Regardless of having 4 All-Star veterans on the roster, the Clippers weren’t capable of make it previous the primary spherical of the playoffs and Paul George has spoken actually about the place issues went fallacious.
LAC began off sturdy with a Recreation 1 win, however misplaced Recreation 2 at house. The sequence ended up going to 6 video games, however the Clippers missed loads of good alternatives to capitalize all through.
George says the Clips tried too onerous to play ‘hero ball’ throughout performs and will have been smarter about it.
“We should always’ve performed quite a bit faster, we must always’ve tried to get in transition extra, after rebounds we must always have tried to get out and run the lanes,” Paul George mentioned Podcast P With Paul George. “We should always’ve tried to play on the second aspect, pressured the ball to reverse a pair occasions, the place we might assault with our iso gamers. However I assumed we got here down, and rightfully so it occurs, you attempt to play hero ball, you attempt to make the massive performs, you attempt to be the scorer and be dominant however you fail to appreciate generally you need to take what the protection offers you and it may not be your evening, or it may be your evening later within the recreation, against attempt to will it to be your evening, and I feel we acquired in hassle with that.”
Throughout Recreation 6, PG-13 and James Harden shot a mixed 2-16 from three-point vary (George was 2-10 and Harden was 0-6) and so they had been each subsequently roasted for his or her horrible performances by NBA followers.
To not point out, Kawhi was injured within the postseason AGAIN.
It will likely be fascinating to see if the Clippers blow it up this summer season, or follow their veteran core.
Paul George as a free agent this summer season will certainly have an enormous choice to make.
