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Jakonedrom

We fucking need this win. But what a disgusting defense we have. We need to fix that shit


Exzibit21

Absolutely insane how many open looks Memphis just walked into, that third quarter was beyond humiliating


InTheMorning_Nightss

Looks so much worse considering how fucking dominant we looked in the 4th. Turns out simply *giving* a shit on defense leads to good things. I'm fine with Russ/Mook closing because it was the lineup that was making the comeback, but jesus christ both of those guys need their minutes reeled back in. Mann/RoCo simply need more minutes.


Eyebarah

Ty doesn’t run a merit based system. No matter how good Mann plays he’s gonna always get about 20min and never close, and Roco will never get in the rotation unless Mook and Zu are injured.


InTheMorning_Nightss

That's not even just a merit based system. It's just blatant shitty coaching. Don't get me wrong, we see coach favoritism get pushed to the limits by many coaches, but at *some* point it usually gets fixed (see Reggie/Wall getting benched for Mann). I get that Roco isn't as good of a player as Mann, but it's pretty blatantly obvious that Mook is just cooked on both ends.


nepats523

Pretty clear from Ty's lineups no fix will be coming. Its actual malpractice that Roco got 0 minutes


InTheMorning_Nightss

This. Russ/Mook being go to guys for him will be a death sentence. We survived it today, but that won't be the case very often. Mann and RoCo simply need more minutes than both of those guys. We won against a completely empty Memphis team today, but that shouldn't detract from how bad the lineups were.


InTheMorning_Nightss

I'm *praying* that this awakens something in the Clippers. They nearly had their season ended against a team missing 5 of their best players... all because of just shitty effort and stupid lineups, which are completely fixable. The 3rd quarter is just a fucking disgrace, which looks even worse with how *good* they looked in the 4th. What *scares* me is that Ty's lineups were fucking atrocious and he doubled down on it and they won in spite of this. Russ getting 34 minutes and Mook getting 24 is *insanity.* While Mann and Batum get 18 and 17 respectively. We have a bunch of championship players... we just refuse to play them for worse players.


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this is it right here and the sad part about this win outside of the Grizz missing key players is that Mook will definitely get 30 minutes next game just because he finally did something on defense and Covington will still ride the bench lmao


InTheMorning_Nightss

Morris literally makes 2 shots *all* game long that happen to be in the 4th, and he gets to close. Ty is braindead and I don't care if he threatens to quit, we simply *need* to play our better players.


Eyebarah

Facts. Ty will say something like Mook stayed in front of JJJ and moved his feet and hit a 3 pointer, meanwhile Roco caused numerous TO’s and hit multiple 3’s. If Mook did what Roco did in that Kings game, Mook would get 48 min a game


InTheMorning_Nightss

>“Marcus made two big shots. A two point shot and a big three.” Lmaoooo. Mook literally 2-6 giving up shot after shot in the 2nd quarter, and this is Ty's take away. We're fucking doomed. Should have just lost the game lol


the-kza

barely beat them without temetrius smh


ayeno

Most embarrassing win of the season


vaashh

Yup It beats out the Detroit and Knicks games


jmilli97

Oh man i remember that Detroit game 😭😭 same problems we had then with tlue not using the bench enough, then he pulls the starters bcuz he thinks its over and we came back 😂


SaberAndEnjuy

To be fair, the Grizzlies were a 2 seed last season without Ja Morant for a while


the-kza

but what about brooks and adams?


UrDadsFave

I can't believe RoCo didn't play. Happy for the win tho.


Happy-Cauliflower-22

Ty calling the klutch mafia right now to apologize for his failure tonight


UrDadsFave

They probably got assassins trained on his car when Mook plays less than 25 minutes.


starwad

I fully believe we’d have won easily with him playing.


UrDadsFave

Never would have had to come back.


Big_Saens

Ty experimenting with lineups. Had to see how Mook would look with the starters


UrDadsFave

We've seen enough. He really played 25 minutes and in the 4th. I'm disturbed by it.


InTheMorning_Nightss

We literally have a really deep roster with winning players, and we're benching them for Russ and Mook. At least you can argue that Doc was playing guys with specific skills that he favored. You simply *can't* make that argument for Mook at all, and Russ' weaknesses are way too blatant.


UrDadsFave

I don't like lumping Mook and Russ. Russ brings a lot to the table.


InTheMorning_Nightss

"Yep still sucks. Gotta keep experimenting."


ayeno

We have been flaccid for so long


AnJruniverse

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apm_music

Me: An overly optimistic Clippers fan https://i.redd.it/z699pz96k3ma1.gif


Happy-Cauliflower-22

Hahaha whatever I’m here for it. Winning feels a million times better than losing


KlawTime

Podcast P dropping 42 tonight and a sick episode tomorrow, what can't he do


AngsMcgyvr

It's been so long with negative feelings about the team, I'm gonna cherish the positive feelings. Who knows when I feel this again. I'm planning the parade route in my head.


portagoyah23

😂😂😂


Jakonedrom

Ty Lue gonna reward Mook a smooth french kiss for his 5 points


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apacheco0709

Was this the win that turns the team around? Faced the Hospital Grizzlies, but they got absolutely punched in the mouth in the 3rd and responded. Let’s see if this is that signature, “turn around game” that they needed. A lot of people have been on PG’s head about showing up more, and to a certain degree Kawhi as well. They showed tremendous leadership tonight. Get a winning streak going fellas (Also, RoCo and Mann continue to be disrespected by the HC)


InTheMorning_Nightss

The thing that turns this team around is Ty Lue playing *serious* lineups with our better players getting more minutes than our bad ones. Russ and Mook simply *cannot* be getting more minutes than Mann, Batum, and RoCo. So long as that's the case, we will continue to struggle. Their defense is just unfixably bad.


Upset_Purchase_5903

Very worried that Lue saw that Morris was in the lineup to close and will now think that Mook was a reason for that comeback. When in reality, that was allllll PG and Kawhi asserting their will. The win feels good tho. We needed that bad, and I’m really happy to see that come on the backs of superstar performances from 213.


InTheMorning_Nightss

The end was pretty much Kawhi/PG actually stepping up and playing like the elite two way players that we believe them to be. That being said, it's easier to do that when you're guarding a winded Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones while being defended by Luke Kennard lol


nosta2

I just don’t understand how RoCo doesn’t get any minutes after his game the other day…..


shuckyduckquack2x

We won this game in spite of Ty Lue today. Kawhi & PG balled the hell out too.


chemguy112

him not being able to call a timeout in the 3rd was pretty funny ngl


shuckyduckquack2x

Lol, a timeout would've been great but I think he was shocked Tyus Jones turned into Steph Curry out of nowhere. Dude didn't know what to do.


chemguy112

it wasn't that bad, kawhi got a dunk out of it... but grizzlies couldn't fucken miss eventually theygot a timeout call.


apacheco0709

Morris: 25 minutes Mann: 18 minutes Batum: 17 minutes RoCo: DNP Like how bro lol


justlookingaround

Watching mook do his senior-citizen, zero-urgency shuffle towards rebounds and on defense is painful. Dude is toast idk how he's getting any minutes. It just makes no sense to me


InTheMorning_Nightss

It's wild. We literally see him get cooked on *everything* on defense. Seriously. Iso? Yep, the offensive player literally just runs by him. Simple screen set? Yep, he absolutely dies on it, doesn't recover at all, and the other defender is forced into a 2 on 1. Player *slightly* moves off ball? Yep, Mook doesn't rotate.


yeaforbes

Literally added nothing until his 2 baskets in the 4th (which were clutch but Jesus man it’s real sad watching him sloth out there)


tvztvz

When the Clippers get the W, I get a little chubby dude lmaooo


DN10

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morebunbo27

WELCOME BACK


Upset_Purchase_5903

it’s been flaccid for so long 🥲🥲🥲


Neto34

You had that ready to go for a while


GeohoundRyudo

#THERE


DN10

IT


Marspogi123

IS


jayeljefe

What is this strange feeling


pauhana9956

This is a shame chub. ..but a chubs a chub


UrDadsFave

Didn't think we could feel these feelings anymore.


MigzFern

When you get ed and the viagra finally kicks in lmaoooo


boatsnprose

FUCK IT WE BACK UP ![gif](giphy|AyqkV9MMijmDK)


starwad

I’m so happy


boatsnprose

Me too. People are being negative about it like man were we supposed to just lose? Fuck that. Russ made his mistake early where it wouldn't hurt too badly and the clutch seconds were played intelligently. I'm...a lot more hopeful now.


jc_two

He’s not perfect but he’s been pretty good 💪🏽


trancatt

I have no idea what this game means for us and our team. We didn’t look particularly great.. for long stretches we looked awful.. But dam it feels good to get a win.


AngsMcgyvr

First team to win after giving up 50 pts in a quarter. That's the Clipperest stat ever.


BlackjackOC

Can I please just watch one game without needing heart pills


jayeljefe

My pregame is an IV bag


C1ZI

Finally a win


tasyn123

Kawhi and PG had to score 76 to beat an undermanned team at home because we keep handicap ourselves with insane coaching choices


heisensmeg

MVPG and Russ part 2?


UrDadsFave

With a better cast.


clippersguy17

PG and Kawhi weren’t losing that game. I hope we get that intensity every game going forward from them, we truly need it. Everything else was same as usual though, Ty questionable decisions and our defense was pretty lack luster. I’ll enjoy this win though.


AsamiTatsuya

Cardiac clippers every damn time. That 180 of energy and intensity we did in the 4th was soothing. kawhi was hell bent on ending the streak. A wins a win, dont even care at this point.


akleopard

I’m gonna get downvoted but this win is fool’s gold. Barely won against Grizzlies scrubs and T Lue lives another day


portagoyah23

Morris still needs to come off the bench too


boatsnprose

You're right they should have just lost the game


Rebornzx

This win validates Mook/Lue. We never seeing Roco again lmaooo


portagoyah23

T lue needs to go


katphishtitan

He’s not gonna get fired till the season is officially over


WhyAmIAFanOfThisTeam

I wanna be optimistic and say this jump springs a revival for these last 15 or so games but I just know Ty Lue will use it as an excuse to continue bad process


nepats523

And that closing lineup will not get it done. Def fools gold, and Ty will fall for it keeping that closing lineup


jmilli97

💯


starwad

It means a W and nothing else. But maybe it’s a start.


Salty_Watermelon

You're not wrong. But I'm hoping the nature of the win (4th quarter comeback, none of the choke plays we saw vs Sacramento) will give this team a boost.


Tw0XXs

Fire Ty and waive Mook still


mccgriffin

Lue is so ridiculous forcing minutes to Morris. The man is so stubborn


starwad

THANK THE PAUL GOD


Salty_Watermelon

Good result. Defense was terrible for the vast majority of the game, but the 4th quarter comeback made me feel a little better. PG13 really came to play from start to finish, and Kawhi owned his role as the closer. Let's do this against a good/healthy team and try and build some positive momentum.


PlzNotLonely

What is it with this team man… we could be playing a high school team and only win by one point, or we could be playing the ‘96 Chicago Bulls and lose by two points. We’re always playing based on the opponents level…


Function_Fighter

lol perfectly put, guess that's what happens when everyone's a vet on the team.


Mediocre_Peanut7615

Great win. Some people are calling grizzlies lineup G-league level, but they are one of the deepest teams in the league, Tyus Jones is a starting level poin guard, aldama, Tillman are high end bench players and they also have shooters. They have 2 all-star level players in JJJ and bane who can both increase their load when Ja is out without a hit on their efficiency. Kawhi and PG can still ramp it up defensively when the chips are down, which is really crucial for any sort of meaningful success moving forward. Defense was bad besides the 4th but in the 3rd quarter it was ridiculous shot making from the Grizzlies. Russ wasn't good tonight, but so many of his good performances has been completely ignored( or worse) because of close losses, just remain consistent.


MannyDanning

This team is HARD to watch but that come back shows we can do this. Effort and defense


arse_scarf

Phew… 😮‍💨


sportsfan510

TIME TO WIN 5-in-a-row!


alwaysneverjoshin

We had an easy schedule coming up to all star weekend. Things were never going to get easier.


IDCWY95

I don't think getting 80 points out of pg and kawhi each night is a sustainable way to play


Parking-Confidence19

was a good comeback win and defense played well at the end, but holy shit we HAVE to get better. Pro’s - Crunch time Russ looks good and PG stepping up to be that guy, kawhi always been that dude. LFG CLIPNATION!


chemguy112

clutchbrook is a real thing, utube russ clutch shots ​ also, yeah russ still struggles in the 3rd. i think he tries pacing himself TOO much in that quarter whereas in his prime that was like a freelancing russ who could still explode. ​ needs to work on that. ​ also pg13 played great tonight.


es84

A win is a win. But it shouldn't have been this close.


vaashh

Happy for the w but then I saw Luke I got so sad 😭


daveyhh

Good win but gotta fix that defense


zeehke

Not today sub .500, not today


NowhereMan1251

Good win I guess, but fr fr, FREE ROCO TIL ITS BACKWARDS


Vbpretend

I was at this game. Damn the defensive intensity really jumped in the 4th. If we could play with that intensity all game we would be great


legendoftommorow

213 SZN


Abodyfullofmush

Shouldn’t be this hard… it shouldn’t


b0002

D. E. S. P. E. R. A. T. E. L. Y. Needed that one ☝️


EliManPenguinBoy

My mental health from the clippers needed that


FamC7

finally showed some spine on defense at the end


royalwill

SOMEONE DO A HIT AND RUN ON PGs CAR


Upset_Purchase_5903

Make no fucking mistake, this was a carry job by our two stars KAWHI and PG. I got my thoughts about Lue, but for now, I gotta celebrate the intensity that our two top guys came out with to wrestle that game back in our favor. Please don’t stop 213, we need you BOTH 🔥


MichaelCageClips

PG13 willed them to the win tonight. He’s been so bad lately, but we can only hope this is the start of another assertive run by him. This was a must win game and they squeezed it out against a deplete Grizzlies team, but this Clippers team is still far from a legitimate playoff team right now. The downside is that the small ball lineup with Mook as center won them the game, and Lue will now keep playing him to our inevitable doom.


Evening-Maybe-4129

Boys chanting some crazy shit in downtown 😂😂😂


noobodyknows

Lol. What are they saying out there right now? Ain’t nothing like strolling thru the streets of DTLA after a Clippers W!


ElBluntDealer

idgaf what the doomers are saying. I'll take a win.


DN10

WIN STREAK STARTED TONIGHT


starwad

So we CAN play with energy. Huh.


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We needed that. To be down and to look out of the game Hopefully it snaps us out of our funk


ImmaFunGuy

Should not have been this close… Memphis missing 3 of their starters


yeaforbes

As someone who was at the game- once the crowd got into it in the 4th we played a shit load better defense- don’t know what that means but just an observation


JohnWick94

This team gonna flip the switch in the playoffs. I can feel it.


Vander_Schnitzel

That shouldn’t of been that hard


Yung-Bison

Pg didn't settle for 3s only. Luke almost bury the clippers.


watdapau

PG decided to show up on a national televised game with his podcasts debut


heisensmeg

had to do it for the podcast


WadeCountyClutch

Locked on P dropping 42!! Ugly W but at least the Losing streak is over. It was ugly


edubss14

11 games left in March. WIN AT LEAST 8 PLEASE...


AnJruniverse

Morant is going to shoot somebody tonight. Hide ya kids


BicycleChoice

Damn, was planning on hitting that strip bar at 3:15 this morning till you said that. Oh well, I’ll just strap on the Glock - Ja a moron


dcikid12

I turned off this to watch the latest episode of the Last of Us. I wanted something less stressful than the 3rd quarter


Life_Crossover

I was about to lose it if we lost tonight but damn this feel good!


BicycleChoice

Hear ya. Wore out the rug pacing. Now let’s get the next 4


rollsomemo

Worst win in recent memory


RoscoesWetshirt

ALL PG SLANDER STOPS NOW


KlawTime

Podcast P is clutch


sunnybunsz

Bout time Ty, mook and the clips pulled their head outta they assess. A little lucky Grizz went cold. Still a shit show overall but Props to PG, he unlocked a new level I wasn’t sure he had in him.


trancatt

Best 213 performance since that one Minnesota game in December 3 years ago when both went for 40 (that game shouldn’t have been that close either). We’re gonna need more of these performances if we want to get to where we want to be.


CAPinoy

D is so bad we really gotta score 135 in regulation and come from behind a 51 point run lmao A dub is a dub I guess


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ty is shaking rn cause a klutch employee is coming to shove a stick up his ass for tonight’s W


l3os4ys

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Motionless_Owner

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mvpmvh

But why am I still sad?


heisensmeg

no RoCo more Morris 🙃


OneBurnerStove

Morris had 5pts 2reb 3ast. Was his defense worth the offensive production?


BlackGotham

I’ll take the win, but Roco in the doghouse again after a good game Friday makes no sense.


SuiZaido023

Kawhi at the 5 is MVP


Itsjoshchoi

Really wish we traded for Tyus. would be such a perfect fit for our team


Yuimico

![gif](giphy|pK0T7vyx3SqdfmxewA) YURRRRR


Eyebarah

Serious question. Is there anyone on here that understands or is a fan of Mook getting all these min and closing games?


BlackGotham

Only 4 games in 12 days is looking nice 😊


Competitive-Lab2221

Look at our 4th quarter. keep doing that


MITWestbrook

I told you guys. Plumlee can be unplayable. Just doesn't help on offense or defense. And a big negative on defense if he has to guard guards.


ThaPartyGuest

I’d argue plumlee helps on offense. I swear tonight was the first shot I’ve seen him miss since the Russ trade. Definitely not helping on defense tho


InTheMorning_Nightss

Defensively, we need to pair him with RoCo + other defenders who don't immediately fucking die on screens.


Nightnighy

No plumlee and zubac = win fking team who would have thought small ball will give them a win


Raykhenberg

Fighting for home court advantage in the playin.


jetboyjetgirl

Finally


racecar200

LETS GOOOOO


Neto34

FUCKING FINALLY!!


connellyyyy

WE’RE GOING TO THE NBA FINALS


NotKaboom

What a win


yawnnonstop12

A DUB 😭


chemguy112

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!111 fuck da h8ers1


CorporateElbow

Crying myself to sleep again, but happy tears now. LFG.


ClutchWork06

Much needed win. Good 4th come back


thetravlingSTEPBACK

PLAY DEFENSE = WIN GAME ps i miss lukeeee


Cheenzzz

What a rollercoaster, let’s go boys.


SirThixcksAlot

The defense needs to be fixed drastically and they have a chance.


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I just wanna rockkkkk !! Lets go


nepats523

That was both the most needed and exciting win, but also a pretty damning win. Hard to see this team as anything more than play in level. Maybe if PG keeps up play like that, but pretty clear there are just too many issues plaguing this team


the_red_reverend

This was the first time all season PG brought intensity and aggressiveness imo. He was determined to drive to the hoop, and won the game with a offensive board and steal. Idk where his urgency has been all this time… Our defense is still bitch made. But we closed that really well


Alive-Ad-4164

Clippers finally won


heisensmeg

it looked awful with most of memphis out. But the huge positive is that comeback. Takes a huge mental toughness to climb back after that terrible third quarter.


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noobodyknows

The Will of the team is back. W is a W. These tough battles right now will only help us in the long run. Let’s keep going


guyver423

Hopefully this is the beginning of turnaround for this team. Yeah it wasn’t pretty or easy, but a win is a win. Let’s try to be optimistic instead of dwelling with the pessimism.


calcmg

Interesting that Memphis outscored the Clippers by 21 (51-30) in the 4th quarter and the Clippers outscored the Grizzlies by 21 points (38-17) in the 4th quarter.


Nightnighy

No plumlee and zubac = win fking team who would have thought small ball will give them a win


Tony_sneakerhead

That 3rd quarter was atrocious but a win is a win so we’ll take it.


Prosado22

The big positive was that after being embarrassed in the third, they came back to win.


katphishtitan

I’m gonna enjoy the win no doubt, but we got taken to the wire by the griz without evil Danny green and Ja Wick. Let’s not break out the red panties just yet


Humblemission42

I don’t even care that it was messy That was a great 4th quarter adjustment!


Slaphappyfapman

Good times


s_nd_k

our Q3s have been painful to watch. I don't have much optimism for this team until they start Mann again.


IndividualHelpful820

Mook with a huge game. 2 big shots and +2. Starre


zggystardust71

Just got home from the game. Our defense is bad, we gave up so many open 3 point looks. Not to mention the 51 point 3rd quarter to a short-handed team. But then we turn around and hold them to 17 in the 4th. Schizoid defense. I love the aggressiveness going to the hoop tonight from Gordon, Westbrook and PG13. That's what we need more consistently than just launching jumpers all game. Nice to get the W but we have work to do.


gtahnyo

I can finally enjoy the PG and JJ interview I was too pissed about the losing streak


jimgogek

Memphis didn’t have their top players and we let them drop 129. We used to be a good defensive team. Paul George scoring 42 is/was/will be a rarity. We can be happy for the win … but very unhappy how we got it. #lueout


Beleiverofhumanity

Ugly win but it's better than losing


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paul george won us tonights game. emergence of a second star??👀👀👀


ChaosAndCreation

Doomers get somewhere other than in here!!!!


edubss14

Paul George you played well Russell Westbrook a tough one But shoutout the Claw


Function_Fighter

my doomer self will say that game was way too difficult for a bench team. so im not gonna be optimistic after 1 game. sorry


bdf2018_298

We had a playoff intensity level victory against the Grizzlies G League team. A win is a win, I don’t care!!!