Crawford said he doesn’t feel there’s anything wrong with the Clippers’ core, and that part of not making it to the next step has just been bad luck. Crawford said chemistry in the NBA is underrated, and this group has it. “To break through with this core group would mean everything,” he said.
Crawford said he doesn’t feel there’s anything wron…
April 26, 2024 | 11:04 pm EDT Update
Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving pace the Mavs over the Clippers for 2-1 lead
Mike Curtis: Final: #Mavs 101, #Clippers 90. The Mavs take a 2-1 lead. Teams who win Game 3, when the series is tied at 1-1, usually go on to win the series 73.7% of the time. A lot of contributors for this one. Luka Doncic finished with 22-10-9. Kyrie Irving added 21-4-6.
ClutchPoints: Paul George goes up for the POSTER and Daniel Gafford says N🚫PE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7JNBAlJcxn
StatMuse: Westbrook tonight: 19 MIN 0-7 FG 2 TOV First career playoff ejection. pic.twitter.com/C7Ewc96USk
ClutchPoints: Russell Westbrook gets ejected for picking up two technical fouls and first for wrapping up Luka Doncic, then for pushing PJ Washington. Thoughts? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Ui4jsX5CoK
ClutchPoints: P.J. Washington and Terance Mann had a verbal altercation but, P.J. seems unbothered 😂 (via @sixfivelando) pic.twitter.com/Gt58nQcwhO
Duane Rankin: “It starts with competing, but you have to define for your players what competing means.” Chris Finch on the Timberwolves that ranked 1st in the #NBA in defense this regular season and limited the Suns to under 100 points in Game 1 and Game 2. #Suns #Timberwolves #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/mfmhGPyPgq
Duane Rankin: “We’ve got to force more rotations. Not having 20 turnovers would give us a hell of a lot more possessions to get more 3s up. We’ve got to take care of the basketball.” Frank Vogel on hoisting more 3s. Avg 3PTAs regular season: 32.6. Avg 3PTAs playoffs: 25.0. #Suns #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/rPlte6WfgN
Bobby Marks: Tax Teams and the Playoffs 1. Golden State- eliminated in the play-in 2. LAC- down 2-1 3. Phoenix- down 2-0 4. Boston- tied 1-1 5. Milwaukee- down 2-1 6. Denver- up 3-0 7. Miami- tied 1-1 8. LAL- down 3-0
April 26, 2024 | 10:09 pm EDT Update
Damian Lillard aggravated Achilles injury, hopes to be ready for Game 4
Jamal Collier: Damian Lillard said Pascal Siakam landed on his foot, which twisted his knee in the first quarter. He said he then aggravated an Achilles injury in the 4th quarter He’s hoping to get out ahead of the rehab/treatment process to get some explosiveness back for Game 4
Eric Nehm: Doc Rivers, on Damian Lillard: “I think it’s his Achilles again, so we’ll see.” Rivers: “Honestly, Dame was really struggling. In the overtime, he literally said, ‘I’ll be the decoy. I just can’t go as far as explosion.’ So I thought Dame just being out there was huge for us.”
ClutchPoints: “This was an incredible win in an incredible fashion, it was everything.” Pacers center Myles Turner applauds his teammates after their hard-fought overtime victory against the Bucks 🗣 via (@NBATV) pic.twitter.com/zg1MYNwXsz
