Indiana Pacers crushed by Los Angeles Clippers and Bennedict Mathurin, defense struggles again
The Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers battled for the first time since their February trade. Why did the Clippers win so easily? What did Bennedict Mathurin, Kobe Brown, and Isaiah Jackson do? Host Tony East breaks it all down.
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Timestamps-ish:
0:00Pacers Defense Issues
5:55 Clippers Dominate Paint
11:08 Mathurin & Jackson Reunion
16:38 Mathurin Clippers Fit
22:16 Injury & Rotation
24:38 Siakam’s Strong Return
Great tanking job by the pacers tonight but Mathurin sucks🍆🍆🍆🍆
Kawai def enjoyed Neismiths fun defense
Here's my daily comment. (Thats all I need to say about that game)
So are you saying that if possible the draft pick should favor the best defensive player available? Is there someone who can fit both offensive and defensive roll out of the top 4 who is that guy?
The ben doesnt fit narrative only worked if you were dumb enough to believe that nba politics make sense
Hi Tony. Yes defense is struggling a lot and we were more healthy. These west coast trips are so hard. The game starting at 10:30p est was rough. I knew this game was going to be a wash when Drew said the ball went out on him lol. Thanks
I'm not seeing how adding Haliburton is going to put this team on track to compete for a championship? They better start getting their ducks in a row closing out this season because it's not going to magically happen. I haven't seen anything that says 90% of these guys can defend and rebound well enough to become an elite team. Let's hope we get a different look with Zu.
The Mathurin love fest has got to go now that he and his team kicked our tails with authority. Even with these lineups we should be more competitive.
If it was just the fans and not the Pacers organization that thought the fit was off he would still be on the team. Fans don't make trade decisions.
As a Clippers fan, The Pacers got robbed. Zu isn't a game changer and K. Brown might be out of the league next year. 🎉
Tony’s gone Hollywood on us!!
Ive had almost zero interest in the pacers since we traded away Mathurin to keep bums like Nesmith and Toppin.
It’s getting tougher to watch the Pacers losing.
Keep on losing and land Boozer.
It kinda feels like we rely on Siakam and Hali too much on offense. If they don’t perform at an all-star level we can’t do anything. We need a legitimate 3rd option, hopefully zu can fill that role.
Happy to see Mathurin getting the opportunity to shine on the clippers, future all-star fo sho!
This is the first pacers game I’ve watched since the trade. It’s just been unbearable to tune in without Mathurin’s spark and energy I had so looked forward to. So proud of Mathurin and it is clear the clippers value him the way he deserves to be, the way Indiana failed to do 💔
I think it’s pretty cool that players can leave franchises and everyone still feels good about each other. That reflects good business and it makes fandom more satisfying. Conversely, it’s time for Pacers fans to get over it. Mathurin is a Clipper now. He’s not your friend, he’s not your family and you should stop pining after him. It’s getting weird.
Ive said it before and I'll say it again. We should have traded Nesmith (who's great and i respect a ton) but he should have been the guy we traded and kept Benn. This trade WILL haunt us one day. 😢