The Battle For The 8th Seed feat. Locked On Blazers
Playoff hopes hang in the balance as the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers face off in their biggest game of the season. Will Kawhi Leonard’s career-best scoring year propel the Clippers past Deni Avdija’s breakout, or can Jrue Holiday’s elite defense and hot shooting once again tip the scales for Portland? The stakes: the crucial eighth seed in the NBA’s Western Conference, with both franchises hungry to extend postseason streaks and prove their legitimacy in a loaded field
Die hard LA Clippers fan and Host Darian Vaziri and Locked On Blazers Host Mike Richman break down the tactical chess match—highlighting how Portland’s dominance on the offensive glass, the Clippers’ three-point volatility, and Darius Garland’s X-factor potential could decide the outcome. Key topics include Ben Mathurin’s recent slump, defensive adjustments for both squads, and why this showdown means everything for each team’s trajectory. Can the Clippers capitalize on Kawhi’s prime, or will the Blazers reclaim playoff relevance in front of a roaring home crowd?
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19 Comments
Why do the blazers get the tie breaker if they win? Won't it be 2-2 on the season between them?
Mike where you get that hat from man
Idk Clippers shouldn’t be allowed to make the playoffs, they disrespected the NBA’s salary cap
Easy win for portland
Kawhi needs to drop 40+ or 50 for the Clips to win in Portland
Ben and Jordan need to concentrate on shooting the open three
Clippers needs JC and Ben to play tougher defensive and score to help Kawaih tonight game he can’t do by himself and TY needs to play big line up fo tonight
Portland have a younger rosters and they’re shoot better than Clippers
🫴🏽🫴🏽🫴🏽KAWHIIIIII 3RD FINALS MVP
Kawahi has no help Dunn and Jones supplies no offense at all
Blazers still pretty dame good, they whooped us just recently.
It needs to be stated that part of the reason we are struggling more to rebound and defend recently is that both back up bigs are injured. Others need to show more effort ofc.
He kept sneaking in bullied and puked…clippers nation where u at
Messi had to stike back ….there's alot of sneek dissing here …clippers nation whats up
Whatever happens, I want the Suns and Warriors out of the playoffs. Go Clippers… then Go Blazers.
Portland is tough no doubt about it. However, if Kauai and DG are playing the way they are capable I think we should win
We're going to miss Isaiah Jackson for tonight's game. They're saying he could play Sunday and I think that would be really big. It would give him one game under his belt before we start to play in and possibly a playoff series. So if we win the playing game it would be two games before a playoff series would start and that would help.
I just don't think enough fans realize how important Isaiah Jackson is and how much he would cover up for some of our deficiencies
Good episode. Go Clippers!
It's a must-win, for sure!