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Lakers already celebrating as AD bricks the wide open 3 at the buzzer. Muahahaha.

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Hey AD, now try making that shot with an AD jumping into you knocking you into the stands as you release it.

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I am probably reading too much into it but it is odd how LeBron walks off the court after AD misses and how Steph would react by encouraging a teammate after a miss.

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Some final stats:

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LAC 131

GSW 107

FINAL

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Bender 23-7-3, 8/12 fg

Wiggins 21-2-3, 8/16 fg

Poole 17-1-3, 6/10 fg

Paschall 12-2-7, 4/12 fg

Chriss 10-10-2, 3/5 fg

Bowman 11-4-0, 5/6 fg

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Kawhi 23-4-5, 9/14 fg

Reggie Jackson 16p

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Top players:

1: Wiggins

2: Bender

3: Poole

HM: Bowman

Dunno about this one.

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So a strong performance from Wiggins?

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Decent(ish)?

Everyone got outclassed tonight, but his dunk in the 3rd was legit and one of the only highlights (too bad that Paschall buzzer beater dunk didn't count)

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Sounds like I picked the right night not to watch.

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it was really ugly about 5 minutes in, and the second quarter was straight up disheartening

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TNT is straight up disrespectful with this split-screen going on right now.

/s

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Split screen is a joy when watching on a phone...

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Mar 11, 2020Liked by punk basketball

We might win this game after all 😉. Deficit down to 24.

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Pretty sure Poole just prevented that 3 by looking goofy as hell on the closeout.

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I would consider this a win if the team can force Rivers to sub in his 2nd string.

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Is anybody seeing two games with "game break" thing?

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hahah yeah, they full on cut to another game

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What the hell TNT?

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Bender needs to get stronger. That was an easy layup for an and-1 but he gets knocked off balance so easily.

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Hope he gets stronger for his Euro ballclub next year

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Randle doesn't seem to have gotten the swing of the offense. He often seems to be in the wrong place, and he just missed a chance to alleyoop to Chriss, which is at this point the only point of the game

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Hey, I didn't know that Wiggins was a son of an NBA player! Gonna have 3 or 4 of those in the starting lineup next year.

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Wiggins might be better at contested 3s than open 3s.

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Start of the 4th quarter is much more composed. And Randle with an assist! That's right, play the new guy, damn it!!

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Dubs are kind of giving up this game, making it very painful to watch. The defense has completely decomposed and the offense has devolved into random isos.

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This is what happens without JTA holding it all together

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Warriors with the crap defense and the soft box outs.....

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yeah, I really want to write something about the defense for tomorrow, and I just don't even know where to start. We are so bad everywhere at so many things

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Clippers: 41/71, 16/33 threes, 13/13 FTs

Warriors: 28/59, 8/25 threes, 13/16 FTs

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“We nearly had an end of quarter wedgie” Welcome to your 2020 Warriors.

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Mar 11, 2020Liked by punk basketball

Time to play the garbage unit... oh Wait!

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hahaha like Andre the GIant in the Princess Bride

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Geez, how are the Clippers hitting so many of those three pointers?

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Excellent, the Clippers have been thrashing us by so much that they are starting to space out. There's a chance Baby Dubs slice this to 25 down!!

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I like SVG as commentator.

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SVG: This is a tough time for the Clippers. *show a graphic of them shooting 57/50/100 as a team*

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The goal from here on out is to try and poster Zubac each time down the floor.

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The game within the game

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I was kind of upset about the first half, but I've come to understand this is a scientific experiment to establish the net rating difference between an NBA championship level team on their B game versus a G League team who has two of their best players injured. (The answer is probably 40-50 points.)

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we have some NBA players on our G league team tonight.

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I just turned on the game... looks like the NBA did choose to play this game with no fans.

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Ugh. George slid into Chriss' leg.

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Let's not loose by more than 20 and I will call it a win

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I think keeping it to under 30 would be an upset

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Lol! Ok - Under 30 for win then

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Not watching the game, but it sounds like Bowman is playing? He was consistently getting pretty terrible +/- after coming back and really making the offense look broken when he was dribbling around failing to get any penetration, and they started winning a few games right after he got injured. Not that the Clippers couldn't beat the baby dubs anyway, just sayin.

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I should add a :( Would love it if he succeeded and proved me wrong!

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Halftime stats:

Clippers:

58.3% shooting (28/48 FGs)

10/19 three pointers

10/10 FTs

24 rebounds (6 off.)

14 assists

3 turnovers

Warriors:

45.0% shooting (18/40 FGs)

6/16 three pointers

6/8 FTs

16 rebounds (3 off.)

11 assists

5 turnovers

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thanks...and ouch.

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I'm dreading the Luna halftime stats--they're gonna be ugly.

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Stop calling timeouts Doc!

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that d-board and dime to Wiggins from Paschall was the first highlight I've seen from the Dubs all game

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Just one wish tonight:. Please don't lose by 50

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bender is in that wcs category in that i'm honestly not sure what he provides at all. he's a negative at everything

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Cut his ass at halftime!!

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so weird to basically not have a #1 scoring option. Who do we trust to finish? Wiggins--maybe off the ball, so who creates? Paschall can drive, hit some jumpers, but he can't be a primary option. Lee? He hit a three!

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Alright I'm done. Bender is brutal. Please don't let this dude anywhere near the parent club after his 10 day is done.

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So games like tonight just give the ball to Wiggins and Paschall and just let them cook (that's what Kawhi keeps doing). Im already fed up with Bowman Pargo-ing the shit outta the basketball when both Paschall and Wiggins are on floor. I get Wiggins isn't Leonard but they're not exactly containing his drives or outside jumper

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MissingBarry was right. As they are right now, these players just aren't good defensively.

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Those one handed dunks Leonard does are gorgeous

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Clippers are going to be sorry they triggered our 15-point deficit power spike

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Can SOMEBODY rotate to contest these drives? That’s like four straight line layups in a row

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FIVE straight uncontested finishes.

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Ok time to sit Bowman

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Jesus as soon as I say shit about Wiggins jump shot it looks silky smooth tonight

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If I'm Doc I sit George and Kawhi rest of game

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Now Lee with a slow rotation while calling coverages, and Harrell gets a dunk.

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Bowman giveth and Bowman taketh away. Bender Bowman tank commanders tonight

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