The Clive Reverse LA Clippers’ game went on a crash from the fall of 6 and saw a few telling signs.
Blowing two big leads in the previous two losses, to give the Denver Nuggets a surprisingly no game 7 push, the Clippers stopped playing with speed and purpose that helped them build 16-point and 19-point leads in games 5 and 6.
And in Game 6, after the Rivers saw the trend of the game in the third quarter, Jamal Murray went down hard without saying a hard word and Paul George hit a hit that took the Clippers to 68 68-4-4-4 with 10:10 left in the quarter.
Rivers said Monday about the two flying leads of the Clippers in a row that there is no mystery like a dose of liquid otion or poison. “The two things we didn’t do, let’s say defensively, they shot about 60% in the second half. One thing that stood out, they went to the free throw line like every play.”
“I think from the moment Murray went down with that injury,” added Rivers, throwing 12 of the Nuggets’ 12 free throws in the third, led by the Clippers. “I think it’s human nature. You see someone go down, there’s no KL on this play, and the next thing you know you’re on the free throw line. And give credit to Denver because they Understood and they started to be aggressive. “
Overall, both teams shot the same number of free throws (27) in Game 6, but Rivers points out that the Nuggets’ attack was paid for in the second half while Denver went on the line 19 times at Clippers 11 in the second half.
As the Clippers enter their biggest game of the season trying to advance to their first Western Conference final, Rivers says George and his guards need to stay out of the wrong trouble.
George had less than four conversations with five fouls in three games f and 5. Patrick Beverly also got out in 1 minute in game, putting pressure on the defensive rotation of the rivers.
“PG can’t get in the wrong trouble,” Rivers told Game. Told about the need for his star guard in the game. “I think he’s had a bad problem in at least two, maybe three games, and he’s not one of your protectors at the moment. Key guys. We have to keep him on the floor.
“Tragedy by our guards, they have been very damaging in this series, and not just the last two games. We have to keep our guards on the floor, because if we don’t we have to go. Defensively for lineups that are not desirable. . “
While the elastic knots have momentum and will play in its fourth consecutive Game 7, which is back from the last post Ason Zane, the Clippers rely heavily on Game 7’s experience with both Rivers and Cavi Leonard.
Rivers for Game 7s is no stranger. ESPN According to statistics and information research, Red Au Rabach is second after eight with his win in the game 7s it is -7.
“Rahe-Raho speeches are very overrated,” Rivers said about what he would tell his team before Game 7. “They last about three minutes … there’s no such thing as a secret speech. It’s for movies.”
“There is nothing mysterious or magical about the rivers.” “It’s all about playing basketball, manning up, moving the ball forward, doing all the things we can.”
And the Clippers will lean on Leonard, the ruling finals MVP who is 2-2 in Game 7s.
“Leaving him on the floor right now and making sure we’re paying close attention to the defensive end and running and communicating,” Leonard said of his message to his team about playing in Game 7s on Sunday. “And that’s all we can do, go there and play hard and make sure we know the game plan.”
Leonard knocked out Philadelphia last year with his memorable buzzer-beating corner shot in the pre-semifinal game 7 for the Toronto Raptors.
“He’s reckless,” Rivers said of Leonard. “Kavi, you can’t guarantee that he will play well because he is human and all the players.
“But you know, that moment won’t be too big. This is the only thing with it, you just know it. So it’s comforting to know.”
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