‘He’s Fighting’ Tyronn Lue Reacts After Clippers Loss Against Cavs

‘He’s Fighting’ Tyronn Lue Reacts After Clippers Loss Against Cavs

Hey coach offensive rebounds they cash in the second chance points did you kind of see that as the difference tonight in the first half for sure I think they only had three in the second half but um yeah in the first half just offensive rebounds um Second Chance points like

You said and transition um not getting back and then a few times like I think we have four out of five possessions at the end of the second quarter we turned the ball over they get out in transition got some easy baskets as well and so we

Didn’t do a good job in those two areas when it comes to the decision to go small to make that that push like at at what point do you give your centers the chance to kind of you know affect the game while they’re in there and what

Mix you go I don’t understand like you went small I think the last I want to say 8 minutes okay 8 minutes fourth quarter like what made you what made you go small at all and what made you like wait until that point to go oh um just

You know not able to get stops and then I thought just spacing the floor out um you see they take Jared Allen out or he has to guard one of our Smalls and we did a good job like I said penetrating get into the paint you know making the

Right play we didn’t make the shots necessarily but we did make some some good plays we was able to spread them out a little bit and then defensively got stops we rebounded the basketball and um they got a couple key ones that you know we we didn’t control the

Dribble they got to the paint dropped off to Allen for am1 got to the basket but you know overall um just wasn’t able to get stops we got down think t and so I wanted to go small to try to change the game up and probably a little too

Late when I asked you before the game about Donovan his balance of making plays and and being a scorer uh just how how would you assist him doing that um with getting double digit buckets and over digit assist tonight yeah he just he’s a great player you know he can

Score the basketball um if you play pick and roll in a drop um if you’re playing one-on-one he can score the basketball and then also he’s he’s a great passer you know he can make the right reads and right passes and um you know so we want

To just show him different looks tonight to try to keep him out balance you know only two for 10 from three tonight which is you know was huge but he got to the paint you know a lot more than we would like and um he was kind of you know

Slippery in those blitzes a couple times as well and we Wen able to contain him how are you feeling about about Paul I know that defensively I mean he played your best when he was when he was out there but it feel like he has kind of had some slow offensive nights missed

All his threes tonight like how do you how do you feel like you’re managing him and how do you feel like he’s just doing in general um he’s doing okay I mean just you know um pushing through playing on the way he has and so um you know we

Appreciate that like we need everybody everybody we can get because he’s still dangerous on the floor and so just monitor just see how he feels um making sure we making sure that he stays on his restriction um but he’s you know he’s fighting through something and playing

And so you know we need him on the floor if he’s if he can be out there and if not then we understand so um just you know we appreciate him be on the floor fighting through what he’s going through but is his restriction I’m not telling you well you

Just mentioned it I know so I’m not telling you how many minutes what you think from what you got from the bench tonight coffee and Norman particular yeah I thought Russ Norman and Amir were great you know um like just just really you know happy and

Proud of Amir just to you know continue to stay with it I said talked about the last couple years um you know not getting a chance and opportunity but um the way he’s played this year we you know gave him opportunity and he’s been phenomenal so

I’m just happy for all the work he’s put in is paying off um great defensively you know making shots driving close outs um he’s playing very well and so you know our guys trust him on the floor and that’s that’s good to see and he’s getting more and more confidence you

Know as the games come along so just very happy for a here and the work that Jeremy’s put in with him you know um over these last years are just keeping him ready keeping him engaged um and like I said he’s playing phenomenal with Mo a mix restriction J was rotating in

And out obviously um with two bigs on the floor one big on the floor can you just describe kind of that uh you know challenge what was his restriction minutes restriction what was it 20 to 24 21 minutes 20 to 24 JB told y that yeah oh okay yeah um just messing

With you Joe um no I mean it gives a different Dynamic to the team like you said when they’re big like that and able to rebound the basketball offensive rebounds um two guys play the you know high low game you know really well and um and then you you take Moy out there

You bring in a shooter you know like Wade and he’s big he’s 69ine you know so he has size as well you know so it gives you two different Dynamics to their team and um like I said I thought they play played well tonight and JB’s done a great job as well yep

Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue speaks to media after Clippers lose against Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook, Norman Powell play well, but James Harden and Paul George struggle. Clippers game today. Clippers postgame interview.