Game Thread: New York Knicks @ Los Angeles Clippers 10:30 3/2/2018 [Game #63]

rady

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(24-38) -- (32-28)

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Staples Center, Los Angeles, CAMSG10:30 PM EST


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Injury Report

New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
Ron Baker - Right Shoulder Injury (OUT)Tyrone Wallace - Personal reasons (PROB)
Kristaps Porzingis - Torn Left ACL (OUT)Danilo Gallinari - Right hand contusion (OUT)
Joakim Noah - Personal Reason (NWT)Avery Bradley - Groin (OUT)
-Jawun Evans - Lower abdominal ailment (OUT)
-Patrick Beverley - Knee injury (OUT)

Game Preview

LOS ANGELES -- As the New York Knicks take their struggles to Hollywood on Friday night, the Los Angeles Clippers are only happy to play host.

With the Clippers fighting to stay into playoff contention in the Western Conference, the prospect of playing a team with one victory in its last 11 games is appealing. It is especially welcome after L.A. fell to the NBA's top team, the Houston Rockets, at home Wednesday.

The Knicks have shown nothing of late to strike fear into the Clippers. New York gave up 125 points in a loss at Golden State on Monday and 121 in a loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday.

The Clippers, meanwhile, have gone full throttle on offense lately, although they had their issues scoring against the Rockets in a 105-92 loss. In the four games before that, though, the Clippers scored 126.5 points per game, with matchups against the Warriors and Celtics in that run.

The loss to the Rockets, though, did drop the Clippers out of the No. 8 and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 22 games remaining.

At least the Clippers still have something to play for, even without Blake Griffin, who was traded to the Detroit Pistons.

The Knicks have 20 games remaining and losing them all would seem to be in their best interest in order to improve their draft prospects.

But guard Tim Hardaway Jr. was having none of the "tanking" talk as Friday's game in Los Angeles approached.

"The last 20 games, we have to go all out," Hardaway said, according to the New York Daily News. "If people think we're going to tank and just give up games and stuff like that, they're rooting for the wrong team. We're not built that way. We're not losers. And we don't look at that as a way of just summing up our season.

"We're ballplayers. We have confidence in ourselves and if people want to doubt us than they can go cheer for somebody else."

The Knicks' fortunes seemed to turn when Hardaway suffered a leg injury in November. He hasn't been able to slow the mounting defeats, with the loss of Kristaps Porzingis in early February the biggest blow.

The Clippers have known all about injuries in a bad-luck season and are still dealing with it, even while barely keeping their head above water.

Starting guard Avery Bradley is out with a groin injury, and starting forward Danilo Gallinari has been day to day with a hand bruise. Guard Tyrone Wallace (personal reasons) is day to day, and guard Jwaun Evans has been out for a month with an abdomen issue.

And yet the Clippers sit a half game out of a playoff spot and just 2 1/2 games from the fifth spot in the division. The fourth-place San Antonio Spurs are just three games ahead of the Clippers, but L.A. would have to jump four teams to move up that far.

"I think as a player, obviously, you have to control what you can control," Clippers forward Tobias Harris said, according to the Los Angeles Times. "That's how we play, and a lot of it's going to come down to us handling our business and taking care of what we need to take care of."

On Friday, all the Clippers need to focus on is the Knicks.

(CBSSports / STATS)
 
Thanks again, Rady.

If I understand things correctly, Noah is now unlikely to be bought out or released now that we have passed the March 1st deadline to sign with another team and play in the playoffs. Glad to see we?re not making a bad financial move in a lost season.
 

Kiyaman

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Nice Game-Thread Rady .... The Clippers has been .500 team without CP3 n Griffin plus Clippers had a extra load of injuries throughout the season .. Headcoach Doc Rivers winning style of coaching has the Clippers a win streak away from being a 5th seed team having 22 games remaining.

Clippers play big-ball giving Center Deandre Jordan help on both sides of the paint having 2 double-double forward in PF Harrell SF Harris.
Lou Williams is having a all star season at the guard spot .. Teodosic has been developing well under Docs coaching staff.

Knicks coach Hornacek ....???
 

tiger0330

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Nice Game-Thread Rady .... The Clippers has been .500 team without CP3 n Griffin plus Clippers had a extra load of injuries throughout the season .. Headcoach Doc Rivers winning style of coaching has the Clippers a win streak away from being a 5th seed team having 22 games remaining.

Clippers play big-ball giving Center Deandre Jordan help on both sides of the paint having 2 double-double forward in PF Harrell SF Harris.
Lou Williams is having a all star season at the guard spot .. Teodosic has been developing well under Docs coaching staff.

Knicks coach Hornacek ....???
Clips have had every reason to go full tank this season losing 2 star players along with all their injuries but have remained competitive unlike the Knicks. I know the tank is pretty strong at this point for them but I'm with Timmy and others that if they can win some games with the kids esp that backcourt of Mudiay and Nits they should, setting the tone and a starting 5 for next season is just as important as moving up a notch or 2 in the draft. Go Knicks
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Clips have had every reason to go full tank this season losing 2 star players along with all their injuries but have remained competitive unlike the Knicks. I know the tank is pretty strong at this point for them but I'm with Timmy and others that if they can win some games with the kids esp that backcourt of Mudiay and Nits they should, setting the tone and a starting 5 for next season is just as important as moving up a notch or 2 in the draft. Go Knicks

We can not believe a word Tim Hardaway say .. especially after Tim's February 17% fg shooting performance of pure tanking. The last time Tim had a consistent BUM performance like the one he had throughout February we traded him to Atlanta Hawks.
 

tiger0330

Legend
I was listening to a Locked on Knicks podcast and they were discussing Frank who they were saying should be starting at PG because he's the future at the position for the Knicks, not Mudiay, not Trey. On the other hand Don Maclean who does an excellent job of player analysis says the Knicks reached selecting him at 8 because French League stats don't count. Knicks fans are going to have to wait to see who is right about the kid.
 

jimkcchief88

All Star
Well we already know Frank was a reach at 7...look at Franks? contemporaries DSJR and DM...the stench of Pjax haunts us...set the Knicks back 5-10 years with bad contracts and drAft picks
 

Broadway

All Star
I was listening to a Locked on Knicks podcast and they were discussing Frank who they were saying should be starting at PG because he's the future at the position for the Knicks, not Mudiay, not Trey. On the other hand Don Maclean who does an excellent job of player analysis says the Knicks reached selecting him at 8 because French League stats don't count. Knicks fans are going to have to wait to see who is right about the kid.

Listening to the Clippers telecast too and heard the same. Disappointed not seeing them on the court at the same time. It's so frustrating because I think they may complement each other if given the chance. Sick of seeing Beasley and Thomas
 

tiger0330

Legend
Knicks up 60-57 at the half. CLee who started came to play 4-6 and 3 3s. Nits only played 7 mins off the bench, what happened to his minutes? I liked what I saw from Troy, hit a 3 and knocked Montrel to the floor on a steal and he wasn't called for a foul.
 

tiger0330

Legend
Mudiay looks awful tonight. Nits is back in for him with 6 mins left in the 3d, let him go the rest of the way along with Trey.
 

Kiyaman

Legend
Knicks up 60-57 at the half. CLee who started came to play 4-6 and 3 3s. Nits only played 7 mins off the bench, what happened to his minutes? I liked what I saw from Troy, hit a 3 and knocked Montrel to the floor on a steal and he wasn't called for a foul.


Jeff Hornacek said at #Knicks shootaround that while it's Steve Mills' and Scott Perry's decision, he believes Troy Williams earned another contract. "I will say he?s played well for us. It?s that activity. His athleticism. I think length, he covers ground.
 

tiger0330

Legend
Another 2 half blowout, we're now 1-10 since Feb. We may not win another game this season if we don't beat SAC on Sunday.
 

tiger0330

Legend
Scott Perry is there tonight watching this disaster, he definitely has to prove himself this offseason
I want to see what he does with KP's extension. Logic dictates you don't extend a guy that's recovering from a major knee injury but I think the Knicks are backed into a corner with the kid. Only way the Knicks don't extend him is if KP's brother says he won't sign the extension, chances of Janis saying that are nil with his knee injury.
 
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