Game#81 Portland @ Los Angeles 4/08 1:00pm

[PeteyPablo]

Per ESPN

TOP PERFORMERS: Russell Westbrook is averaging 15.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists for the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.

Anfernee Simons is averaging 21.1 points and 4.1 assists for the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 20.3 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 47.1% over the past 10 games for Portland.

LAST 10 GAMES: Clippers: 5-5, averaging 116.0 points, 40.5 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points per game.

Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 106.4 points, 38.5 rebounds, 24.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.9 points.

INJURIES

[Dynamix]

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Could be a Grizz/Pels pseudo-B2B.

[ejftw]

I don't see him playing the Phoenix game. Suns know a Clips win guarantees us as their opponent, while, if they beat us, it'd be the Warriors.

They want us, and I can't wait to make them regret that.

[Scoundreldays]

Can we atleast try to play some defense. Looks like a pickup game out there

[Dynamix]

You're not a real Clippers fan if you didn't expect us to come out flat.

[MartinToVaught]

You're not a real Clippers fan if you didn't expect us to come out flat.

It's been so funny seeing neutral fans talk like this was going to be an easy win for us. Clearly they've never watched any of these weekend matinee games (not that I blame them, they're unwatchable).

[Scoundreldays]

Ballmer looks stressed as hell lol

[esqtvd]

I think Bones is gonna make the playoff rotation as the backup PG. He's a blur out there!!

[Dynamix]

Ballmer looks stressed as hell lol

I get League Pass for free, chill on the couch, and still pull out my hair watching many of these games. Just imagine how he must feel, having a front row seat and billions invested.

[Scoundreldays]

Zero urgency as usual, defensive effort sucks

[ejftw]

[MartinToVaught]

Ballmer looks stressed as hell lol

I get League Pass for free, chill on the couch, and still pull out my hair watching many of these games. Just imagine how he must feel, having a front row seat and billions invested.

Maybe he should get an actual GM who values young talent instead of putting coaches in charge of the front office who only want old veterans. While he's at it, maybe get a real coach who takes every game seriously.

Crazy to me that people are actually hoping to draw the Kings in the first round. We get run out of the gym by any young fast team, even blatantly tanking ones like Portland. The Kings would sweep our asses.

[The High Cyde]

Yuck.

[esqtvd]

13-2 run to start the 3rd

sorry to disappoint the "fans"

[The High Cyde]

Yuck. Nice

[nickhx2]

did we win the bones trade yet or what

[The High Cyde]

Knox having the best game of his life lol

[esqtvd]

did we win the bones trade yet or what

As near as I can figure, although not directly traded for each other, we got 2 second-rounders for Luke Kennard and traded 2 second-rounders for Bones.

Each team did well, I think. And Bones is sliding into the backup PG for Reggie, whom we traded to get a badly-need backup C in Mason Plumlee.

[Scoundreldays]

Nice turn around, was really worried there. So does this lock us into 5th?

[The High Cyde]

Really happy with Zu, he’s been really good for us, Plumlee trade is more than paying off, we just needed to give Zu some breathers.