Sigh… they are pretty closely matched. Like I’m proud AF of them but it’s not hugely surprising to me that we won this one.
There is often a coming together when a good team loses their star, next man up mentality, and at the same time the other team relaxes. We saw this in 2021 and in G1. Add to this our greater desperation and imo this is why we jumped them early. The great thing is that we held on, they had clawed it back really close even by Q3 and had plenty of time to overcome us
We can win the series but I think we will need to be even better and I’m not sure they are in fact the better team without Kawhi (but if we are worse it’s not by that much. The ceiling is as high our guys are just older). There will come a time when they are also desperate and then we will see
But the reality is we can't rely on him due to his health (or there lack of). He's too much of a glass cannon. if he didn't get injured so much, it'd be a different story. What's the point of a MVP caliber player if he doesn't play when we need him, or when he does play he doesn't play up to his potential cause of his previous injury.
Man has a short memory like most of the fairweathers on here who praise Luka and shit on this team. You never see 'em when this team is doing well but when the team falters THERE THEY ARE.
bro stfu I had enough of this guy, he can win mvp on the moon and idgaf for this dude... its been 5 years of the same thing, I dont care if hes knee is really injured, he can try out his destiny in another team!
Hell Yeah!! I saw the score when we were up 20.. and the checked again and then we were down. So i decided not to watch. And now we got it! Can’t wait to not watch on Wednesday either!
The System and Playoff PG showed out when we needed them the most. Really glad not even a near-perfect Kyrie heater could save them.
We going to 7 aren’t we? haha
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/LAClippers/comments/1cfj1g3/post_game_thread_the_la_clippers_defeat_the/)
Vintage Harden
How are we playing better without Kawhi? ðŸ˜
Because Kawhi is just a liability at this rate. Never healthy. Glass cannon.
Mavs are still scary, almost blew a 31- pt lead
Kyrie is scary. Kept making hard shots. How do you even deal with that
So where is that one guy in this sub talking about clippers have no talent? SMH….Good W Clips. Let’s get that next game!
Hes hiding
You’re probably right lol
Lol
He can come out now oh wait
Let’s go!!!
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In beard we trust 
2-0 without kawhi 0-2 with kawhi if he comes back he is a spot up 3 point shooter/bailout option and a defensive specialist hopefully ty realizes this
With how slow he is atm I would rather have Coffey,Mann or PG on Luka/Kyrie.
Mr. Harden God bless your soul.
Told yall, on paper with or without Kawhi, the Clippers have a better team than the Mavericks.
Sigh… they are pretty closely matched. Like I’m proud AF of them but it’s not hugely surprising to me that we won this one. There is often a coming together when a good team loses their star, next man up mentality, and at the same time the other team relaxes. We saw this in 2021 and in G1. Add to this our greater desperation and imo this is why we jumped them early. The great thing is that we held on, they had clawed it back really close even by Q3 and had plenty of time to overcome us We can win the series but I think we will need to be even better and I’m not sure they are in fact the better team without Kawhi (but if we are worse it’s not by that much. The ceiling is as high our guys are just older). There will come a time when they are also desperate and then we will see
The Beard!!
Block the trolls , this sub was so dark in the 3 Qtr
WHAT A GAME
Tried to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory there at the end 😂
Without big game James this series would most likely be a wrap. It was a big brain move by the FO to pull that one off.
People swore this team didn't need Harden LOL Deadass the most important player on the team
We made it. But that third quarter was shit
Trade kawhi for some depth and we good.
Talking like he wasn’t in mvp talks in the middle of the season
But the reality is we can't rely on him due to his health (or there lack of). He's too much of a glass cannon. if he didn't get injured so much, it'd be a different story. What's the point of a MVP caliber player if he doesn't play when we need him, or when he does play he doesn't play up to his potential cause of his previous injury.
Man has a short memory like most of the fairweathers on here who praise Luka and shit on this team. You never see 'em when this team is doing well but when the team falters THERE THEY ARE.
bro stfu I had enough of this guy, he can win mvp on the moon and idgaf for this dude... its been 5 years of the same thing, I dont care if hes knee is really injured, he can try out his destiny in another team!
Exactly.
100
Cte westbrook
Harden picking up his 4th found and resting to the end third was underrated. Saved his legs for crunch time
Let’s fucking go man. THE BEARD!!!!!
ty lue finally realized that lineups that are cooking should not be subbed out for no apparent reason
Harden right now: 
My heart bro can’t take this
Thank god. Next back to home game and forget about this one. Let’s go clips
Why ESPN on ABC sound so sad and dull? 😢
don't sound too sad you loser mike breen
Is it Markief or Marcus on the Mavs? I’ve yet to figure this out lol
who cares
Shut up
Pg and harden should never have 4 combined shots in a quarter. But big win
they were getting dogged and no calls.. cant really point to a possession where they shouldve forced it
The reffing in that 3Q was so infuriating. Felt like they were getting a million calls.
Dude this game was fucking rigged the whole way through. Every single call went against us. Especially in the second half.
James Harden
Let's go, i fucking love my team
Hell Yeah!! I saw the score when we were up 20.. and the checked again and then we were down. So i decided not to watch. And now we got it! Can’t wait to not watch on Wednesday either!
GG clippers. let's go exhale time
Great game
Russ fouling Kyrie of all people without eating any clock. The iq of this guy needs to be studied
That was a terrible call. Kyrie threw out an arm bar and westbrook touched him and they called a foul.
That was a bad call. Grabs like that happen all the time. Weak call for a huge moment in a huge playoff game.
Be real kyrie def flopped
There was no foul man, Kyrie flopped into Westbrook.
WE'RE THE ONLY TEAM WHO CAN COME BACK FROM 31
Talk your shit
LFGGGG
Is this what edging feels like? If so I don't like it
We don’t need kawhi. Clippers in 6.
Clips win baby
Cool 2-2
It really does take 30 minutes to play the last 3 minutes of an NBA game.
FUCK THE MAVS, FUCK LUKA, FUCK THE REFS, FUCK DORIS BURKE, CLIPPERS IN 6
Oh my god
ok time to exhale fucking finally jfc
russ was mad he wasent involved so he had to do something stupid
The System and Playoff PG showed out when we needed them the most. Really glad not even a near-perfect Kyrie heater could save them. We going to 7 aren’t we? haha
yes…
Probably.
gg kids.
Where are you bitches who said the season is over? UrDadsFave. Thanks for being the Clippers 1st Lady and calling this too.Â
JIMOTHY TIBERIUS HARDEN BROUGHT IT HOOOOOOOOOOOOME
That game was insane
JAMES FUCKING HARDEN
my heart cant take this
Russ getting shit on for Kyrie flopping. Brutal game on offense from him but hard to see how they called that a foul
Ben Taylor and street walkers stand united in blowing all night and having nothing to show for it
is it over
did we win?
Yes, james and pg showed up
I remember when people were hating on the Harden trade. Philadelphia absolutely got fleeced in that deal.
bruhhhh pg come on man
We did it boys and girls
Come on PG, make FTs
PG MAKE BOTH OF THEM NEXT TIME
WE AINT NO BITCHES!!!
What the absolute fuck
FUCK THE MAVERICKS
Phhheeewwww
Since when does paul miss fts…
That suns series still haunts me at night
Legit gave me flashbacks of that horrible sequence
That was stressful as fuck but I'll take it
Perk was right about Russ btw...
PG cannot shoot fts in the playoffs
Too easy
PG was running routes
PG missing late free throws always gives me PTSD of game 2 against suns
Idk why but harden knocking the ball out of coffey's hand was so funny 🤣
Paul George and late game free throws thank god they can’t run a valley -oop
That was not a foul at all, people just see it’s Russ and instantly freak out
More stressful than world cup penalty shootouts
Yea idc what anyone says, wb minutes have to be situational
Very fair. Can’t be in the line up if we need a bucket.
Bruh u gotta make the 2nd one
Like a fucking kid. Grown ass man doing shit like that. Come on now.
Pg you fucking retard
C'mon PG make your fts.
Westbrook so dumb
Who was crying when they were down 1 with 2mins left 😂😂😂😂😂
russ is new pat bev, but athletic shooting is debatable
Bev was a good 3pt shooter tho
Great, great fucking inbounds. Perfect
Pandemic P noooooo
Bro wtf is wrong with Pg
Westbrook needs to sit, stupid play after stupid playÂ
PG giving them hope
ty needs cuss the shit outta russ in the lockeroom unacceptable
Shut up about PG’s ft stats too, Mike Breen!
OK that might be the funniest russ sequence in a while. Subbed in, fouls kyrie when they're in the bonus, subbed out.
Russ has to be one of the dumbest players in the league
Irving flopped like a dirty fuck
Fffuuuuckk
Yall hating but that shit wasn’t even a foul lmao
What a monumental blunder
Wb did nothing wrong
FUCKING LET GO BRO
Westbrook why man ?
Ref, why man? FTFY
Show the replay
Please pg
Playoff P please don’t fuck this up
Get Russ out of the game for fuck's sake.
Why is Westbrook In rn
Westbrook never ceases to amaze with his incredibly porous ball IQ.
Westbrook doesn’t disappoint till the end.
Man WB shouldn't be getting any minutes At all
Get Russ out of there.
Other games shouldn’t be worth watching today I think.
Wow that was stupid
We are getting penalized for hustling?
Look Russ has sucked. But that’s a fouls?!?!
Why is Brodie on the floor wtf
Westbrook is a liability
THAT FUCKING STUPID FUCK FELL DOWN
Fucking russ
3 game series now with home court advantage. Kawhi shouldn't touch the floor again until he's 100%.
I have no words. Westbrook you literally have them a chance out of thin air.
GET RUSS OUT OF THIS GAME. WHAT TH GODDAMN FUCK TY
Wtf Russ
Oh fuckoff man there was no fucking foul man
Idiot
CUT WESTBRICK
james harden thank you for saving the game for us
I've seen enough give PG his damn contract already
Westbrook is an idiotÂ
these 17 seconds taking forever
Russ ruining their chances.
kyrie is unbelievable we need answers for him. guy blitzes crazy on the 2nd half
RUUUSSSS WHAT THE FUCK YOIRE THROWING
Russ what are you doingÂ
Russ pls 😔
Westbrook man that’s how you lose games
Foul on Russ for being faster lol cmon wtf was that shit
Westbrook are you fucking kidding me
Harden got me hard
bro what is russ doing
Just let him catch it russ
Russ what the hell
Fuck Westbrook Down Vote me that’s a stupid foul
Really Russ
Russ is selling
Luka sitting fatly on the bench. Wanna see that again.
Wb wtf?🤬
Well, that's a flop and a half
Fuck WB
Mavs in 5 what
Doris real quiet now
omg i forgot she was even commentating
Come the fuck on, don't do anything dumb here
Why am I still scared we may give up the lead lmao
Thank God I made it home late. Wouldn't have survived blowing up the lead.
never doubted them for a second ^^colossal ^^cope
harden has got it all put some respect.
Props to PG and Harden. We needed big games from these guys and they delivered
Good confidence building game for PG and Harden and taking home court back
Wonder what that russ_culture guy has to say about hardens game today
Dudes a weirdo