How The LA Clippers Got OUTWORKED In The BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON

The Los Angeles Clippers fall flat in their biggest game of the year, losing 114-104 to the Portland Trail Blazers and locking themselves into the NBA Play-In Tournament. Can Kawhi Leonard and Darius Garland rally the team in time to salvage their playoff hopes, or are deeper issues threatening to derail their season?

Die hard LA Clippers fan and Host Darian Vaziri breaks down a night filled with lackluster effort, poor rebounding, and uninspired play from key additions like Garland and Ben Mathurin. The discussion focuses on how Los Angeles was outworked on the glass, the troubling performances from role players like John Collins and Derrick Jones Jr., and Ty Lue’s critical rotation decisions. With matchups against contenders like the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks looming, the Clippers’ urgency and identity are under fire. Is this the wake-up call L.A. needs before the postseason, or a sign of bigger troubles ahead?

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11 comments

  2. Just a bad game. Turnovers and lack of made shots and Blazers hit a lot of 3s. Kawhi wrist is bugging him. Too many things I see Clippers usually do did not happen. Bad games happen. I also think rebounding thing has to be addressed 100 percent. Be honest a game like this re-light fires to tighten up things and tune up for playoffs. I still think they will be ok. Garland Kawhi Mathurin did not look normal. When to many things that don't look normal ,.,, just a bad game.

  3. Thank Goodness..we have another shot at PORTLAND!!! That 2nd quarter was…really bad! When looking at the schedule…it definitley favors us…BUT we have to play now with a sense of urgency….win that next Portland game. The difference between the 7/8 play in and the 9/10 play in really is HUGE!!!!!!!!!! We must be in that 7'/8 play in against the SUNS…!

  6. I love jones jr but he’s not good/consistent enough from three point land… dude got to work on his shot in the off season. Bench production was awful, where was B. Math?? Now people can see what Isaiah Jackson brings this team; he was sorely missed. Anyway on to the next.

  7. We need to get sanders in the rotation. Hes proved himself to at least get a chance to get played off the rotation. We need size. Especially yanic out. And ijax. Having four 6'5 guys and under at the same time didn't look good. Rather have batum and or sander out there to help us have more size on the floor. Ty has listened this season to different things when the numbers back it up. We gotta speak up with some many games left

  9. My opinion our energy wasn’t there and our size was a huge factor. Rebounding is a big problem. That’s our biggest move for this offseason to get bigger and shooting. We need three centers and that would be awesome.

  10. Ive seen people talking about a trade with the mavs to get Gafford and Marshall for a Ben sign and trade. Im very interested in an idea like that. Defensively and rebounding would help us tremendously

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