Game 5 Western semis - 3:30pm ESPN

[esqtvd]

Even if they were to get swept in the next round at least they could say they finally advanced to the conference finals.

That would be doomsday. The Lakers sweeping the Clippers would mean lots of "told-you-so's" from Laker fans. It would force the Clippers to accept the cruel reality that Lakers own them, with a playoff series win to prove it. Clippers do not want that kind of reputation, not after everything they've gone through in their history.

but maybe we'll win

[Roscoe Sheed]

Even if they were to get swept in the next round at least they could say they finally advanced to the conference finals.

That would be doomsday. The Lakers sweeping the Clippers would mean lots of "told-you-so's" from Laker fans. It would force the Clippers to accept the cruel reality that Lakers own them, with a playoff series win to prove it. Clippers do not want that kind of reputation, not after everything they've gone through in their history.

It would be bad. My point is it would be worse if they blow a 3-1 lead against Denver

[NickP]

Even if they were to get swept in the next round at least they could say they finally advanced to the conference finals.

That would be doomsday. The Lakers sweeping the Clippers would mean lots of "told-you-so's" from Laker fans. It would force the Clippers to accept the cruel reality that Lakers own them, with a playoff series win to prove it. Clippers do not want that kind of reputation, not after everything they've gone through in their history.

It would be bad. My point is it would be worse if they blow a 3-1 lead against Denver

Wouldn't be the first time a Doc Rivers team has blown a 3-1 lead.

[nuraman00]

Maybe your favorite coach should actually fix the obvious issues so we don't have to keep talking about them every game.

We lost the game at the 3-point line not at the 5. You're not even talking about basketball, not now or during any game.

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Keep telling yourself that Trez's minutes weren't the primary reason for the loss, though.

@MartinToVaught, are you VFHS on another forum? If so, it would be good to see you there too.