Share your predictions regarding the upcoming contest vs. the Pistons. What must the Clippers do earn a W? Who on the Pistons should LA focus on? Will the game be first to 115 points or first to 100 gets the W? Are there any injury/player availability updates?
Hopefully they don't fall asleep. They finally have a win streak going. I still think we should be making some moves before the trade deadline, though.
Good to see that DJJ will return this game, though bad news with Bogie out indefinitely with a hip issue, and Collins is under the weather.
Kawhi a good start- a little turnaround fade, and now the bingo up top!
Now Kawhi the lightning quick move to the middle for the and 1 J!
Clips doing a good job man on man D. First Harden causes the turnover, and now Dunn pokes it away, and the Beard drills the bingo on the break. Timeout Pistons! Clips up 16-6.
Good hustle by the Klaw to save a bucket there- pins Cunningham's layup attempt to the backboard. Kawhi has really turned on the jets the last few games on both ends, after at times seemingly not hustling back on D. He's going to do that, the other guys will be motivated by his example.
Lopez hasn't scored yet but he's done a good job clogging the paint on D once again. Good block there as the foul was overturned after review.
Welcome back DJJ! Kawhi the pass to Jones on the double for the tough banker and 1!
Wow- now we're having fun! Yanic the monster putback jam, and now dishes to Batum for the bingo, another timeout by the Pistons. 33-14 Clips.
To be expected, DJJ's reaction time and timing seem a little off. Doesn't box out and now turns it over on the fastbreak. Clipper lead has been cut to 9- good timeout here.
Good play and execution outta the timeout- Batum drills the bingo in the corner
Wow- we're seeing the super active Kawhi from last game, but now he's hitting shots. Stretches the Clipper lead back to 19 with the midrange J. That's vintage Leonard.
Leonard still hot after halftime, the J, now the bingo. He now has 30.
Harden can't buy a call. At least 3 times now he's been hit this game, no call.
Everything looks like a FT for Kawhi right now. Shoots the 29 footer- nothing but net! Pushes this back to 16 after the Pistons had cut it to 9.
Kawhi's shot finally hits rim, but the 3 rattles in anyways. That's 40 for him now
Leonard now the block with the left hand. Does miss a couple of 3's but still drawing fouls. He has *46* now with 2 minutes left in the 3rd, and that's already a career high.
Lol now he drives baseline and drains a J vs the double
Now they triple team him, and still had to foul him
Kawhi amazingly MISSES a FT! But he comes right back with the hesitation dribble and pull up for 51!
Big bingo by Lopez- his first of the game, as the Clipper offense is sputtering without KL in there.
Getting a bit concerning there as they had cut it to 11, but Kawhi the dish out of the double to the Beard for the bingo, and that should do it!
MVP chants for KL as he goes to the line with 53 points.
Kawhi exists the game with 55, tying Harden's Clipper record, and Jokic's Intuit Dome record.
Final score- Clippers 112, Pistons 99. What a performance by Kawhi Leonard to lead his team over the best team in the East. Clippers are on a roll now with 4 in.a row, with some big W's over tough teams.
KL is playing his best as a Clipper so far this year. I never saw him this energetic and fit in a clipper uniform.
Hope they keep this streak alive and hope the teams above them lose.
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