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@joeylinn_ I don't think Kawhi is going anywhere. He's a So Cali guy. He's 35 years old. He's happy here. Clips had a chance to trade him and Kawhi said no. So I don't see why Kawhi would leave unless he wants to

Clippers lose to Golden State. Their season is over. After starting 6-21, it was a historic turnaround for LA to finish 42-40. But this is ultimately a disappointing end to the season. The Kawhi Leonard era still has just three playoff series wins.

@Farbod_E Yeah it sucks. But next time, Clips should never be in this position again. Also, where the Clip Nation at? The arena sounded like a Warriors home court!

Ty Lue on how he's feeling after the loss: "Pissed off. We had the game in our hands. Some silly plays. Not doing the right thing execution-wise. To be up 13 with 10 minutes left... I'm disappointed in that."

@LAClippers Lesson to be learned: Never put yourself in a situation to be in a play-in.

Final.

@Farbod_E Where the Mathurin haters at?

CLIPPERS FINISH THE SECOND QUARTER UP 8 POINTS AT HALFTIME. INTERIOR DEFENSE NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. TIGHT GAME. YOUR FIRST HALF THOUGHTS?

@PaulDMauro Def try the Florentine Steak while you're there!

Am in Florence. Different cuisine. Grilled Turbot filet. A beautiful fish. The potatoes I snatched from my wife.

@MLBONFOX @DTrainMLB They were still shell shocked from last year

“Right now, the Toronto Blue Jays are not looking like themselves.” @DTrainMLB talks about the Blue Jays losing for the sixth time in their last seven games

@AREALIST00 @APH00PS Defense wins playoff games. Bogy will get outrun on defense.

@APH00PS 100x better than Kris Dunn

Bogdanovic needs to be in the rotation

@APH00PS Who do you bench? Sanders? Miller? Serious answers only.

@LawMurrayTheNU Remember, the Clips were 6-21 when Lue said this. It was an improbable goal given how they were playing a the time. No one in the media even thought it was possible. So just be grateful they're finishing at .500, may even make the playoffs, after everyone wrote them off.

That 35-20 goal ... it was a mistake to say that. It should have at least been 36-19 -- a goal to extend franchise's streak of winning regular seasons, currently longest in NBA. Would be an accomplishment for Clippers to win today, but I don't think they care about that streak…

@kalvinnn_k @LawMurrayTheNU Who's to say the Clips can't win w/o Leonard? Maybe this will force Mathurin to play aggressively and get his mind right.

@acespring78 @LawMurrayTheNU u don’t know that. blazers only play good against certain teams so they might choke like the ass team they are

Kawhi Leonard (ankle) will not play tonight -- Clippers not believing in the Kings at all lol Leonard will have four days off (assuming a Blazers win today) before playing in what could be the last Clippers game before the NBA's Aspiration investigation concludes.

@Michaelkroll05 @kalvinnn_k @LawMurrayTheNU Strategy

@kalvinnn_k @acespring78 @LawMurrayTheNU What does that say about yall😂

@ClippersBrasil Mathurin has been off the last few games, to the point that he became a detriment on the offense. Lue took the risk of not playing Mathurin anymore because he's ineffective and he knows the Friday game was a must win game. Mathurin need to step up or he's gonna be benched

Vou desabafar aqui sobre o Los Angeles Clippers. O jogo de sexta foi a tônica da temporada. Deixou nítido o quanto nós temos problemas que em tese são fáceis de resolver (ou não) "Ah, mas o time começou 6-21" justamente! Esse time não era um time até 20/12 que foi quando começou a remontada. Não tínhamos identidade, não tínhamos jogadas e etc... O time não mudou de out a nov pra dezembro, a base era a mesma e eu fiz uma thread sobre isso. O Clippers perdeu VÁRIOS jogos na temporada por vagabundagem e sexta ficou explícito isso! Perder é super normal do esporte, o problema É COMO você perde. Nós que acompanhamos os jogos sabemos que inúmeras vezes a gente perdeu o jogo no 2Q quando o time adversário abre 20+ e dps a gente corre no placar e não é possível. Isso aconteceu muuuuuuitas vezes e sexta foi a mesma Coisa! Tiramos uma vantagem de 20+ e não soubemos fechar o jogo por canalhice mesmo. Eu fiquei puto pois a forma como perdemos sexta foi a mesma forma que perdemos contra o mesmo Portland a 2 semanas atrás. Da a impressão que o time não tem senso de urgência e que escolhe os jogos pra jogar bem. Como que um jogo o time joga, roda bola, cria arremessos bons e no jogo seguinte faz tudo, TUUUDO o que não se pode fazer no basquete? Como se fossem uns iniciantes? Outro ponto é o Sr. Ty Lue não conseguir fazer o Benn Mathurin performar??? PORRA, vai toma no cu. Nosso mlk de 23 anos com potencial jogar 5 minutos no jogo decisivo da season KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Jogou quase a mesma minutagem que o aposentado do Batum. Hoje ganhar ou perder não deve fazer diferença, já que o Kings não vai vencer o Blazers. Vamos jogar vs GSW hoje e terça e se ganhar, pega o perdedor do jogo do Suns. O Clippers chegou nessa situação por erros nossos, temos que aceitar e ver se a temporada de estende ou finaliza na terça feira.

@ItsDecado I'm curious. Would the Iranian people (those who are anti-regime) support a military action targeting Iranian infrastructure if it means completely wiping the regime out? How about if Americans take over Kharg Island?

As an Iranian inside Iran, I cannot describe the wave of relief that hit me when I heard the ceasefire talks had failed. I knew from the beginning this so called ceasefire would end like this. Still, these past few days sat on my chest like stone. I could think of nothing except the nightmare of this ending with the terrorist Islamic Regime occupying Iran still standing over us, after everything we have endured, after all the dead, after all the blood, after all the years stolen from us. The moment I saw JD Vance say no agreement had been reached, it felt like breath returning to my lungs. Once again the terrorist Islamic Regime occupying Iran proved what it is. Terror is not a tactic for them. It is in their marrow. You cannot soften it with promises or frighten it into decency with pressure alone. The carrot changes nothing. The stick changes nothing. Its nature remains the same. The only road back to peace in the Middle East runs through the end of this occupation over Iran. Level the field. Let the Iranian people finish what history has already begun.

@khrisody 2, 3, sometimes 4. Point is, when he was starting, he's a spot up shooter while DG and Kawhi are primary scorers who drew attention

@acespring78 Collins has never played The 3 and Math has a Thumb and Toe Injury

A big reason John Collins and Bennedict Mathurin are struggling offensively is the lack of a backup guard who can consistently create advantages. That forces Collins into self-creation he isn’t accustomed to, while Mathurin is handling more primary playmaking responsibilities than his role typically demands. It's that simple

@PragmaticTd @TomerAzarly Correct. It seems like they just drive without moving around which is at their disadvantage because bigger players guard them 1 on 1. It's still possible, but clearly they haven't practiced much 2 master this. They need to pass the ball around, players to move to confuse coverage

@acespring78 @TomerAzarly I can get this. They don’t shoot as well as they should outside KL

Bennedict Mathurin plays just 5 scoreless minutes tonight. Darius Garland goes 5-of-16 shooting with 3 turnovers and struggles again vs the Blazers. Clippers have big questions to answer over the next few days here.

@djf_primal Isaiah was playing well and he recently just got injured. It's, unfortunately, the expected Clippers bad luck when playoffs come around. Remember what happened when the Clips were last in the play in and Kawhi got injured and PG for COVID?

I don’t care what anyone says, and yes I may sound flipping from last nights space. But the fun definitely died out, atleast for me, when Yanic AND Jax went down. Then you don’t make a move to go grab any other bigs? You didn’t even aim to bring Ben Simmons back? Idgaf about the spacing, the defense and playmaking would have been solid. Especially after Ijax went down, ur bench would of still been Kobe, Miller, Djj, Batum, Ben. Not saying run this 5 out but still

@PragmaticTd @TomerAzarly When they play small, opponents send out their backup bigs to defend them and get rebounds..so unless the Clippers play a slashing game or continuously pass the ball around like the Warriors did during their heydey, and make outside shots, Clips don't really have a chance

@acespring78 @TomerAzarly How is losing your center to injury getting exposed?