How The Kawhi Leonard-Less LA Clippers Struggled To Score Against The Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Clippers struggle to generate offense against the Minnesota Timberwolves, falling 94-88 at Intuit Dome. Can the LA Clippers overcome depth concerns when stars like Kawhi Leonard and John Collins are sidelined with injuries? Anthony Edwards shines with 31 points, sealing the Wolves’ win with clutch shot-making, while the Clippers lack a 20-point scorer and rely on Derrick Jones Jr.’s 18-point effort.
Die hard LA Clippers fan and Host Darian Vaziri breaks down the impact of Kawhi Leonard’s absence and the team’s inability to convert from beyond the arc, shooting just 5-for-22 from three. With a grueling March schedule looming—18 games in 31 days—he questions the Clippers’ shot creation, rotation choices, and readiness for playoff-style adversity. Are the Clippers prepared to find late-game offense without their stars, or will inconsistent rotations and poor shooting continue to be their Achilles’ heel in the Western Conference race?
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18 Comments
To me mathurin was off the whole game.. Just not looking like himself..
Mathurin look diff without kawhi out dea… u see why the klaw makes all the difference.. I think we can make some noise in playoffs with everyone healthy
We need to play the young guys more, Lopez got 32 minutes. And was bad. Yanic, miller, sanders, cam, Jackson those guys need minutes and big playing time. Idk what lue is doing playing older guys such high minutes.
Mathurin looked shook, couldn’t even get the ball over half court. He should never play point guard, ever! Dunn or Kobe should be bringing the ball up court in those situation.
DJ, Dunn & Yanic are what kept them in the game. Aside from the free throws, “Benny” was terrible, Watch the game again, but not as a Mathurin fan.
Can somebody tell Steve ballmer that Ty lue is the real problem. Decision like putting brook Lopez as starter. Brook looks lost in the game
Brook doesn’t defend and he shoot bricks. Brook looks so dumb in the court. Not knowing what to do
At this point when I see Bogy come in, it ruins my day and I know we r gonna lose. He is beyond terrible.
Brook Lopez was horrible last night
You can tell we needed Zu and Harden last night , but obviously this team needs to get healthy , I just loved how they fought the whole night , Dunn was good miller and sanders had some nice moments too , I was at the game, I had fun , looking forward to the future with this squad
Why TY not play Isaiah Jackson?
Defense is good, offense is a pain to watch
Love seeing what Yanic is doing out there. I like the play style of the 2nd unit; lots of energy, flying around, and swinging the ball (A welcome change from the Harden ball-pounding era).
Kawhi's 3 point shot has been struggling since his ankle issues arose.
I wonder if he told the clippers he would need weeks off while asking for 50 million dollars
Absolutely correct Dime…we’ll be need T least 3 guaranteed shooters / aka all stars. That’s the way the NBA goes. Ben is a two way baller which makes him dangerous.
I wonder how beal is recovering???
Isaiah Jackson can help Lopez on defensive
It's crazy that Clippers without Kawhi lost by only 6 points. I didn't see the game but Edwards was way too hyped about outlasting a Clippers team without it's best player. I'll say it again, Anthony Edwards is one of the most overrated star in the NBA.