Omg dude 😭😭😭

Wow

Basing the needs for the Lakers on a series vs the Nuggets is silly

They were the 7th seed again
Play in again

More than what they need to beat the nuggets, they need an upgrade in talent for the regular season to get more wins, esp if/when stars get hurt.

I feel like every playoff statistic has been turned on its head by the Clippers in recent memory 😂😂

They’ve won consecutive series after trailing 0-2, won series after dropping game 5 of a 2-2 series multiple times, have lost series after going up 2-0 with HC, a whole mess 😂

Previously vs. Dallas...

Game 4 rewind ⏪

This kinda bums me out, because I think Blake Griffin’s impact on the NBA (and especially on the Clippers, of course) is pretty underrated.

From the start of the Clippers’ history through Griffin’s rookie season, they won 36.2% of their games. Since then, they’ve won 61.7%.

Teams lose in the playoffs and immediately look at what went wrong in the playoffs instead of their regular season win total and profile.

The latter is always the top priority. The gateway to playoff success is regular season performance.

Game 4 is so funny because those floaters and middies that he took were not what he was looking for out of PnR as recently as a couple of weeks ago.

They are selling out on the Harden stepback whenever possible, and they cannot contain him at the point of attack.

This series from LAC's vantage point is about Harden's legs. Like a QB who can run the ball, how prolific can he be in isolation w/getting downhill.

Free cheese for James Harden in game 5 if the Mavs stick with this approach for defending Harden. Washington, Luka, whomever

Luka was in foul trouble granted, but Kidd made it a point to say that the goal was to take away the Harden 3 and essentially invite him to get downhill.

Youth basketball culture has bled all the way into the NBA.

On every level, when players and teams underperform, players, friends and family, everyone blames the coach. Will forever be the ultimate security blanket.

Lob City Clippers are not anywhere close to the most disappointing NBA team since 2000 in this essay I will -

The Suns need a point guard as much as they simply need more good players.

There is not a point guard available that’s playing ahead of Book and Beal in the playoffs so when people talk about the Suns needing a point guard, I get confused.

How are they going to get a good one??

Strategy in the playoffs is so wild because even if your prep and strategy is sound, you may have to abandon it in the blink of an eye to win.

The Mavs gamble on Harden floaters was a great call on the surface. He’s looked uncomfortable in that area all year.