Game 49: Los Angeles (32-16) vs Minnesota (14-36)

Post #1 » by **og15** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 2:20 am

Doc Rivers wishes everyone would focus on how well the Los Angeles Clippers are playing rather than the saga involving Blake Griffin, and he might get his wish now that the league is on the verge of announcing a potential punishment.

It's tough to ignore the Clippers' stingy defense during their winning streak no matter the situation.

Los Angeles can extend its run to five by beating Minnesota for the 15th consecutive time in the Timberwolves second straight game at Staples Center on Wednesday night.

http://espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=400828632

nickhx2 · Post #2 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 3:42 am

well that's annoying. forced to watch espn cause prime ticket feed got replaced. yuck

Ranma · Post #3 » by **Ranma** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 3:49 am

There's a new rumor that the Clips are interested in Adreian Payne, so we'll likely get a look at him tonight in limited minutes.

nickhx2 · Post #4 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 3:49 am

luc doing some good things. glad he took that open 3. team passing is a little lazy right now though.

Quake Griffin · Post #5 » by **Quake Griffin** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:19 am

that was ridiculous.

but i know Clipper fans hate Austin so they'll lay it at his feet.

SMFH.

nickhx2 · Post #6 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:20 am

well, guess this means extended minutes for lance. hope he balls out. will probably see baynes too.

nickhx2 · Post #7 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:22 am

watching the twolves play is like watching any random young clipper team of years past. some talented guys and athletic moves but mostly a lot of WTF stuff in between.

Ranma · Post #8 » by **Ranma** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:22 am

Junior Rivers' mouth gets him double technical fouls for the ejection. To be fair, the 1st tech was justified for the non-call of that hoop-and-harm, but his ego and sense of entitlement gets him an early shower tonight. You're not Chris Paul or Blake Griffin, coach's son, so you're not going to get the same leeway, if any.

mttwlsn16 · Post #9 » by **mttwlsn16** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:24 am

Ejection was quite lame

Wammy Giveaway · Post #10 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:24 am

Clippers reclaim the top spot in player ejections (Griffin 2, Jordan 1, Austin 1). They were tied with the Milwaukee Bucks before Austin's ejection.

Ranma · Post #11 » by **Ranma** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:30 am

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Post #12 » by **og15** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:31 am

Wiggins is really cooking, and the JVG stuff was funny lol

nickhx2 · Post #13 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:37 am

pierce is just not good right now. hasn't been for a while.

Ranma · Post #14 » by **Ranma** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:38 am

For a highly respected veteran, Pierce is making some questionable decisions during game play.

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Quake Griffin · Post #15 » by **Quake Griffin** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:39 am

Ranma wrote:Junior Rivers' mouth gets him double technical fouls for the ejection. To be fair, the 1st tech was justified for the non-call of that hoop-and-harm, but his ego and sense of entitlement gets him an early shower tonight. You're not Chris Paul or Blake Griffin, coach's son, so you're not going to get the same leeway, if any.

figured this was coming.

that's on the ref.
you gave him one tech.
move on.

Post #16 » by **og15** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:40 am

nickhx2 wrote:pierce is just not good right now. hasn't been for a while.

Lance and Johnson need to be ahead of Pierce on the depth chart, he's just not getting it done

Ranma · Post #17 » by **Ranma** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:45 am

Quake Griffin wrote:figured this was coming.

that's on the ref.
you gave him one tech.
move on.

If you look at the replay, the ref moved on and so did Austin until he turned around while walking away to flap his gums some more for the 2nd tech. I gave him the benefit of the doubt for the 1st technical, but dude showed up the ref with his demonstrative protest. I'd prefer that the 1st one was not called, but there was justification for the ref to T him up for that display. The Clippers are already notorious for their whining. The zebras are already fed up with complaints from CP, BG, or Doc. What makes Austin think that he can get away with his behavior? The ESPN telecast indicated that Doc didn't seem happy with his son either.

Ranma · Post #18 » by **Ranma** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:50 am

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Wammy Giveaway · Post #19 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:54 am

Ranma wrote:If you look at the replay, the ref moved on and so did Austin until he turned around while walking away to flap his gums some more for the 2nd tech. I gave him the benefit of the doubt for the 1st technical, but dude showed up the ref with his demonstrative protest.

Supposedly, Austin threw a derogatory term at the referee. This is a tweet I found from a fan:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/The_Shay/status/695107184300945408[/tweet]

Quake Griffin · Post #20 » by **Quake Griffin** » Thu Feb 4, 2016 4:55 am

Who cares what they're notorious for?
That's like saying, Quake, you know a wyt woman is gonna be scared of you in an elevator, so stand there like a statue so she isn't uncomfortable.

These refs shouldn't be having their ideas deciding games so the fact that we're notorious for ANYTHING should never even be on the table.

When I want our team to stop whining…it's to STFU and focus on basketball.
Not to worry about the stupid **** refs who should be knowing their role and shutting their mouths anyway.