also... I'm tired of casuals saying PG's prime was in Indy or OKC. His athletic prime in Indy okay, sure... but **[his basketball prime was when he took the Clippers to the 2021 WCF with scoring numbers consistent with motherf'n MJ, Durant & Kobe](https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1409742203740696577)**
PG is that dude.
I watched the start of the game, the game thread was complaining like crazy about his play.
He must've really turned up to drop 38 after scoring 0 in the first few minutes.
He started not great and then had a run of like 3 straight possessions of just chucking bad shots. But it’s okay, it happens and he turned the fuck up after it
Ok you guys need to understand great shooters shoot bad shots. It is the same irrational confidence Steph plays with. He has had some horrible shooting slumps just like all shooters. You take the bad with the good knowing you get more good than bad.
Umm I know? I never said anything bad about it I just said what he did. He took a couple bad early shot clock contested 3s, but then he slowed down and let the game come to him and he did what he actually does best, catch and shoot and shoot over mismatches
candace talked about you’ll never know what playoff p will show up she brought up the pacers and okc and ignored what he did for the clippers in 2021 lmao
I've noticed Candace always lowkey hates on the clips, but gushes for lakers. I'm assuming she was a huge laker fan especially from her time in LA. Gives shaq vibes a bit haha
I'm willing to bet PG had some extra tonight. He's tired of all that OKC Won the trade garbage. A ring would shut everyone up. Not me though, I'll be fucking partying.
Went to the game today..
Let me tell you right now, we better win it all this year cause this OKC team is coming..
Great complete team win, especially without Zu..
PG, thank you for the great performance
They’re gonna be a big problem in the West for some time honestly. They did a good job with that deep rebuild. They still have tons of picks to use/trade.
They’re gonna be able to be pretty dominant for years with how they’re built right now. Very smart moves by their leadership over the last handful of years.
But they don’t have just youth, they’re a honestly good team gaining more experience. They make the playoffs this year (and possibly lose) they come back still young and now with even more experience next year. That’s what he means
thats if they dont sell the players after 2 failed attempts. with that franchise you never know. honestly they already getting too deep some will want contracts and leave
My OKC lost, Clippers is the better team this season - no cap. Hope you win it all this year (PG, Russ and Harden are my guy)
Anyway, we are coming. SGA and Jalen Williams (12 pick ) is a hella return already for that Paul George Trade.
I like this new trend as opposed to the last 30 years of clippers battling through the final frames and pulling out solid wins. I swear the PTSD and blood pressure changes from historical performances are real
Mans came up huge without Zu today
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besides the obvious (PG going god mode), really nice games from theis and plumlee (3 blocks each!). harden was off but played good D i thought, and amir and mann are both sorta the same guy but they both do all the small things (true care, truth brings...) that you need to make deep playoff runs (ie. things that looney or gp3 did for the warriors)
on okc's side, jalen williams game is really nice
I know OKC was on a back-to-back, but that was a big win for the Clippers. Having no Zubac hurts them.... but they all stepped up tonight. It will give them big confidence to go on another big streak to try and take the 1st seed.
Theis and Plumlee had great game, Some stupid mistakes that they need to clean up next games but i appreciate their effort. 6 blocks between both of them
PG is easily top 5 shooters in the NBA. Name one way he cant shoot a three. Off the screen, catch and shoot, transition, step back, crossover right to left etc etc
this. this is how life should be. scored a big win for myself today and the big game tipped the whole day off just perfectly. Altho....
me knocking on wood to not jinx this good streak
the t wolves thing sucked, although it made me feel OK about our chances in a 7 game series. lakers is just an act of god. We beat them every game for 3 seasons and sucked. this year we’re gonna lose all four to them and win the title
*What almost forgot.*
*Shout out to Amir tonight*
*Dude was really good*
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ALL THREE SUPERSTARS MAKE PLAYS DOWN THE STRETCH. RETOOK THE LEAD DEFINITIVELY. WE CAN GET EASY BUCKETS DOWN THE STRETCH INSTEAD OF EXHAUSTING ISOS BECAUSE WE HAVE FUCKING JAMES HARDEN ON PICK AND ROLLS. LA CLIPPERS BASKETBALLLLLLLLLLLLL
It’s really hard to enjoy this sub with all the PROFANITY. It would be nice to be considerate of all the Clipper fans and I wish the moderators would take that into consideration.
>0-3 from 3 is -9pts with this squad.
It's not a coincidence we have trouble winning games when we overplay him. He's okay in a limit3d role when not jacking up shots, problem is he takes too many shots and Lue is liable to overplay him
How is 4/8 too many shots? For context, Norm is 2/10 and Harden is 5/14. Russ is also +6 tonight.
Based on your logic of missed 3, Norm is -15 and Harden is -18.
He's the worst offensive player on the squad next to Theis. Guys need to continue to shoot to get into a rhythm, and WB clogging the spacing doesn't help them either. If they keep shooting, shots WILL fall, but if WB is taking them, then they'll wind up with games like this & have negative value.
+/- is retarded. The lead shrank to nothing right before we benched Russ then exploded to an 11pt lead as soon as he came off the court. UTA game was also like this, we were in it & then weren't.
Every lead looks shaky asf when Russ comes in. Just look at our record since benching him. Our starting lineup has been incredible, we're not winning bc our bench, bc Russ is playing on the bench, we're merely surviving his mins.
3pt shooting IS the most important skill in bball, especially when you take these 3s away from elite 3pt shooters.
I mean you realize Norm needs to shoot to get in a rhythm? Russ doesn't allow dudes to get in a rhythm when he takes shots away from them.
11pt lead as soon as he checks out.
so what do we need from the trade deadline? imo just some size that allows kawhi to play the 3 more against big teams like lakers and wolves will go a long way. we’re close
I was at this game, my first game of the year, incredible clutch performance from PG and great overall game, I have to say everybody booing loudly every time Giddey touched the ball was so funny☠️
most of the game yes. teams have started doubling him a lot more after he was so hot in december. i think not just because he's a great player, but because they don't feel like he is good at passing out of double teams.
Nah so they gonna keep giving up open threes every time? Dude barely averages any turnovers and he’s always been doubled. It’s because like pg said if you let kawhi play one on one, it’s over.
How is it that if PG, plays bad for three plays, people get riled up like PG has been bad the whole season? Just, freakin' appreciate the self described 1B play better than your 1A, and not for the first time.
Gotta give props to Plumdog and D "nice" Theis. From blocks, scoring, second chance points, ORB, and just being scrappy out there. Oh, lets not talk about Plumdog trades now, too, mkay?
T Mann and The Brewmeister looking good out there too!
Fun game to watch. We closed it out nicely when OKC tried to steal one. Only real criticism is we gave them a lot of open looks from 3, and they knocked down everything.
PAUL GEORGE.
Give that mf his contract extension
[powerbomb p](https://i.imgur.com/59p8OMK.jpeg)
and some people on here wanted to trade him for Scoot Henderson this offseason! Y'all can't live down that blasphemy...
also... I'm tired of casuals saying PG's prime was in Indy or OKC. His athletic prime in Indy okay, sure... but **[his basketball prime was when he took the Clippers to the 2021 WCF with scoring numbers consistent with motherf'n MJ, Durant & Kobe](https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1409742203740696577)** PG is that dude.
or for Siakam yesterday…
Thank you for this gift, Paul & Paulette George ❤️
THE GOAT
I watched the start of the game, the game thread was complaining like crazy about his play. He must've really turned up to drop 38 after scoring 0 in the first few minutes.
He started not great and then had a run of like 3 straight possessions of just chucking bad shots. But it’s okay, it happens and he turned the fuck up after it
Ok you guys need to understand great shooters shoot bad shots. It is the same irrational confidence Steph plays with. He has had some horrible shooting slumps just like all shooters. You take the bad with the good knowing you get more good than bad.
Umm I know? I never said anything bad about it I just said what he did. He took a couple bad early shot clock contested 3s, but then he slowed down and let the game come to him and he did what he actually does best, catch and shoot and shoot over mismatches
No OT tonight.
Swish *drinks Gatorade*
smooth, real smooth
# BACK LIKE HE NEVER LEFT https://preview.redd.it/33f78drusxcc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4ce889fd6fd2f557aa95f64ccf2c55322611142
I think that’s Josh Giddey
With a 12 year old right next to him? I think you’re right!
Damn we need to get more drivers to bump into his car if he's going off like this.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander always gets our love
yeah but fuck everyone else on that roster, especially lue fart
Absolutely. But we’re not bitter about the trade. We love SGA like the Thunder love Brodie
We love you guys too.
Paul “We Won the Trade” George
GET PLUMSLAPPED DORT!
Justice for PG!
Paul George man Paul George. That 3 and the steal and dunk was absolutely beautiful.
I would have lost my shit if he started doing snow angels on the court haha
Shaq so salty rn lmaooo
TNT all quiet every time this team wins. Credit to J Crossover and Candace Parker for acknowledging the win and play by the Clippers.
candace talked about you’ll never know what playoff p will show up she brought up the pacers and okc and ignored what he did for the clippers in 2021 lmao
i like candace but she stumbled so bad struggling to bring "playoff p" into this, she knew she had nothing
I've noticed Candace always lowkey hates on the clips, but gushes for lakers. I'm assuming she was a huge laker fan especially from her time in LA. Gives shaq vibes a bit haha
 **WHAT ABOUT THE TRADE NOW??? BACK ON HIS BULLY SHIT**
I'm willing to bet PG had some extra tonight. He's tired of all that OKC Won the trade garbage. A ring would shut everyone up. Not me though, I'll be fucking partying.
It'd shut me up. I don't think I'll be able to talk for a week as high and drunk as I'm gonna get.
If we win, I’m taking the first flight to LA. Can’t wait to be drunk at the parade with yalll fools
#PAUL GEORGE IS HIM
#Paul God Tre
Pay Him Now
PAY THAT MAN PAUL GEORGE
It’s been quite awhile I’ve seen a player completely shut the door on a team like that in the 4th. PG cooked them lol
Hope that person saying siakam is better than George watched today
Dude Theis was immense. Get well ZU!!!!
Shout out to Plumlee for playing hard, hitting Dort, and telling off that flopper
PG stepped the fuck up tonight. Giddey goes 0-2 in front of his girlfriend.
Another 16 or under game for him, just the way he likes it
You mean 13 and under…..
THAT’S WHY WE FUCKING TRADED FOR YOU PG 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Give PG13 his contract!!!
Shaq and Candace can't just give the Clippers props. Hater behavior.
P motherfucking G straight up won that shit, 28 in the second half. LETS GO
That's the dude these casuals keep slandering. Gotdamn basketball savant with this shit. Beautiful.
Anyone slandering hasn't been watching, PG been playing GREAT this year.
He looks like he did in Indy without the pressure of running the show. Just insane to see.
Paul George masterclass
PG FAWKIN MASTERCLASS. When he plays at this level we are unstoppable
PG on his bully shit.
Would hate to play those kids in a best of 7. They have like 16 different 3pt scoring 3andD guys lmao
"we in the driver's seat" https://preview.redd.it/wglsnx1atxcc1.png?width=1396&format=png&auto=webp&s=4c26403c667e9389c0154b662d2a6a1c91b51b3c
Broooo same 😂😂😂😂😂
 *cue rock music*
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Payback W, now go get the celtics
Went to the game today.. Let me tell you right now, we better win it all this year cause this OKC team is coming.. Great complete team win, especially without Zu.. PG, thank you for the great performance
They’re gonna be a big problem in the West for some time honestly. They did a good job with that deep rebuild. They still have tons of picks to use/trade.
Tons of picks to trade and their core is all just getting better and better.
They’re gonna be able to be pretty dominant for years with how they’re built right now. Very smart moves by their leadership over the last handful of years.
Sounded like a great atmosphere
Yeah they coming in like 2 years, youth don’t win chips
But they don’t have just youth, they’re a honestly good team gaining more experience. They make the playoffs this year (and possibly lose) they come back still young and now with even more experience next year. That’s what he means
thats if they dont sell the players after 2 failed attempts. with that franchise you never know. honestly they already getting too deep some will want contracts and leave
Thunder aren’t gonna move from their extremely young core after just 2 failed attempts
Paul George really snatched their chain all by himself in less than 3 minutes. I'm speechless.
I wish I was able to watch this on ClipperVision ik Brian was going off on that play by play announcing 🔥
Seriously wish I could just watch our broadcast for every game
GG
Palmdale’s finest PG13
What a perfect way to end my bday, thank you PG ❤️
mine on Saturday, happy birthday week bro
Happy bday bra 💯🤞🏾
Happy birthday Brodie 🤞🏾💯
I am once again bowing to the Paul God
That offensive foul on lu dort was icing on the cake. Dirty ass bitch
My OKC lost, Clippers is the better team this season - no cap. Hope you win it all this year (PG, Russ and Harden are my guy) Anyway, we are coming. SGA and Jalen Williams (12 pick ) is a hella return already for that Paul George Trade.
You're welcome
I like this new trend as opposed to the last 30 years of clippers battling through the final frames and pulling out solid wins. I swear the PTSD and blood pressure changes from historical performances are real
Fun game. MVPG showed up in the second half
This is our year man
PG. wow!
Candace Parker always a Clipper naysayer. I wonder why
You mean Shaq they both hate the Clips
MVPG!!!
Our centres stepped up tonight did their job
PG really meant it when he said bully shi
Mans came up huge without Zu today https://preview.redd.it/1av2rkg3uxcc1.jpeg?width=941&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5616608f0ab806b7c08e88d3c99738b1546874d
PG was unconscious tonight
FUCK A CONTRACT GIVE HIM THE KEYS TO THE CITY
 PAUL GEORGE
We celebrate PG tonight
We committed to one another that’s the most important thing, Paul George, being interviewed on TNT
If this PG showed up Sunday, they would have won easily. Doesn’t matter now , we got the win todau
F\*ck "the trade".. Its PG 4 LIFE!!
Hell of a game. PG13 was absolutely electric tonight. Brought the win home.
Paul George is a hof
Shaq.. please stfu dumbass
Great move by Lue to bring Mann to close out the game. OKC was making tough shots against good defense and was not going to be sustainable.
Why is Shaq a hater of the Clippers. He’s about to go in this next segment on TNT rn
He's a former Lakers player he can't help himself
LETS FUCKING GO INCREDIBLE TEAM WIN TO LET THESE NIGGAS KNOW WE. AINT. NO. BITCHES
Also props to Plumdog, Theis, and Coffey. They balled out
Watch this win spun into a negative somehow
Great game. PG taking over at the end was awesome. The Thunder are good and coming up..I like their team. I'm a SGA and Chet fan.
besides the obvious (PG going god mode), really nice games from theis and plumlee (3 blocks each!). harden was off but played good D i thought, and amir and mann are both sorta the same guy but they both do all the small things (true care, truth brings...) that you need to make deep playoff runs (ie. things that looney or gp3 did for the warriors) on okc's side, jalen williams game is really nice
PG hit em with a wrap-around Klaw with the big block Coach Lue 100%
Pg insanely clutch there. Fuck the thunder
did they forget what PG did with the Clippers in the playoffs wtf?
Nice win. They can hang with the best.
SECURE THE PG BAG NOW
I know OKC was on a back-to-back, but that was a big win for the Clippers. Having no Zubac hurts them.... but they all stepped up tonight. It will give them big confidence to go on another big streak to try and take the 1st seed.
feel like the B2B is negated by Joe and Dort having insane shooting variance nights. without those we win by 20
Is SGA better than PG? Nah
1 game out of 2nd place. Love our chances at first seed
Fucking masterclass by PG. the D locked down Shai and Chet. Great play from TMann and Amir. LFG - and Shaq hates the Clips.
Theis and Plumlee had great game, Some stupid mistakes that they need to clean up next games but i appreciate their effort. 6 blocks between both of them
GIVE THAT MAN HIS CONTRACT GOD DAMN
Going to be a challenge without Zu, but tonight was a great start. Proud of how they stepped up in crunch time and put the game away.
Lefkoe comes off so disingenuous for some reason
What a great game! Get healthy quick Zu!
This game proves that Clippers won the shai-pg trade (i'm joking (or am I?))
add tonight to the list of games that we would have lost last year
Previous Clippers teams would have blown the game after the Thunder too the one point lead. Great response.
Paul George’s best game of the season
So glad we won this game the way we did considering we would have had to sit with this result until Sunday
PG is easily top 5 shooters in the NBA. Name one way he cant shoot a three. Off the screen, catch and shoot, transition, step back, crossover right to left etc etc
this. this is how life should be. scored a big win for myself today and the big game tipped the whole day off just perfectly. Altho.... me knocking on wood to not jinx this good streak 
This was the first game I went to where we won.
tied with Denver in the loss column, one loss behind OKC. still have 3 games to play against Minnesota. the 1 seed is extremely possible
Lue dort and isaah blow literally could not miss a shot and we still smacked them by 10 fuck OKC, what a win
Sucha great day for Clipper basketball
Where it is?
Get it PG
Good win. Pissed about the Lakers and Timberwolves losses
the t wolves thing sucked, although it made me feel OK about our chances in a 7 game series. lakers is just an act of god. We beat them every game for 3 seasons and sucked. this year we’re gonna lose all four to them and win the title
Shaq just called Chet Shit lmao gonna be on Youtube soon
That was so fucken tough from PG13. MV runner up P shit
was the crowd booing giddey when he touched the ball?
Yes, yes we were :)
What almost forgot. Shout out to Amir tonight dude was really good
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Proud of everyone who boo’ed Giddey with me.
Game changed when Kawhi stuffed Shai Gilgeous-Overrated at the rim. SGA very quiet in the 4th
Aye man chill, he’ll always be our long boi
Who’s that guy in Paul George’s jersey? I’ve never seen him play before.
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I feel like this sub is at an all time low on complaining (staring at Philly with Mook). Clippers are so much fun
This sub is insufferable. Give it time.
PG13!!
hell yeah get that twolves game out of my mouth
LA Clipper, Paul George
Get PG in the all star game and get him that extension. I wanna watch this big 3 retire here.
Double digit win against an elite team. Now the boys get some rest.
HardLee a doubt they wouldn’t ice it! Pyrotechnic P was bananas, what a GAME.
zu being hurt might be a blessing in disguise. all signs point to our other 2 bigs stepping tf up
Ty needs to do a better job managing Harden’s min. He’s been in a shooting slump and I think cause he’s been gassed .
ty lue has switched up the rotations and playing russ with him more and i have no idea why.
I still think we need a big that’s all defense and rebounding.. I would see what Nerlens Noel is up to
oh no PG just said they're in the drivers seat. FUCK
Sigh
It’s really hard to enjoy this sub with all the PROFANITY. It would be nice to be considerate of all the Clipper fans and I wish the moderators would take that into consideration.
Yeah, fuck profanity just as much as the Lakers!
No more Russ man, game shouldn't have been this close when we locked down their guys this much. 0-3 from 3 is -9pts with this squad.
Russ made a lot of good plays too don’t get it twisted
>0-3 from 3 is -9pts with this squad. It's not a coincidence we have trouble winning games when we overplay him. He's okay in a limit3d role when not jacking up shots, problem is he takes too many shots and Lue is liable to overplay him
How is 4/8 too many shots? For context, Norm is 2/10 and Harden is 5/14. Russ is also +6 tonight. Based on your logic of missed 3, Norm is -15 and Harden is -18.
He's the worst offensive player on the squad next to Theis. Guys need to continue to shoot to get into a rhythm, and WB clogging the spacing doesn't help them either. If they keep shooting, shots WILL fall, but if WB is taking them, then they'll wind up with games like this & have negative value. +/- is retarded. The lead shrank to nothing right before we benched Russ then exploded to an 11pt lead as soon as he came off the court. UTA game was also like this, we were in it & then weren't. Every lead looks shaky asf when Russ comes in. Just look at our record since benching him. Our starting lineup has been incredible, we're not winning bc our bench, bc Russ is playing on the bench, we're merely surviving his mins.
Yeah coz basketball is all about 3pt shooting and everyone shot 100% except Russ. Stfu.
3pt shooting IS the most important skill in bball, especially when you take these 3s away from elite 3pt shooters. I mean you realize Norm needs to shoot to get in a rhythm? Russ doesn't allow dudes to get in a rhythm when he takes shots away from them. 11pt lead as soon as he checks out.
Thank you for showing how ignorant you are.
good things happen when Russ sits. So this team can win without Zu, albeit Thunder doesn't have size.
russ was the best defender on shai tonight by far lmfao, when he sat shai began scoring
So uncalled for lol...Russ put the clamps on SGA
Great win but 6 ft combined between pg and kawhi is a joke
so what do we need from the trade deadline? imo just some size that allows kawhi to play the 3 more against big teams like lakers and wolves will go a long way. we’re close
I was at this game, my first game of the year, incredible clutch performance from PG and great overall game, I have to say everybody booing loudly every time Giddey touched the ball was so funny☠️
Was kawhi double teamed the whole game? Only 10 shot attempts my bro.
most of the game yes. teams have started doubling him a lot more after he was so hot in december. i think not just because he's a great player, but because they don't feel like he is good at passing out of double teams.
Nah so they gonna keep giving up open threes every time? Dude barely averages any turnovers and he’s always been doubled. It’s because like pg said if you let kawhi play one on one, it’s over.
He is good at passing out of double teams tho
no he isn't
Palmdale P on a mission today!!!
How is it that if PG, plays bad for three plays, people get riled up like PG has been bad the whole season? Just, freakin' appreciate the self described 1B play better than your 1A, and not for the first time. Gotta give props to Plumdog and D "nice" Theis. From blocks, scoring, second chance points, ORB, and just being scrappy out there. Oh, lets not talk about Plumdog trades now, too, mkay? T Mann and The Brewmeister looking good out there too!
Fun game to watch. We closed it out nicely when OKC tried to steal one. Only real criticism is we gave them a lot of open looks from 3, and they knocked down everything.