NBA – The Clippers wanted to ramp up after the All-Star Break and the arrival of Russell Westbrook. They have just lost three games in a row, still without a clear identity.
It is that Los Angeles displays different faces, often during the same game. The physical and intense team in the first quarter then turned into a limp and clueless team for the rest of the match…
“We really feel that we have the densest team”
confirme Eric Gordon. “The problem is that the chemistry has to be there”.
And this one is on alternating current. The arrival of Russell Westbrook is not the cause of the Clippers’ current problems, since they have existed since the start of the season, but it hasn’t solved anything for the moment.
Russell Westbrook not worried, Eric Gordon a little more
As usual, Kawhi Leonard for his part advocates work and effort in the face of current difficulties.
“We just have to keep fighting. It’s up to us whether we want to improve or not.”explains the winger. “And that’s how we improve during games. You have to want it. It’s not about one or two people, it has to be the goal of the whole group, even the guys who don’t play. »
It must also be the objective of Tyronn Lue, who gropes with a defense in difficulty, and an attack which alternates the good and the less good. With 63 cumulative ball losses over the last three games, the Clippers are shooting themselves in the foot, even if Russell Westbrook ensures that everything will be back to normal very quickly.
“I’m not worried at all. We have an incredibly talented group in this dressing room and we know what we have, we just have to make sure we put it together correctly. I really feel like we offered the last three games. We will get there. »
For Eric Gordon, it will still require effort.
“It’s not just about young people. There are also veterans who have proven themselves throughout their careers. Now we just have to do what allows us to be a better team: maybe it’s defensive cohesion, maybe it’s some things that don’t rely on the talent of the player but on how he can stick to the rest of the group to help us win games? » he concludes.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Paul George | 46 | 34.4 | 46.1 | 38.4 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 23.5 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 36 | 32.9 | 51.0 | 40.5 | 86.9 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 23.0 |
| Norman Powell | 52 | 25.9 | 48.4 | 42.3 | 80.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 2 | 32.4 | 56.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 17.0 |
| Marcus Morris | 55 | 28.7 | 43.2 | 37.5 | 78.0 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 12.2 |
| John Wall | 34 | 22.2 | 40.8 | 30.3 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| Reggie Jackson | 52 | 25.7 | 41.8 | 35.0 | 92.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 10.9 |
| Ivica Zubac | 59 | 29.4 | 61.7 | 0.0 | 69.9 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 10.2 |
| Terance Mann | 62 | 23.5 | 52.5 | 39.2 | 77.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 9.2 |
| Bones Hyland | 3 | 15.5 | 38.1 | 44.4 | 71.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| Luke Kennard | 35 | 20.7 | 46.4 | 44.7 | 95.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| Mason Plumlee | 4 | 21.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 78.6 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 7.8 |
| Eric Gordon | 4 | 23.2 | 31.8 | 41.7 | 90.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| B.j. Boston, Jr. | 21 | 11.7 | 42.1 | 41.4 | 76.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| Nicolas Batum | 59 | 22.0 | 41.8 | 38.4 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| Robert Covington | 36 | 16.2 | 40.6 | 33.3 | 73.5 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
| Moses Brown | 34 | 8.5 | 63.5 | 0.0 | 45.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| Amir Coffey | 41 | 13.9 | 39.0 | 27.0 | 81.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Jason Preston | 13 | 9.4 | 43.9 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Moussa Diabate | 18 | 9.5 | 52.5 | 50.0 | 62.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
