LA Clippers vs Atlanta Hawks Full Highlights 1st QTR – P1 | Mar 17 | NBA Season 2023-2024
We said this when they were going in through the peak when they were winning nine games and they were the best team for two and a half months that they would have kind of moments that were a bit of a low they’re in those now they
Have a chance to break out of it here I think over the next two weeks here to close out March and regain their form and their swager for start after winning the tip they look to kawi Leonard Leonard spins and knocks it down for the game first bucket sometimes the
Game is really simple empty the corner isolate a little bit off the block on the left hand side and have him go to work I mean it’s as simple as you can get Kawai came through with the b bogdanovich a three is blocked by Zoo it’s recovered by Kawai they Center it
To James Harden and I think it’s very important that the Clippers get off to a I think a great start not just from the offensive end but kind of impose their will and you did mention the defense the Hawks are 23 and 16 when they score over 115 points 6 and 21
When they score less it was a shootout in Atlanta as kawi Leonard clean looking a three well he liked it when it left his hand Johnson comes away with a rebound for the Hawks yeah they’ve been playing I mean five and five without Trey young in the lineup says a lot
About how this team is kind of built a little bit different guys playing different roles and Clint capella has always been a problem on the offensive glass where they’ve really gotten better um the Hawks is since tre’s been out is their defense has improved in those last
10 games as well what a pass by Harden to Leonard saers into the lane just lobs it up gently not there rebound goes to zo Clippers get the extended possession kaai Leonard for three this might be a game I don’t know yet that Kawhi Leonard takes every shot for the Clippers well I
Mean but he’s been wide open I mean two in the corner and then that one off the outstanding offensive rebound rebound by iich to get Kawai another good look capella a favorite Target of James Harton while they were in Houston you mentioned he’s always been a prop on
Offensive class he’s been one of the Premier role men in the NBA since he teamed up with James deep in the Heart of Texas well always a l threat in particular when teams are playing turn over there to drop defense throw it to the rim and Clint
Pretty much could finish above and as well as anyone here’s Zoo getting on the inside to jonte Murray had the unenviable task of trying to block him out in kawhai he was shooting that shot a shoot around right there wide wide open cers coming off a a tough loss in the
Bio in the sense of they were down their top two point guards as CR goes inside gives to bonovich lobs it up but not in rebound Miss time then timed perfectly by capella for the stuff liers hung tough I thought against a very good New Orleans team and if
You’re a Gambling Man and I am not by Nature I would say those two teams are going to line up in round one as the four five match up who has the four who has the five the pers have the inside track in the standings however the Pelicans now have the tiebreaker three
For George she’s hit half of those over his last seven games missfires there well but you did an outstanding job of explaining explaining to the process in which if the Clippers easily been called an offensive foul unfortunately for us the officials chose not to but again it’s capella showing
That athleticism and timing on offensive glass Hawks got off to a great start this season they were six and four but just 23 and 33 cents you heard Jim mention they played their last 10 without Trey young with a ligament problem in his hand they are hopeful that he’ll return when they’re
In the playing game it seems like that’s where they will stay their three games clear of Brooklyn their three games back I believe of Chicago in the East shot at block recovered by Johnson two-man game with Murray they L it back to John what a pass with a finish but excellent pass
Break defense and was able jayen to get it back to finish mentioned it was a shootout with these two teams back in February Clippers scored 149 points 47 in the fourth quarter in the win George pops into the paint jumps off at two feet not there and the rebound goes ahead to Murray PR loob it up but not in was that in between like a pass and a shot and the rebound Works its way in the corner to Jaylen Johnson who knocks down to three he had 26 and their lost to Utah a couple of nights ago well when your best
Player is out you other things open up and I think that’s what’s happening with this with any team A lot of times but in particular with Jaylen Johnson finds some opportunities a beautiful isolation opportunity for kawhai to seal the young fell Johnson off and then a beautiful
Delivery that time by James hard over the top Kawai with all seven for the Clippers Johnson no rebound goes to Capella once again the rebound pked around Leonard dodging defenders in transition bounces nicely into man who creates space and then the defense recoils for Atlanta Kawai for three zoo with a Rebound what a pass inside to zoo hit from behind a whistle and a foul that pass from Harden was something else a little bowling ball pass and uh beautiful seal and and Roll But outstanding defense here and now watch transition the ball Johnson gives it up
Right there he forces kaad to have to make a decision and Deonte Murray wisely throws it up to the athletic jayen Johnson you know what’s interesting about about Trey young the injury is on his off hand so I think people thought maybe he would opt to have surgery after
The even though it’s in all hand interesting decision right there again the the Hawks a few years ago they went pretty deep in the playoffs we’ll talk about a little bit later the front office questioned whether or not they made the right decisions after that run turnover Here Comes Karen man well
The to this point the Murray Trey young combo hasn’t worked to the level which they thought it would be based on paper individually they have had good that has not equated wins kawi Leonard is going to score almost every point for the Clippers he’s got 10 of
The 12 Clippers by one yeah he’s doing an outstanding job of of kind of maintaining the space and his teammates are finding him off of dribble penetration Ka knocks in another three-point shot kaai almost 60% from the field in his last five games Murray a very good mid-range shooter puts that
One down CER toer first quarter Atlanta by one George has been really good of late puts up the first shot broadcaster Jinx in place Johnson comes away with the rebound for Atlanta you didn’t see the game in Chicago Paul George was 11 of 12 from the field
LA Clippers vs Atlanta Hawks Full Highlights 1st QTR – P1 | Mar 17 | NBA Season 2023-2024
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