Please post your predictions for the upcoming contest vs. the Milwaukee Bucks. What must the Clippers do earn a victory? Which Bucks player should Clips focus on? Will the game be bombs away by both teams or first to 100 gets the W? Who will step up?
Zu very good touch in the paint
No Powell tonight as he's dealing with some knee pain. Ben Simmons & DJJ in.
That's a good sign as Bogdanovic hits the bingo on the break
Nifty pass by Simmons to Batum to right before the quarter, but Kuzma chucks in a halfcourt 3 smh. Clips lead 29-28 after 1.
Nice lob by Simmons to Jones Jr for the alley oop slam
Kawhi almost broke the backboard there with that 3 lol
Good D by Simmons, and Porter Jr helps out his old mates with an "assist" lol
Can't be allowing Giannis that driving lane. Clips now down 4.
Ugh- 2 long 3's in a row by Lopez and the deficit grows to 9
Clips cut into Bucks' 13 point lead down to 7 at the half. Hopefully Bucks miss most of those long 3's in the second half, but the Clippers must rebound and take care of the ball to get this W.
Nice start to the 3rd- dunks by Zu & now Coffey. Good plays by Dunn too on both ends.
Prince has been a pain- hits another corner 3
That time Coffey made sure not to have the dunk get blocked from behind. More defensive plays by Dunn stripping Giannis, and Zu with the block on Dame.
Dunn another nice play- rips down the rebound on Kawhi's miss, dishes it back to the Klaw for the bingo! Clips now up 68-67.
Harden himself with a couple of nice strips as well
Zu with 2 more FTs- that's *25* straight makes by the big fella over the course of the last few games. Wow.
Dunn another rip, to Kawhi for the and 1! Lands awkwardly and winces, but converts the FT and the Clips stretch their lead to 77-69.
Harden one of his few poor decisions this game- overdribbles and chucks up an airball.
There we go. What a rebound by DJJ, then Simmons dishes again to Harden who splashes in the bingo!
That was nice- Simmons the reverse off the cut. Assist Leonard.
Kawhi bingo! Assist Bogdanovic.
Clips might need to bring in Dunn to guard Giannis as he's just bulling his way inside now.
Ouch. Just like that the Clippers have lost their lead. Tied at 101 with 6 minutes to go.
Dunn the big bingo to tie it at 104!
Coffey gotta shoot that. Clippers need to put DJJ or Bogdanovic in there if Amir is not going to pull the trigger.
Clipper hopes slipping away as they can't get stops, and can't score.
That's a killer. They overturn the call and say Harden hooked his arm on Prince, results in a turnover.
Gotta take out Coffey or Dunn- this is a must score situation. Offense has devolved into one-on-one.
Bogdanovic in for Kawhi, drills the bingo from the corner!
But Prince retaliates with a 3, then Bogdanovic doesn't shoot the 3, drove and gets rejected. Still a glimmer of hope though- gotta hit quickly to cut into this 5 point deficit.
Tough loss after the Clips were able take control of the game in the 3rd Q. But then unable to stop Giannis inside in the 4th, and couldn't hit many shots themselves in the final frame. Should've brought Zu in sooner, and also fed him the ball more. Prince & Lopez were big for the Bucks.
Highlights:
In the lineups that are being run, I think it's not a good idea to have Zu with Simmons, neither of them shoots beyond the paint, then the defenses collapse and there is no space. From my perspective Zu has to go with at least 3 shooters, Kawhi, Harden, Powell, Bogdan, Coffey.
Zu >> Simmons
Kawhi >> Coffey
Harden >> Dunn
Powell >> Bogdan
DJr. >> Batum
Simmons has to be a hybrid between a point guard and a center, he has the same shooting range as Zu, but Simmons has more skills with the ball in his hands, what I don't think works is having both on the court at the same time.
