Game 29: Los Angeles Clippers @ Utah Jazz : Dec 15 7:00 PM PCT

really hope winslow can continue to provide positive contributions on offense. he had one possession where he completely negated clarkson and a full shot clock all by himself. get everyone healthy and we might be able to have some killer defensive lineups.

esqtvd · Post #8 » by **esqtvd** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:01 am

unlike losing Ingles in the Sterling days, signing Hartenstein AT THE MINIMUM as our 15th man cost Ballmer $10 MILLION in luxury tax

not that I would really blame skinflint Sterling but with Ballmer's Billions, $10M is tip money

TheNewEra · Post #9 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:16 am

Team defense has been off all game

esqtvd · Post #10 » by **esqtvd** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:20 am

boyz being scrappy but Mann [minus-13] & Kennard [minus-16] are just outmatched by the Jazz starters

everybody else is pretty good--only down 6 at the half

nickhx2 · Post #11 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:22 am

yeah a lot of mishaps on defense. miscommunications and guys just plain just not being good enough.

fwiw i was pleasantly surprised at the end of the 2nd quarter when lue subbed winslow in for kennard for defense. brought up some un-fond memories of doc, every time, subbing jamal crawford in on defense because his logic was "well if we get the ball back we need someone to score"

one of those little things that's easy to take for granted when you have a competent head coach.

LamarWho · Post #12 » by **LamarWho** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:27 am

Down 6 against a fully healthy Utah team on their floor, I'll take it. We are a much more unpredictable team without PG. MMSr and Kennard did good work early in the 1st. Bledsoe followed it up in the 2nd. Mr. 39pt in close out game 6 needs to show up in the 2nd half.

KL2 · Post #13 » by **KL2** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:29 am

I know we’re short handed (understatement) but there’s no room for error. Not against a team like the Jazz.

Jackson and Boston need to play smarter. Zu too. He’s got to read the refs and understand how they’re calling fouls tonight. Hartenstein made the adjustment.

Big contributions from Bledsoe and Winslow.

Morris continues to look healthy and playing well.

MartinToVaught · Post #14 » by **MartinToVaught** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:32 am

LamarWho wrote:Down 6 against a fully healthy Utah team on their floor, I'll take it. We are a much more unpredictable team without PG. MMSr and Kennard did good work early in the 1st. Bledsoe followed it up in the 2nd. Mr. 39pt in close out game 6 needs to show up in the 2nd half.

Not only are they fully healthy, but they're playing like it's Game 7 of the Finals while we're playing sloppy basketball.

TheNewEra · Post #15 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:38 am

Reggie will need some games off to rest

nickhx2 · Post #16 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:38 am

i don't know why they went away from morris after his hot first quarter. he's totally cooled off now.

TheNewEra · Post #17 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:48 am

Mitchell finally heating up

LamarWho · Post #18 » by **LamarWho** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:49 am

T-Mann looking scared and timid out there. Game is pretty much over at this point. Time for some Boston and Keon Johnson.

esqtvd · Post #19 » by **esqtvd** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:53 am

nickhx2 wrote:i don't know why they went away from morris after his hot first quarter. he's totally cooled off now.

I've been watching him. Good Mook disappeared. Not getting open or calling for the ball, just quietly running from end to end with little effect. This is Bad Mook, who's never really bad, just invisible.

nickhx2 · Post #20 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 4:58 am

good to see bledsoe balling. mann looks kinda bad. it's possible he tries to do too much sometimes. i think for his sake he just needs to focus on one thing and get really good at it, and that'll help settle him down when the game's too hectic for him.