Game 61: Los Angeles Clippers @ Phoenix Suns Feb. 16 7 PM PCT

KL2 · Post #141 » by **KL2** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:36 am

Nice way to end going into the all-star break.

Much needed rest and practices before the home stretch starts.

Mental break will be good for me too.

madmaxmedia · Post #142 » by **madmaxmedia** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:37 am

Guess who didn’t play in the 4th and only got 19 minutes? 8-)

MartinToVaught · Post #143 » by **MartinToVaught** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:37 am

Clemenza wrote:CP3 is washed. Durant will get his points but we won't be afraid of this team. Not to mention we didn't have Norm and his 20+ points tonight

Suns fans better enjoy it while it lasts. It's only a matter of time before their new owner hires Isiah and ruins everything. :lol:

LamarWho · Post #144 » by **LamarWho** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:37 am

EJ and Mann were phenomenal tonight. Ty Belichick did not put MMSr back in the game in the 4th, I'll give him a cookie for that.

nickhx2 · Post #145 » by **nickhx2** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:38 am

eric looks just as nonplussed after that win as the first day he stepped onto the court for us

nickhx2 · Post #146 » by **nickhx2** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:39 am

madmaxmedia wrote:Guess who didn’t play in the 4th and only got 19 minutes?

guys REMEMBER WHEN I SAID I DONT THINK HE'D GET ONE REBOUND

PeteyPablo · Post #147 » by **PeteyPablo** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:41 am

The power forward sat in the 4th.

ejftw · Post #148 » by **ejftw** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:41 am

4th seed, 3 losses behind the Kings for third with two games left against them, also four games behind Memphis with three games left versus them.

Believe only one or two back to backs....yeah, we face the toughest schedule based on opponents record, but believe we have the least games left, least B2Bs and least 3 in 4s/5s....I could see two being in grasp if we can just sweep Memphis and Sac.

nickhx2 · Post #149 » by **nickhx2** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:49 am

i said it before and i'll say it again: great win

usually when a role player from a good team hits pretty much every 3 on you, and your best player has 0 points at the half you're in for a legit booty blasting.

but despite him missing shots, he stayed involved on defense, on the boards, and did what he could to facilitate. that's the kind of thing you need when you're having an off night.

paul george, yeah we give him a lot of crap and none of it is undeserved, imo. tonight he was clearly not all there, but finally found his way and he started doing mostly really good things, with some occasional bad stuff. but that's the kind of guy we need night to night, not the version of him that we've seen up until this point. i seriously think he finally feels like he can trust the other guys, because there were several instances where he coulda done his usual benny hill stuff, but instead actually moved the ball, or found better shots.

but maybe when you have t-mann in a starring role, it almost doesn't matter how bad kawhi plays? because this guy was a STAR tonight. and for that matter, eric gordon was also, in a glue guy role.

we should be really pleased and excited to see how things play out moving forward. i had a lot of misgivings about some of our moves at the deadline. no longer.

Clemenza · Post #150 » by **Clemenza** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:12 am

Mann is turning into "that guy" for us. He's taken that starting role and ran with it. The skies the limit for him. PlumDog & EJ are massive massive addtions for us. Its crazy how well they fit right into the rotation. Great game from PG. Yes he had his usual 3-4 bad turnovers and a couple of brain freezes but he had a really solid game overall. Good to see him go downhill in the 4th. Really good 2nd half from Kawhi and boy did we need it. Zu was solid as well. Bones needs more work and it was beautiful to have Morris on the bench and with limited minutes for a change. It helped the team tremendously

wakelaunch1 · Post #151 » by **wakelaunch1** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:16 am

Can Morris start the game with 4 fouls?

NickP · Post #152 » by **NickP** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:18 am

esqtvd wrote:PG + KL = 28 games this year out of 62

this is why the FO does not want to blow it all up with Westbrook

they are happy with the upgrades so far, adding Plumlee for Moses and EJ for the passive Kennard

Reggie was an adequate backup point guard but we already have a fake starting point guard so what's one more??????

Fake starting point guard? You mean the guy who's playing freely without Reggie looking over his shoulder?

nickhx2 · Post #153 » by **nickhx2** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:21 am

nickhx2 wrote:
madmaxmedia wrote:Guess who didn’t play in the 4th and only got 19 minutes?

guys REMEMBER WHEN I SAID I DONT THINK HE'D GET ONE REBOUND

yo for real last night i dreamt i was playing pickup with marcus morris at home depot for some reason and he didn't get a single board then IIRC

just saying

Scoundreldays · Post #154 » by **Scoundreldays** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:22 am

Great win. Only got to actually watch the 1st half but I'm loving the new guys. Westbrook can stay in Utah

clipperlover · Post #155 » by **clipperlover** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:29 am

wakelaunch1 wrote:Can Morris start the game with 4 fouls?

And 1 Tech

clipperlover · Post #156 » by **clipperlover** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:46 am

While we got the win and had positives, there were some things in this game that were just not acceptable and we need to clean-up. At one point in the game, we were 9-18 from 3. We ended the game 11-34 (2-16 after the start). We are at our best attacking. Absolutely hate it when they just decide to chuck 3s.

Loved watching Plumlee dribble the ball up the court and direct the offense on one possession. Lue needs to design some things around his skillset. Plum and Zu rotating in the 4th is huge for us. Now, we just need to find a way to eliminate Morris's minutes.

Ayton might be the 2nd softest big man in the NBA after Karl Anthony Charmin. Just attack him relentlessly.

clipperlover · Post #157 » by **clipperlover** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:52 am

Clemenza wrote:CP3 is washed. Durant will get his points but we won't be afraid of this team. Not to mention we didn't have Norm and his 20+ points tonight

With Bridges gone, who is Phoenix's lock down defender? No one. Ayton is no defensive anchor. They will score a lot of points, but they aren't the juggernaut that some think.

Bobbymcgee · Post #158 » by **Bobbymcgee** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:00 am

Good win but still need to figure out how to get Bones more involved.

Captain Ballmer · Post #159 » by **Captain Ballmer** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:10 am

madmaxmedia wrote:These new guys have given the team such a lift, Kawhi and PG are gonna benefit for sure.

Fuçkiinn FO did it again.

PeteyPablo · Post #160 » by **PeteyPablo** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 1:00 pm

Great win on the road tonight.

Mann with 26 points on 10/12 fg and 3/4 3pt, +10

A subpar game from Leonard and the team won by 10.

Ayton had 18 points and 6 rebounds. He seems to not be very intense or angry. He seems like he is playing casual basketball and getting paid .

Eric Gordon let it fly from deep 2-5 from 3 pt. Two of those I thought he could have stepped in a tiny bit and they could
Have gone in. His attack and pressure kind of replaced Norman Powell tonight as he got the night off.