While they had regained control of the series during Game 4, the Clippers sank at the Crypto.com Arena, during Game 5. Dallas therefore regained control, to point to 3-2, and can therefore finish the work at home, during Game 6 which will take place Friday evening ( 03:30)…
“We just didn't play well overall. In defense, in attack » explains Tyronn Lue, still calm. “We just didn't have a good game, and that's okay. We need to turn the page. You always have to win four games, and we know we can win there. »
The Clippers did it during Game 4 and they also did it during the first round of the 2021 playoffs, when they qualified at the end of a strange series, where each team would win in the room on the other, until Game 7 finally won by Kawhi Leonard and his home gang.
Remember 2021…
“We showed it during the last two playoff series” continues Tyronn Lue on his team's ability to win at the American Airlines Center. “We were down 3-2 (in 2021). We didn't play our best game and we understand that. Collectively. We will be better in Game 6.”
But history won't be enough for the Clippers. Particularly because the circumstances are different, with Kawhi Leonard currently in the infirmary.
Faced with elimination, Tyronn Lue is counting above all on a rebound from his leaders, because Los Angeles cannot do much with a Paul George at 4/13 shooting and a James Harden at 2/12…
“He’s just human.” replies the coach about “The Beard’s” failed match. “He has the right to have a bad match. We didn't shoot well. They tried to take him high and put pressure on him, and we didn't handle it like we did in the first four games. He played badly, it happens. I also have to do a better job of putting him in good situations, and preparing him for Game 6, because I know he will be better there. »
The Clippers' season depends on it.
