ESPN’s Tim Legler “SHOCKED” Clippers back from 12 down in 4th to beat Warriors 130-125; Curry 41 Pts

ESPN’s Tim Legler “SHOCKED” Clippers back from 12 down in 4th to beat Warriors 130-125; Curry 41 Pts

Without LeBron up a dozen D’Angelo Russell Davis with the jumper Davis 37 and 15 Russell had a career high 17 assist there’s haimura career high 36 those two the first Lakers Duo to each have 35 in the same game since sha and Kobe in 2003 and the Lakers now four over 500

This just allows you to kind of take inventory of a loaded and in a lot of ways kind of back heavy potentially western conference with a lot of Youth there at the top Tim legler is with this and a lot of teams are hitting the break

Golden State’s got a game to play on Thursday night I want to start with golden state because the game where we led the program tonight in many ways kind of a microcosm of what they are at least from my vantage point I’m curious if you agree enough to make you go o

There’s something here but it’s another big blown lead and that’s really been the pebble in the shoe for them all year man it’s really been been a problem as you squint and look at him you see enough to make you go maybe there’s more here than we might see record-wise yeah

Tonight they fell prey to some defensive lapses that have plagued them all year in the fourth quarter that’s really what it was they controlled the game for three Clippers shot lights out in the fourth quarter they lose the lead to a very good team playing without kawh Leonard but Scott they’re moving this

Thing forward I think that’s what’s important to me because they’re such an interesting team because of the Steph Curry element I don’t think we’re forcing it to say they look different right now at the right time as they get head into the allstar break show you a couple examples of what I’m talking

About it’s really comes down to their movement and their purpose offensively when they get multiple moving Parts this is when the Warriors are at their best little back screen that’s get somebody out step Comes This Way while the ball’s moving that way all kinds of action happening at the same time strong side

And weak side happens again here Draymond Little Brush screen is going to clear out Gary Payton replaces Steph Curry’s going to get the ball over here to the wing one more more time this is the third multiple action set on the same possession you’re going to get this

Steph Curry’s going to cut out p is going to come around the whole time you’re trying to create this ultimately you get motion that’s predicated on chasing Steph Curry around Defenders on the weak side head turned and you see Gary pton who just came back from injury

And it’s a massively important piece for this team gets to refeed in Middle Lane from pods gets to the floor for a dunk gets to the rim for a dunk here again second half this is vintage Steph Curry what he likes to do pass and Chase and

Again it’s the multiple action but the focus here is going to be Draymond Green Draymond Green when he’s playing well which he really is right now this is what he does he gobbles up the empty space once Steph Curry has drawn multiple people with him when Draymond

Green is not playing well he’ll stay at the three-point line catch it and the whole offense bogs down but watch how confident he is taking this space eating it up getting into the lane and now on the weak side looks a little different than what we’re used to seeing cuz this

Would normally be maybe clay and Wiggins this is kaminga and this is psky a rookie who’s played out of his mind lately get the swing the swing great patience up fake step in short shot their offense right now operating a higher level because kaminga has been great Curry’s been Sensational all year

But psky is playing well Wiggins is moving it forward a little bit Clay is like that splashy night here and there but the consistency is not there they’re waiting on Chris Paul to come back I’m seeing some positive things out of this team right now they’re harder to guard

They’re competing more defensively and I just think they’re an interesting team to keep an eye on as we come out of the break and the Clippers show you why we’ve been talking about them a ton these past couple months and why they certainly look like a potential title

Winning team no Kawai but what they get in this game Norman pal goes nuts which Segways to the next thought X factors you’re going to win the playoffs your stars have got to be great but it can’t just be them in the Western Conference a couple of guys who could be significant

Contributors for teams that have title aspirations I’m going to start with the guy that’s already got a ring because of how good he was in the postseason last year and right now Denver’s not playing great Aaron Gordon is a massive Difference Maker for this team and it’s

Not just like hey when he gets a big scoring night they’re better yeah that’s that’s pretty obvious it’s more than that it’s what he brings them with his versatility a number of guys he can guard but it’s also Scott the timing on his on his Cuts playing off of joic and

The way that he understands how to read the two-man game with Murray and joic as a weak side slasher it’s so important to finishing that off and making Five Guys defend you and then there’s this dude he’s becoming a star Scott he has increased his scoring average every

Month this year he’s increased his field goal percentage every month this year he’s averaging 25 points a game in February he is a future star in this league that’s playing like a star right now and why I put him in here look I think Oklahoma City is the real deal

They’re very very young no playoff experience really collectively but if jayen Williams plays the way that he’s playing right now it gives them a chance against anybody they are going to see and that’s why I put him as an xfactor cuz I don’t know if he can keep up this

Pace in a seven game series against one of these teams with all this talent but maybe he can if that’s the case Oklahoma City is dangerous keep an eye on what this guy is doing right now because it’s really fun to watch it’s just so wild to

Look at the top and the youth and look at the back and the experience of the West will it shake out that way we got a ton of time to sort it out but if it does man you get some remarkably compelling early playoff matchups we’ll

Talk East with Tim a little bit later in the meantime let’s take a look at the top four in the Western Conference where the Timberwolves will be the one seed entering the All-Star break for the first time in 20 years regardless of their result as they do have a game on

Thursday that is in Portland the top four in the west currently separated by just two and a half games and that is with Denver struggling with the three consecutive L’s heading into the break the parade video from whatever City and and whatever team wins a championship is pretty predictable

Massive crowds players who’ve had a few in celebration predictions of more parades to come in Kansas City they’re getting used to these lately no one’s grown weary of celebrating Super Bowls the joy of the day abruptly ended by an all too familiar refrain in our country

A mass shooting that claimed the life of one and injured dozens more Kansas city mayor Quenton Lucas on the tragic end of the day today was tragic for everyone who was part of it I had the chance to talk to my wife just a moment ago who said we

Became part of a statistic of too many Americans those who have experienced or been part of or connected to a mass shooting that is something that I hope we all recognize is highly problematic for all of us I continue to commend our police officers our firefighters and others who were there to respond

Instantly but we also need to figure out a way to make sure that things like this stop happening in our country I’m angry angry at what happened today the people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment we had over 800 Law Enforcement Officers Kansas City and other

Agencies at the location to keep everyone safe because of Bad actors which were very few this tragedy occurred as is off in the case many took to social media among the post from Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes wrote praying for Kansas City Travis K Kelsey said I’m am heartbroken over the tragedy that took

Place today my heart is with all who came out to celebrate with us and have been affected Casey you mean the world to me Kansas City radio station kkfi announced Wednesday evening that radio host and DJ Lisa Lopez Galvan lost her life in the shooting quote this senseless act has taken a beautiful

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ESPN’s Tim Legler “SHOCKED” Clippers back from 12 down in 4th to beat Warriors 130-125 despite Stephen Curry’s 41 Points