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Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3)

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Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#1 » by mkwest » Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:49 am

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The Starters
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PG: #25 - Austin Rivers * SG: #4 - Jonathan Clay Redick
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SF: #12 - Luc Mbah A Moute * PF: #8 - Jeffrey Green
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Center: #6 - Hyland Jordan


The Supporting Cast

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11 - Aaron Crawford * 45 - Cole Aldrich * 33 - Wesley Johnson

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9 - Pablo Prigioni * 34 Paul Pierce * 30 - Brian Craig Wilcox
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19 - Jeff Ayres * 22 - Branden Dawson



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Starters
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PG: #0 - Damian Lillard * SG: #3 - C.J. McCollum
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SF: #4 - Maurice Harkless * PF: #8 - Al-Farouq Aminu
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C: #24 - Mason Plumlee



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Blake Griffin (Quad) and Chris Paul (Right Hand) are inactive.

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Meyers Leonard (Left Shoulder) is inactive.
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#2 » by Roscoe Sheed » Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:06 pm

I really hope they put up a good fight. Highly unlikely, but if they could somehow get a win that would be such an emotional boost for them and the fan base.
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For The Good Of The NBA 

Post#3 » by Wammy Giveaway » Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:06 pm

Following the sudden shocking losses of Paul and Griffin, and the ensuing Game 4 for the Blazers to tie, I predicted the Clippers must lose Game 5 to allow Portland to take the lead 3-2. My prediction was true.

Now is the time to strike.

All the Clippers needed was indisputable proof that they were going to be eliminated. Being down 3-2 was the key. With that now firmly in the back of their minds, I see them going out in blazing saddles to prevent getting bounced out. There's a lot at stake. Paul, Griffin and/or Jordan could be traded. The Clippers could be forced to a painful rebuild. There is a growing theory that the Clippers may never make the playoffs again after being eliminated because of the curse. And with the Warriors awaiting the winner of the first round, if the Clippers proclaim themselves the winners, they are destined for an automatic 2nd round exit. Their championship hopes are over.

Then fight for something else.

Fight for your friends, the people you like being around.

Fight for your family, the father you respect and the son you love.

Fight for your fans, give the NBA a Clippers-Warriors dream rematch, even if it's against the Resident Evil Clippers.

Fight to save Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan from being taken away by the rest of the league who is ever so eager to see the Clippers out of the playoffs once and for all.

The Clippers are in no danger of being contracted. But they gotta fight as if an elimination in the playoffs gives the NBA their right to extradite the franchise from the league altogether.

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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#4 » by DLaren » Fri Apr 29, 2016 8:24 pm

I'm not the superstitious type, but with everyone talking about how "cursed" we are, it's only right to balance the voodoo out a little bit -- the 'Lob City' Clippers have never lost a playoff game on April 29th (3-0) and they've never lost a game-7 (3-0). If everyone else gets to trumpet the negative hocus-pocus, then I get to run with it when it's positive.

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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#5 » by thanumba2clippersfan » Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:46 pm

I'm hoping that we have a good effort and force a game 7. I got up really early so hopefully I don't fall asleep on the game.
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#6 » by ducler » Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:59 pm

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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#7 » by og15 » Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:59 pm

Never know, they could pull it off. Starts with defending well enough, then getting some offensive production anywhere we can find it.
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#8 » by mattd13 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:00 am

I do not know why but I have a gut feeling we win. go clips.
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#9 » by kylem4711 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:10 am

im a pessimist. clips lose. only thing i care about right now is that ralph comes back.
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#10 » by nickhx2 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:38 am

i care that doc doesn't have a knee jerk reaction breaking up the core
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Doc Close to Sharing History with Celtics Again 

Post#11 » by Ranma » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:58 am

To be fair, Glenn Rivers has coached only the past 3 Clippers teams in the postseason including this one.

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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#12 » by mkwest » Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:53 am

No foul though...

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Austin Rivers Injured 

Post#13 » by Ranma » Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:59 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/726243317982306304[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/pinwheelempire/status/726243138449219584[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/726243837203517440[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/726244340993904641[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/726244790136901632[/tweet]
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Still Some Fight Left in Austin 

Post#14 » by Ranma » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:11 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/726246954045337601[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/kpelton/status/726247211068059649[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/726247202746552320[/tweet]
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#15 » by nickhx2 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:12 am

that looked pretty nasty
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#16 » by og15 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:13 am

Well good that he's alright, that looked pretty miserable
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#17 » by bestnamezRtaken » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:16 am

mkwest wrote:No foul though...

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Why would it be a foul? It's not like he did it on purpose. It was an inadvertent elbow. No foul in my opinion.
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Re: Austin Rivers Injured 

Post#18 » by Neddy » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:18 am

Ranma wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/726244340993904641[/tweet]


no such thing as a curse.

Blake should have gotten the surgery as soon as he was injured after Christmas.

CP got his hand broken on an attempted foul where his hand got caught on opposing player's jersey. he should have have refrained. that was simply a bad decision and even a greater bad luck.

Austin got elbowed. should have been a foul. bench player getting elbowed with CP and Blake healthy, we would just say **** happens. it is circumstantial and don't get the resident voodoo doc "W" started.
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Re: Round 1 Game 6: Los Angeles (2) @ Portland (3) 

Post#19 » by nickhx2 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:18 am

gonna be tough to win this one with pierce playing major minutes, but not like we'll have much choice atm.
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Re: Austin Rivers Injured 

Post#20 » by nickhx2 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:19 am

Neddy wrote:
Ranma wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/Rachel__Nichols/status/726244340993904641[/tweet]


no such thing as a curse.

Blake should have gotten the surgery as soon as he was injured after Christmas.

CP got his hand broken on an attempted foul where his hand got caught on opposing player's jersey. he should have have refrained. that was simply a bad decision and even a greater bad luck.

Austin got elbowed. should have been a foul. bench player getting elbowed with CP and Blake healthy, we would just say **** happens. it is circumstantial and don't get the resident voodoo doc "W" started.


anytime someone mentions the possibility that it's a curse i kind of think less of them.

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