lilfishi22 wrote:Bit disappointing we didn't come out the gate looking very good and only managed 20pts in that first quarter. Just puts more pressure to play really well the remaining 3 quarters and I think we did that but not quite enough. We outplayed the Clippers the rest of the way but going into the 2nd with a 15pt deficit isn't ideal and tonight, it was just a little too much to overcome.
I do think there's bright spots though. Book had a nice return to form, Bol putting together nice B2B performances, we fought back from 20 down with 9min left to make it a game and overall, I thought we played the healthy Clippers well (minus the 1st quarter). Didn't think we would win without KD but we fought valiantly
Pretty much my thoughts exactly. One thing about this Clippers team is they just aren’t that good defensively. Kawhi has lost several steps, Harden is terrible, and while PG is very good on that end, he’s not exactly a game changer defensively.
No doubt they are absolutely the team no one wants to face in the playoffs, but they also have the most injury prone player by far, even compared to our guys. I obviously don’t want to play them in the first round again, which could easily happen.