Even without JV, the Raps topped the Clippers in both rebounds 46-42 and points in the paint (36-26). Rivers said the coaches need to put the players in a better spot to perform, and that if they’re not playing hard enough, it’s on him.
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For those who want a hint on Kobe’s plans, here is one for you courtesy of a report from Yahoo Sports.
“When I’ve become the voice of ‘ball-movement reason, ‘ you know you have an issue”, Bryant said. “If we win a game, that’ll certainly help move things in the right direction”. Blake Griffin was scoreless and Chris Paul had two points.
“We are shooting ourselves in the foot with unsound defensive plays and unsound offensive plays”.
The Clippers received boos from their home crowd as they walked off the court at halftime, trailing the Raptors by 29 points.
The Clippers had just as many made field goals (13) in the first half as turnovers (13). “Bismack Biyombo started in Valanciunas” place Sunday, grabbing 14 rebounds and scoring six points….
“I tried to be everywhere, a ball-seeker”, he said.
At no time, it seems, will D’Angelo Russell get a break from facing the best players at his position.
He did that job much better in the second half, with the Clippers limiting Toronto to just eight points in the third period before drawing within six points of the lead early in the final quarter. He had 10 points Friday on five-for-13 shooting in a season-high 37 minutes. Media members reportedly heard Smith’s profanity-laden tirade through the wall while waiting for Doc Rivers near the locker room after the game.
The patience necessary for the development of young talent like Russell, Randle and Clarkson would require a few growing pains, but the additions of veterans Lou Williams, Metta World Peace and Brandon Bass in the offseason combined with this being the twilight of Kobe’s career placed a few emphasis on the here and now. I’d rather have the explosions during the game. Biyombo started the game against Clippers on Sunday, which the Raptors won to improve to 9-6. The Clippers have now lost five of their last six games and fall to a disappointing 6-7 record.
But if that qualifies as a black cloud, Paul thinks he’s found a silver lining. This opportunity to beat the undefeated Warriors could be the final defining moment in his career this will give him a final good game.
From those who cover the National Basketball Association, there has been the notion that this current rookie class for the 2015-16 season could be among the deepest and most talented we have seen in years.
It hasn’t necessarily been pretty, nor should we have expected it to be. While we breathe a sigh of relief for a much-needed win, our happiness is considerably darkened by an injury suffered to Jonas Valanciunas late in the second quarter.
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“It’s the relationships that I enjoyed the most”, Bryant said, according to insidesocal.com. “And we have guys that can really play”.
