Round 2 Game 5: Clippers (3) AT Rockets (1)

Post #1 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Tue May 12, 2015 5:04 pm

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AT

Time: 6:30 PM (Pacific)
TV: TNT
Radio: 980 The Beast

Starting for our LA Clippers

Clipper Bench

Injured Clippers
None to report 8-)

Starting for the Rockets

Injured Rockets
KJ McDaniels (Nondisplaced Right Elbow Fracture) - QUESTIONABLE
Patrick Beverley (Left Wrist Surgery) - OUT
Donatas Motiejunas (Low Back Surgery) - OUT

Time to close out the series! GO CLIPPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dynamix · Post #2 » by **Dynamix** » Tue May 12, 2015 5:21 pm

Finish the fight tonight!

kylem4711 · Post #3 » by **kylem4711** » Tue May 12, 2015 7:07 pm

i want the clippers to win this one so bad.

mj_shoefanatic · Post #4 » by **mj_shoefanatic** » Tue May 12, 2015 7:35 pm

We better come out tonight like we're down 1-3. I don't want this going back to LA. Paul and a few others need the rest for our West Conference Finals matchup.

DLaren · Post #5 » by **DLaren** » Tue May 12, 2015 8:04 pm

Once again 'conventional wisdom' rears its ugly head & puts us in a position for a loss tonight. I'd like to think McHale is out of answers and his players are ready to 'quit', but...

-The Rocket's haven't lost 3-in-a-row all year.
-Harden is due for a 40-point, MVP-like performance.
-Josh Smith/Trevor Ariza/Jason Terry are likely to awaken tonight.
-They are at home with their season on the line, I expect another 45+ free-throw night for the 'home-team'.

-The Clippers were all smiles after going-up 3-1 on Sunday; haven't seen us that relaxed all year...feels like we're going to take tonight's game for granted.

The Clippers defied 'conventional wisdom' by beating the Spurs in a Game-7; lets see if they can do it again by beating the Rockets 3-times-in-a-row and closing them out on their own floor.

Post #6 » by **mkwest** » Tue May 12, 2015 10:41 pm

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24 Seconds with...Chris Paul

How do you guys approach a closeout situation?

CP: “I think we’ve just got to come out and have an aggressive mentality. Closeout games, I’ve been on both sides of them. A lot of times when you’re in that situation, you’re somewhat desperate. So I think tonight, we have to be the team that plays like we’re desperate. We’ve got to be the hungrier team and come out ready to play.”

Where has this team grown the most?

CP: “Just realizing that it’s not always going to be pretty every night. I think the fact that our core has been together so long now, we understand the grind, how tough it’s going to be and that there’s going to be adversity. The thing we always talk about is don’t be frontrunners. Don’t be that. Nobody likes that.”

Does that confidence stem from the Spurs series?

CP: “That helped, but we talked about that before then. Obviously going through that series, being up, then being down, I think we can draw from that and understand that when you win or lose a game, the series is never over. Just like when we won in LA the other day, we said 3-1, it’s not over. You’ve got to finish. That’s been the theme of our season.”

Rowan Kavner, Clippers.com

Ranma · Post #7 » by **Ranma** » Tue May 12, 2015 11:14 pm

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Yes, please. I hope Hubie Brown is back for this telecast.

mattd13 · Post #8 » by **mattd13** » Wed May 13, 2015 12:27 am

I believe we win this. my only concern is the refs. lets hope the nba will allow a series to fall short of 7 games.

Quake Griffin · Post #9 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed May 13, 2015 12:53 am

RUN IT UP HERMAN! LEAVE NO DOUBT!

one of my fav lines. good post Ranma.

Like i said in another thread.
if we win tonight and GSW-Mem goes 7, we can buy ourselves a week of rest because their Game 7 would be Sunday.

This game is important to me. We need to get it done here and rest our guys.

nickhx2 · Post #10 » by **nickhx2** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:01 am

really curious what % cp3 is at tonight. his first game back he was pretty limited defensively. he moved faster the previous game. would be nice to see him moving better tonight. i'd feel pretty good about him being near 100% by the time WCF rolls around if he's zipping around on defense today.

Post #11 » by **mkwest** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:36 am

Bill Kennedy is the alternate on tonight's crew. He's the ref that has had a longstanding beef with Doc. He officiated game 5 in the first round.

Post #12 » by **mkwest** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:50 am

Nice hustle by DJ.

Post #13 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:52 am

We've struggled to score to start out, hopefully we settle in

Ranma · Post #14 » by **Ranma** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:53 am

Clips not doing themselves any favors by passing in mid-air for turnovers and missing open shots. We can't let them build confidence at home. Take them out early and hard.

Quake Griffin · Post #15 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:54 am

knew we should have started Austin.

smfh.
bum ass starters.

Quake Griffin · Post #16 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:54 am

lmao at Griffin travel.

Post #17 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Wed May 13, 2015 1:56 am

I think we're shooting too many 3s, at least Chris' went in

Post #18 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Wed May 13, 2015 2:05 am

With no DJ we're having trouble rebounding, we'll just have to box out and try to make it through this stretch.

Ranma · Post #19 » by **Ranma** » Wed May 13, 2015 2:05 am

Dwight Howard is the best athlete on the floor, Reggie? Uh...you do realize that Blake Griffin is also playing, right?

Dynamix · Post #20 » by **Dynamix** » Wed May 13, 2015 2:09 am

Really sloppy start, but we're only down 2. Need to collect ourselves.