LA Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Full Highlights 1st QTR | Jan 16 | 2024 NBA Regular Season

LA Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Full Highlights 1st QTR | Jan 16 | 2024 NBA Regular Season

Two games that he’s missing that’s that changes his Clippers team a little bit it’s a tremendous loss for him he he really gives James Harden a terrific pick and roll teammate but Brumley will give them some athleticism and rebounding at that Center position as well Leonard drops a beautiful dime man on the

Finish First start of the season for Mason plumbley remember he missed the 25 games with the left MCL sprain in his knee returned just before the new year and he brings a a number of elements to this team as well yeah when healthy think about to be able to have a guy of

His caliber as your backup center and remember he got hurt that first game that they acquired James Harden and so he really hasn’t had a ton of opportunity to play with Harden to kind of runs the show here for the Clippers Harden on a three-point check you know I think sometimes we

Forget just how Dynamic Jan Harden is with all the excess cont he’s dealt with the last couple Seasons but he has been terrific in that Clippers uniform Shay killed percentage only the great Michael Jordan has been at that level and remember this is a team that while very

Good they don’t have a guy like him so he carries the brunt of their offense and really the focal point of the opposing defense Leonard on The Box backing in against jayen Williams what a between those two Williams has been Sensational here in year two but Kawai just too much on that Baseline

Yeah and he’s able to create enough space to get where he wants to go and this is going to be interesting game too because the thing that the Clippers have they’ve got tremendous Wing Defenders with Leonard and George and Trey man that they will be able to kind of switch off on to

SGA clippers off last night they were beaten in Minnesota on Sunday with both Harden and PG-13 struggling offensively in that game but they haven’t lost backto Back Games since this hot streak for them began in the middle part of November Greg remember they struggled lost the first six games after the acquisition of

Harden as hren takes him to the rack that was a nice d i I said Trey man who plays for I metant Terrence man for the Clippers who’s really improved from an offensive standpoint as well and a lot of that in talking with tou before the

Game he said you know a lot of that redated on that guy right there James hard you know you think about the pick and roll and how Adept he is at running it but what else he does is he creates advantages for his teammates to attack

In space and he is as good still as anybody in our game Williams dials it up boy this has been one of the jumps that he’s made last year about 34 35% from three this year he’s up close to 45% in his second NBA season he he has been

Terrific and probably made the most growth from last year this year you look at the development of this Thunder team and then obviously getting Chad hram integrated into who they are as well well that last block of Paul George was the first Clippers missed shot sja silky

Smooth with the step back and that mid-range game that has been lethal for the Thunder he is just so good at getting where he wants when he wants here’s Harden isolated taking Williams off the point yeah they lost those six but that’s not a lot of time when you’re

Talking about the caliber of player he he is and then they try to integrate him into a system where you’ve got two ball dominant guys in George and Kawai nice find there by hram to get it to Giddy for that finish the starting five for the OKC Thunder boy I tell you they’re

Interchangeable defend defensively they really get after on that end and then offensively their spacing and decision making continues to improve offensive rebound by man the kick Leonard from be got it it’s been one of his better three-point shooting seasons of his career and a Clippers

Lead back to five and a lot of that spir has to do with shot quality you know a lot of times it’s about him that when you look at the frame you don’t realize is there but this guy is a Ultra competitor and man he has really kind of

Set the tone for their defense and anchored hard initiates the plum Ley this is where he’s so good because that’s when it’ll get a little more difficult in part because of schemes and strategies and adjustments and the way the game is officiated all those things is where we’ll have to see what their

Ceiling is but in terms of the regular season they have been incredible well if Josh giddy can take and hit those shots it’s a different Thunder Team last night he struggled just eight points and the loss here to the Lakers he missed six of his eight shots but a good start for giddy here tonight driving kick by Harden gets it to man up and under the kick to Plum Le tight space five to shoot

Harden get a plumly pick now hren on a switch Harden lets it Fly too much th looking to push at every opportunity ill advised pass by gidy Dort has to track it down and still plenty of time to shoot Williams on the deck slithers inside to the wreck oh that was just

Great patience there on the attack by Williams but credit dor with the hustle there to come up with that loose ball to create that opportunity Williams all rookie first team last year finished second in the rookie the year voting rumy just an Exquisite pass by Leonard oh that was a terrific attack

And a beautiful find there by Leonard in traffic two-point Clippers lead two of the top rated offenses in the NBA one and two in terms of three-point shooting and is the place that he wants to end his career and he talked about Kawai L getting his extension done Paul George

Seemed like he’s on the verge and both sides seem motivated to getting extension done as well and he’s hoping to fall into the loop right after them he’s going to be a free agent this summer and he said he wants to sign a long-term deal to end his career with

The Los Angeles Clippers he said this is one of the better medical staffs he’s ever been a part of he tell he said Tyrod L is the best head coach he’s played for and he said he has every reason and every aspiration to end everything here and he likes this core

He wants to stick things out with this coure he said he believes that they have unfinished business to tend to yeah Chris he has not been bashful about sharing just how happy he’s been the perfect fit and again aside from the shaky start with those first six games it’s been so

Seamless with him obviously he’s motivated based on the way things ended in Philadelphia James Harden knows what the narrative has been maybe go back even to his exit with Brooklyn and everyone’s trying to make this work and so far the results have been very impressive and I don’t think there’s any

Question think about the announcement they just had earlier today going into that new Arena they want to go into that situation with one of the best teams in the league and I think this roster with those three guys if they’re healthy does put them in that position in that

Conversation and I think if you’re the front offense that had to be the mindset in terms of getting those three guys locked up Leonard buries a three shot clock was down to one and he had to to work quickly as he’s given the Clippers a four-point lead Leonard signing his three-year

Extension just last week over $155 million as giddy able to get Point Blank and put it down and his Good Start continues getting

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