Game 51: Los Angeles Clippers (35-15) vs. Miami Heat (34-15) - 10:00 PM ET

[Akklaim1]

MTV suddenly had nothing to say when the Clippers were on cruise control in the 4th.

[og15]

3rd quarters have been looking good lately, I like a lot.

37-22 tonight
31-19 vs SA
36-31 vs Min
24-21 vs Sac
31-20 vs Orl
38-20 vs Miami last time

i mean i was under the impression that doc is a coach who fails in third quarters, according to what i've read on the internet

Haha, his half time speeches must have gotten better, that's the only logical explanation. It's a very critical coaching skill.

[NippySudz]

MTV suddenly had nothing to say when the Clippers were on cruise control in the 4th.

As always. Yogatti too is silent.

[og15]

shamet finished with 23 points.

I do wonder if doc prefers going small because he thinks we're going to see the rockets eventually.

Miami doesn't necessarily play "big". Adebayo is not a specifically "big" C, so they are certainly a team that going smaller makes sense against. The best way of course is to be able to play small and big, depending on need, so certainly whenever possible and whenever the chance presents, it is good to work on those units. As a coaching staff you can see what works and so those guys can have some time together on the floor for familiarity.

I'm not talking about just miami, just talking about in general. Doc has shown he's committed to not playing zu in any 4th quarter even if the matchup favors it. The best he does is give zu extended mins in the 3rd .

I believe the spurs game is a cushion win if zu plays in the 4th imo

I'm in favor of our centers getting mins based on matchups but doc isn't. I wonder what he sees that we don't.

Good question, and I can only speculate that they (coaching staff) early on determined that Harrell will be part of the closing lineup and want to work on that as much as possible on both ends of the floor. Other speculation could be that they don't like something about Zubac in the game on offense and/or defense that they feel is exploitable late in games.

[NippySudz]

Our bench wasn't good for like 2 and half quarters. Then they kept finding shamet for 3. Also jmyke made some key baskets.

Like I keep saying, when Moe is this version of moe, the aggressive moe that takes and hits open shots, the clipper team is hard to beat. 5ppg a moe is not the moe we need. We need 8-10pts from moe a night.

[NippySudz]

Miami doesn't necessarily play "big". Adebayo is not a specifically "big" C, so they are certainly a team that going smaller makes sense against. The best way of course is to be able to play small and big, depending on need, so certainly whenever possible and whenever the chance presents, it is good to work on those units. As a coaching staff you can see what works and so those guys can have some time together on the floor for familiarity.

I'm not talking about just miami, just talking about in general. Doc has shown he's committed to not playing zu in any 4th quarter even if the matchup favors it. The best he does is give zu extended mins in the 3rd .

I believe the spurs game is a cushion win if zu plays in the 4th imo

I'm in favor of our centers getting mins based on matchups but doc isn't. I wonder what he sees that we don't.

Good question, and I can only speculate that they (coaching staff) early on determined that Harrell will be part of the closing lineup and want to work on that as much as possible on both ends of the floor. Other speculation could be that they don't like something about Zubac in the game on offense and/or defense that they feel is exploitable late in games.

I still would like to see zu on occassion get 4th quarter burn depending on the matchup. But I wonder if theres something they see a weakness in or just their philosophy.

Everyone disagreed with starting 2pat when paul george was out. In fact, I think it might have cost the team some ball games, but the long term thinking seemed to be that doc wants everyone to keep the same rotation, so they don't get knock out of a sync

so that makes me question if he thinks its a long term play. But personally, I think developing players is key. that's why toronto is doing good, that's why miami can get some no name who hits hot in the first half. they find and develop guys. In some cases, you need to trust the guy and develop in. Not saying do it every game, but give him some chances.

[esqtvd]

MTV suddenly had nothing to say when the Clippers were on cruise control in the 4th.

no dinner tonight

Overreaction is your middle name

Really, though... are we sure we want to pay Trezz big money this offseason when his defense and rebounding leave so much to be desired? Not only that, but Doc could easily lose us a playoff series with his stubborn bias for Trezz over Zu. It honestly wouldn't surprise me at all if he gets traded. I like him, but he might not be the right fit for this team right now.

The only way to shake people out of the Zubac delusion is to put him out there with the second unit and watch us fall behind by 20 in 4 minutes.

But Doc don't play that. Zubac is fine as long as he's out there with Kawhi. And frankly, Trezz is not a starting center in the NBA. It's not an either/or. It's a tightwire act with two very limited players.


Down by 3 at the half. At home. The game hasn't even started yet. This was just the first dance.

They have Jimmy Butler. We have Kawhi Leonard.

[nickhx2]

3rd quarters have been looking good lately, I like a lot.

37-22 tonight
31-19 vs SA
36-31 vs Min
24-21 vs Sac
31-20 vs Orl
38-20 vs Miami last time

i mean i was under the impression that doc is a coach who fails in third quarters, according to what i've read on the internet

Haha, his half time speeches must have gotten better, that's the only logical explanation. It's a very critical coaching skill.

i was under the assumption that he finally started listening to internet critics, and switched from "no adjustments" to "adjustments"

NO ADJUSTMENTS [ ]

ADJUSTMENTS [x]

[Yogatti]

Wow Mike Malone won with just 7 active players tonight. Meanwhile cock rivers struggles to beat **** eastern conference teams without Kawhi bailing him out

[esqtvd]

MTV suddenly had nothing to say when the Clippers were on cruise control in the 4th.

no dinner tonight

Really, though... are we sure we want to pay Trezz big money this offseason when his defense and rebounding leave so much to be desired? Not only that, but Doc could easily lose us a playoff series with his stubborn bias for Trezz over Zu. It honestly wouldn't surprise me at all if he gets traded. I like him, but he might not be the right fit for this team right now.

The only way to shake people out of the Zubac delusion is to put him out there with the second unit and watch us fall behind by 20 in 4 minutes.

But Doc don't play that. Zubac is fine as long as he's out there with Kawhi. And frankly, Trezz is not a starting center in the NBA. It's not an either/or. It's a tightwire act with two very limited players.


Down by 3 at the half. At home. The game hasn't even started yet. This was just the first dance.

They have Jimmy Butler. We have Kawhi Leonard.

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LATE ADD/FINAL SCORE: Clippers 128 Heat 111

my computer-like mind tells me we won by 17

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[TheNewEra]

3rd quarters have been looking good lately, I like a lot.

37-22 tonight
31-19 vs SA
36-31 vs Min
24-21 vs Sac
31-20 vs Orl
38-20 vs Miami last time

i mean i was under the impression that doc is a coach who fails in third quarters, according to what i've read on the internet

Starters are healthy and we are not forcing it to the bench early. We need to clean up the 4th quarter rotations a bit and staggering units might stop some of the bleeding of the bench as of late.

McGruder needs to go I tried to believe but he’s done

[Mistwell]

Wow Mike Malone won with just 7 active players tonight. Meanwhile cock rivers struggles to beat **** eastern conference teams without Kawhi bailing him out

Miami is an exceptionally good team this year and would be a good team in the west. They're roughly about as tough to play as Denver.

We did not "struggle" tonight. We kicked their butts tonight. Kawhi didn't "bail us out" it was Shamet raining threes tonight. In fact Kawhi had a fairly normal night. We did as a franchise just hit a record number of threes (23, with 16 in the second half) and had EIGHT players in double digits. That's not a "Kawhi bailed us out" type night. I mean I know you watched this game so WTF are you going on about?

I get you don't like Doc and that's fine. But if you can't call it straight when we take down a strong opponent with confidence and with a full team effort, then your credibility is weaker for those games when we don't manage to do that and you go off about it.

[Yogatti]

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Kawhi had 9 assist. Decent game from both of them. Paul George 5-7 from 3. Hope he continues to play like this

[NippySudz]

3rd quarters have been looking good lately, I like a lot.

37-22 tonight
31-19 vs SA
36-31 vs Min
24-21 vs Sac
31-20 vs Orl
38-20 vs Miami last time

i mean i was under the impression that doc is a coach who fails in third quarters, according to what i've read on the internet

Haha, his half time speeches must have gotten better, that's the only logical explanation. It's a very critical coaching skill.

They watch more film led by kawhi .

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[NippySudz]

Wow Mike Malone won with just 7 active players tonight. Meanwhile cock rivers struggles to beat **** eastern conference teams without Kawhi bailing him out

Miami is an exceptionally good team this year and would be a good team in the west. They're roughly about as tough to play as Denver.

We did not "struggle" tonight. We kicked their butts tonight. Kawhi didn't "bail us out" it was Shamet raining threes tonight. In fact Kawhi had a fairly normal night. We did as a franchise just hit a record number of threes (23, with 16 in the second half) and had EIGHT players in double digits. That's not a "Kawhi bailed us out" type night. I mean I know you watched this game so WTF are you going on about?

I get you don't like Doc and that's fine. But if you can't call it straight when we take down a strong opponent with confidence and with a full team effort, then your credibility is weaker for those games when we don't manage to do that and you go off about it.

Dude just ignore him. He's a straight up troll. Probably a teenager judging by the way he talks. I'm sure everyone's amused by him calling doc a sexual organ. Ha.ha. hilarious -_-

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[esqtvd]

Wow Mike Malone won with just 7 active players tonight. Meanwhile cock rivers struggles to beat **** eastern conference teams without Kawhi bailing him out

Miami is an exceptionally good team this year and would be a good team in the west. They're roughly about as tough to play as Denver.

We did not "struggle" tonight. We kicked their butts tonight. Kawhi didn't "bail us out" it was Shamet raining threes tonight. In fact Kawhi had a fairly normal night. We did as a franchise just hit a record number of threes (23, with 16 in the second half) and had EIGHT players in double digits. That's not a "Kawhi bailed us out" type night. I mean I know you watched this game so WTF are you going on about?

I get you don't like Doc and that's fine. But if you can't call it straight when we take down a strong opponent with confidence and with a full team effort, then your credibility is weaker for those games when we don't manage to do that and you go off about it.

Dude just ignore him. He's a straight up troll. Probably a teenager judging by the way he talks. I'm sure everyone's amused by him calling doc a sexual organ. Ha.ha. hilarious -_-

now straighten out your other pal

MTV suddenly had nothing to say when the Clippers were on cruise control in the 4th.

[nickhx2]

i mean i was under the impression that doc is a coach who fails in third quarters, according to what i've read on the internet

Haha, his half time speeches must have gotten better, that's the only logical explanation. It's a very critical coaching skill.

They watch more film led by kawhi .

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if it weren't 1:30am i think i literally would have laughed out loud

[Dynamix]

We'd have to go back through each game, but I seem to remember many of our previous 3rd quarter struggles came after we had the lead at halftime. Lately we've been doing the exact opposite, particularly in these two games against Miami.

[NippySudz]

Haha, his half time speeches must have gotten better, that's the only logical explanation. It's a very critical coaching skill.

They watch more film led by kawhi .

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if it weren't 1:30am i think i literally would have laughed out loud

I was literally being serious lol.

Kawhi has led player only film sessions.

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[TheNewEra]

We'd have to go back through each game, but I seem to remember many of our previous 3rd quarter struggles came after we had the lead at halftime. Lately we've been doing the exact opposite, particularly in these two games against Miami.

Now we just have to fix whatever is wrong with the 2nd unit and then gravy