Los Angeles Clippers did a lot of things in their Western Conference Quarter Final Series Game 1, but an area won him against Denver Nagets.
Los Angeles had 20 turnover on Saturday, with seven, 112–110 overtime loss by Kavi Leonard. Because it was just an issue, the team is encouraged and not discouraged the title in Monday night’s game 2 in Denver.
“We are in good shape; we just have to do what we are going to do,” said Clippers coach Tiren Lew.
Lue did not plan to make any adjustment in his rotation after his team decided to Tempo and placed the nuggets for 49 points in the first half.
Lu said on Sunday, “Whatever we did (Saturday), there is another half of it.” “If it does not work, something will be done.”
The work that was working was James Harden’s drama, inside the presence of Evika Zuback and 22 points of Leonard on 9 -for -15 shooting. Clippers attacked Rim early in the game, producing 36 points in paint by Haftime, but went away from that strategy several times in the second half.
Those misunderstandings have not shaken their faith. They know that Monday night a win means that they go home with the control of the series.
“It’s confidence, confidence is always going to live there,” said Harden. “It’s a bit disappointing because it is self-propelled and it’s something that we’ve been really good in the last few weeks. This is also -kel, we will return to Game 2 and will be even better.”
Denver is confident even after playing a somewhat chaotic game, yet it is grinding victory. Nikola Jokik (27 points, 12 aids and nine rebounds) did their share, but the key was Russell WestBrook. He hit a big 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter and performed a big defensive drama in the last second of overtime.
Westbrook was on the floor for the last 13-plus minutes of the game, while Michael Porter was on a junior bench. Porter hit a 3-pointer at the first possession of the nuggets, then took only three shots in the rest of the game and did not score again. His struggle to find a place on crime led to interim head coach David Edelman to deploy a better defensive lineup to close the game.
Edelman said, “I think five people did their work and we won the game defensively.”
While Porter is a better shooter, he must have been sitting for a long time and cooled for overtime.
“There are two ways to look at it,” Edelman said on the porter for the closing minutes. “You can say, okay, I did not choose to play Michael. Or, you can say – should I keep Michael in really inappropriate position? Would I do that? I don’t think so.”
There were not many opportunities with Porter to rescue Los Angeles. One should continue in game 2, which means that clips will see more of Westbrook.
“If Mike comes out, and he plays, and he is engaged in defensively, he is doing the shots down – Michael will be out of there,” said Edelman. “Like everyone in that locker room.”
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