered. We have absolutely nothing to lose when game 5 starts.

[clippers1121]

We got outrebounded by 16. It was 49 to 33. Our centers (Green and Harrell) only got five rebounds between them. You get outrebounded that badly you are going to get beat most of the time. With Bogut, Green, and Durant they are pretty long in the post. And Curry got 10 boards. Main problem was Gallo and Lou missed too many shots. 7 for 30 between those two from the field. And they were missing free throws too. If not for the heroics of Shai, Beverley, and Robinson this game would have been another blowout. This was the game to beat them because they did not shoot that well (47%). But we shot worse (42%). They are bound to play even better when they get back to Oracle on Wednesday. And Klay said after the game they were anxious to close us out because the Rockets were up 3 - 0 in their series.

So yes this was a good game for us but we can't really expect to win without outshooting them and outrebounding them. But a lot of our rookies played big today and that is attractive to free agents. They know they can get a bigger chunk of our salary money if we have a bunch of guys on rookie contracts. And no we can't put Shai in any Anthony Davis deal anymore. The guy should be untouchable now. As in you can't have him.

[trapp76]

We lost but this was a great “recruiting” game for free agents. On national TV easter sunday and SGA balls out big time, Shamet looks great and even Robinson got minutes and looked good. I feel a positive vibe from this game even though we lost. We will probably get smacked around in game 5, but I am super proud of this team, what a great season in so many ways.

Ralph’s most likely gonna call his final Clipper game in game 5.

[trapp76]

Apr 21, 2019 14:26:34 GMT -8 hitnrun24 said:

Gallo has been brutal these last two games. Their defense is making it really tough for Lou, but he was off a little too. Gallo isn't a bad player, but Durant and Klay just make him look so mediocre

Gallo is trying to get the same calls he gets in the regular season and the refs aren’t giving him those in the playoffs. He’s done a poor job of adjusting.

[trapp76]

Kevin Durant on the #Clippers: "They don't stop man. They make you feel em during the game, and even after the game when you get home."

[clipfan88]

Gallo had a great season for us but man he was WEAK today. Nothing inside at all ... no strength, no touch, nothing. Same could be said for him the other night too. Its not that he wasn't getting calls as he didn't deserve any calls. He was just plain WEAK.

[mistwell]

I was away but able to glimpse a TV for part of the game, and had it on briefly in the car.

Robinson looks good. Best game I've seen from him all year.
SGA was excellent.
Shamet was good.

This is all good news for next year. I finally have some hope about Robinson.

[clippers1121]

It really felt like when Curry held the ball for the last 18 seconds of the game with Beverley hanging over him that the season was over. It is hard to believe there is still another game left to be played. Gamblers must have been sweating their asses off those last twenty seconds. Warriors an 8.5 point favorite and have an eight point lead. Curry has the ball with 23 seconds left. Do the Clippers foul him and try and extend the game or do they just give up and let the time run off the clock. Tick, tick, tick. Doc elects to do the classy thing and lets the clock run out. People who bet on the Clippers win. Very poetic ending to the game and would have been a nice way to end the series. Oracle seems to be an excessive continuation but who knows. Maybe we will put up a big fight in that game and give the Warriors a good workout.

Agree that we had fun in this series and put on a good advertising show for all the free agents. I can almost guarantee you that if Durant or Thompson want to leave the Warriors this summer they will be joining our team. I mean we have young players who are good, a great city, a great work environment, and a great coach and system that is good to play in. Plus, both these guys like Southern California. Much rather have Durant than Leonard if I had my choice between them.

[windsoruk]

Man, if we could afford to bring in Durant and Thompson.... together.....WOW!!! That would certainly put us at the top of the pecking order.
This off season should be off the charts for our ballclub.
Bring on the '19-20 season!

[htownfan]

Apr 15, 2019 21:37:04 GMT -8 htownfan said:

Apr 15, 2019 21:31:38 GMT -8 trapp76 said:

Lou Williams gets locked down in the playoffs right htown???!

Credit where credit is due...he still will have to do it three more times though.....remember even a broken clock is right two times in a day!!! 

So what has Sweet Lou done in the last two games? Seems like a disappearance to me? he couldn't hit jack last night and missing free throws. What's he gonna do in the closeout game? Warriors see blood in the water now.....