Comments on: Clippers vs. Nuggets Game Recap: Comeback Falls Short https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/ L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:24:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 By: Lucas Hann https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/#comment-30354 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:24:23 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=11724#comment-30354 2 pfizer in feb/march + moderna booster in November. It’s been moderately unpleasant but I’ve never even come close to thinking I might need to go to the hospital or anything–just isolate, take it easy, ride it out. Fortunate to have vaccine access so that my symptoms are as mild as they are.

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By: mlslaw1 https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/#comment-30351 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 19:57:48 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=11724#comment-30351 Feeling better soon. Vaxxed, boosted or breakthru Lucas ?

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By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/#comment-30350 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:56:32 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=11724#comment-30350 Get well soon, Lucas.

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By: John Maclean https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/#comment-30349 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:44:04 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=11724#comment-30349 Totally agree.

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By: John Maclean https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/#comment-30348 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:42:54 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=11724#comment-30348 there’s no way I expected this group to perform at this level. Amir is such a cool story. Such a diligent hard worker who appears to be on the precipice of an NBA blue collar bad ass ala Bruce Bowen or PJ Tucker.

I think it’s human nature to be a bit put off by brash unproven players like Boston so when he fucks up we’re a little less forgiving. Otherwise there should have been a detailed paragraph about all the different ways he scored and impacted the game—- in particular how he roasted bones Hyland on that reverse dunk. Just sick. His learning curve appears to be exceptional and he’s assimilating well on defense too. He’s also had more than a few nifty assists like the one to Zu Under the basket. The kid was considered an absolute prodigy coming out of high school and had one bad year during Covid in college so folks are reluctant to go all in on him. Maybe I’m full of shit but I expect him to start blowing it up regularly with these extended minutes now. Shai was destined to be an Allstar but this kid could be a superstar. What a steal at 51.

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By: Oodypkt https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/#comment-30347 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:27:49 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=11724#comment-30347 Going down big, fight it back, take a lead and then fall short.
With top 3 minutes played in this game as Bledsoe, T-Mann & Boston (co-leader in points) and top 3 in plus/minus are T-Mann, Ibaka & Coffey.
T-Mann is a super solid now. Boston is a bucket and Coffey is good.
Ibaka is in shape and a good form.
Zu & Bled try their best and they are supposed to be the the 6th or even the 7th option offensively for us.
Not bad loss to me. In fact, I feel better after the game more than before it started.
We will keep fighting and that’s quite enough for me.
Go clips!

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By: Lucas Hann https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/#comment-30346 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 06:29:19 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=11724#comment-30346 What’s up, folks. Coming off of finals week ending I was hoping to write a little bit the last couple of weeks… and then got COVID and haven’t had energy to do more than fire off a few tweets.

Tonight’s game was equal parts encouraging and frustrating. For context, on the season Denver has a +11.0 net rating when Jokic plays and a -15.0 net rating when he sits. The best team in the NBA, the Warriors, have a +10.5 net rating. The worst team in the NBA, the Magic, are a -9.5. The Nuggets are +186 in 881 Jokic minutes and -197 in 660 non-Jokic minutes this year.

It’s been a formula for Denver this year–go up early, blow the lead when Jokic sits in the first half, climb back in the late 2nd/early 3rd, blow it again when he rests. Being up by like 8 when he subbed out in Q1 was a massive victory, and even losing the first half of the third quarter by 8 (to go from down 9 to down 17) isn’t a travesty. Play Jokic roughly even and you should be able to go on big runs when he sits. Look at their last game: Jokic +2, Denver loses by 8. That’s the fomula.

Giving up that 9-0 run in the final minute of the first quarter, and going -17 w/ Jokic on the bench in 7:01 of first-half play, is absolutely killer. The Clippers weren’t perfect for the other 40:59, but they were pretty good, and definitely good enough to win. In the 2nd half, Jokic was +1 in 20:31 and the Clippers were +7 in the 3:29 he sat. That’s how teams have beaten Denver all year.

I know that Ty Lue is playing the hand he’s dealt with Jackson, George, Leonard, Morris, and Hartenstein all out, but this is also a Nuggets team without Murray, Porter, Gordon, and Dozier. Their 2nd unit tonight was just as thrown together as ours. Davon Reed played in Taiwan last year and wasn’t even on the Nuggets’ roster a month ago. That first half 2nd unit stretch was only partially redeemed by Boston and Serge having good overall games and Amir having an A+ second half. I could do without seeing Keon and Justise play more, at least for now.

Great: Amir, Zu, Serge
Really good: Bledsoe, Mann
Good: Boston
Fine: Batum
Bad: Luke, Keon, Justise

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By: dhpat https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nuggets-game-recap-comeback-falls-short/#comment-30344 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:11:36 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=11724#comment-30344 As was predicted by Coach Lue in the pregame, with the young guys, we are going to see good things and some mistakes. If Luke made a few more shots, we would have gutted this game out. Liked our effort and no giving up. The next 20 games, we have to go .500.

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