After the match, Tyronn Lue said to himself “ clearly encouraged » by what he saw that night. “ Let’s keep working, progressing every day and we’ll get through this “, displays the Clippers coachincluding training, led by Paul George (35 points and 7 rebounds), lost a sixth time in a row, in Denver. But had the merit of playing eye to eye with the reigning champions.
Satisfied with his choice of the “small ball”, which however showed its limits in the final moments, the Californian technician considers that “ some things went the way » from the Nuggets. Like the third quarter buzzer shot by Aaron Gordon near the halfway line.
“ It prepared them for victory “, judges the coach, adding however: “ I think we did a good job attacking the circle, going into the paint and we didn’t get the same whistles. »
The little spade is sent. In the figures, the differential treatment is not obvious: his team obtained 24 free throws (21/24) and was penalized 24 times, where the Nuggets obtained 32 passes on the line (25/32 , including 14/14 from Nikola Jokic) and took 19 fouls.
The most productive player on his team in this match, Paul George is less careful when discussing the refereeing issue. “ I think we played well. It’s difficult, this adversity in the face of three (elements) additional “, let go of the winger in reference in reference to the three referees. “PG” found them “ horrible “.
A technical foul in the match
The winger, who should soon receive a fine, had already shown his dissatisfaction in the middle of the match. At the end of the first period, he felt he was the victim of a slight push behind the back from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on the counterattack. Paul George missed his lay-up, moaned a little, then was penalized with a technical.
When asked to describe the end of the match, “PG”, whose equalizing shot ended up crashing between the hoop and the Plexiglas, retorted: “ Bad. Five throws (editor’s note: obtained personally), it’s a lack of respect tonight. I got hit a lot of times on layups, 3-pointers, it was constant. »
He who believes he took blows to the forearm thinks that the officials did “ mediocre, mediocre work. But we have to be able to beat these guys on their home field and not count on that. They whistle something on one side, they have to whistle it on the other. »
Despite this speech focused on this aspect, the winger ultimately displays, like his coach, his optimism: “ There are many reasons to be positive. I’m not a fan of moral victories, but I think we showed signs tonight of a team that is on the verge of turning a corner. »
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Paul George | 9 | 33.4 | 46.9 | 39.4 | 92.6 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 23.6 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 9 | 33.5 | 46.8 | 41.1 | 76.7 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 21.1 |
| Russell Westbrook | 9 | 31.4 | 47.9 | 32.3 | 58.8 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 14.7 |
| James Harden | 4 | 31.3 | 47.2 | 36.8 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| Norman Powell | 9 | 24.3 | 52.6 | 43.9 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 12.7 |
| Bones Hyland | 8 | 23.5 | 43.8 | 35.7 | 90.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 11.8 |
| Ivica Zubac | 9 | 24.9 | 60.9 | 0.0 | 59.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 10.4 |
| Terance Mann | 3 | 25.2 | 47.1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 6 | 17.0 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Kj Martin | 2 | 15.7 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| Moussa Diabate | 6 | 7.5 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| Robert Covington | 3 | 23.1 | 33.3 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Kobe Brown | 6 | 8.7 | 50.0 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Nicolas Batum | 3 | 18.0 | 37.5 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Jordan Miller | 2 | 3.4 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Pj Tucker | 5 | 14.4 | 22.2 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Amir Coffey | 5 | 7.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
