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They held the Jazz to just 13 first-quarter points and saw their own lead balloon to as many as 29 points in the first half.

Leonard famously isn’t on social media, and though he said teammate Ivica Zubac showed him the clip of Embiid’s reaction after the game, in the heat of competition, “I know it’s a big play, but got to have that next-play mentality because right after that,” noting Joe Ingles responded by knocking down a 3-pointer on the next possession.Ĭollectively, the Clippers turned Utah into counterpunchers because this time they led 10-2 to start. He spotted the play on a screen nearby and completely lost track of what he’d been saying, asking someone nearby: “Oh my god. Leonard was ultra-aggressive, as Favors can attest, plowing through the air for the dunk that got the basketball world buzzing well beyond Staples Center – including stopping Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid mid-thought during his postgame news conference. Shoot the open jumpers, create space and continue to just try to make the game easier for everyone around me.” “Look for my shots, try to find seams, try to find gaps … play with confidence. “I’ve just got to be aggressive,” George said. Their stars said they’d continue to apply pressure, and Leonard and Paul George came hungry and feasted (on steak, bypassing the ketchup – in accordance with Lue’s Game 3 metaphor). Game 5 is Wednesday night in Salt Lake City – and Game 6 now definitely will be necessary Friday night at Staples Center, where for the first time this season, local coronavirus protocols will be relaxed enough that a capacity crowd will be allowed inside.īecause of crowd restrictions imposed because of the pandemic, only 8,474 fans were on hand Monday to witness what was, for most of the night, a bludgeoning, as the Clippers lived up to everything they’d promised they’d do.

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Coach Tyronn Lue’s squad can make history if it wins the series as the first team in NBA history to recover from 2-0 deficits twice in the same postseason.

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