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Clippers open their new residence with a tricky loss to the Phoenix Suns

By Editorial Board Published October 24, 2024 4 Min Read
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Clippers open their new residence with a tricky loss to the Phoenix Suns

The present started Wednesday evening with Clippers proprietor Steve Ballmer standing with followers on the East facet of his palace referred to as Intuit Dome in an space often called “The Wall.” Ballmer did a frenetic dance with these followers inside his $2-billion venue earlier than he took the microphone.

“Welcome home, Clippers Nation,” Ballmer bellowed.

Certainly, that is the Clippers’ new residence after spending 25 years at Staples Middle/Crypto.com Enviornment, sharing it with the Lakers and the NHL’s Kings.

It was the Clippers’ first regular-season recreation in Inglewood and it got here with out their greatest star, Kawhi Leonard, who missed the sport due to recurring irritation in his proper knee. They have been additionally lacking their second-best participant in Paul George, who bolted to the Philadelphia 76ers over the summer season.

So, it was as much as Clippers coach Tyronn Lue, star James Harden and a protection they’ve boasted about all preseason to be what mattered probably the most.

A view of the Intuit Dome earlier than Wednesday’s recreation.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Instances)

The curtain got here down on the Clippers for good after they have been unable to ship within the clutch, dropping a 116-113 recreation in time beyond regulation to the Suns.

Harden had 29 factors, however he was simply 10-for-28 from the sphere, and ended the sport lacking an essential free throw and had eight turnovers.

Harden missed the second of two free throws with 4.8 seconds left, leaving the Clippers down by one level within the additional 5 minutes of play.

After Jusuf Nurkic made two free throws for a three-point Suns lead, Harden couldn’t deal with an inbounds go from Amir Coffey, main to a different turnover and the tip of the sport.

The sport in opposition to the Suns in their very own constructing was referred to as a “huge day for Clippers basketball” by Lue.

“I’m very happy for our fans, happy for our players, happy for the organization,” Lue mentioned. “And you see the arena speaks for itself. There’s none better in the world.”

When Lue was requested for an replace on Leonard, he mentioned it was the identical as final week when the Clippers mentioned the All-Star ahead was going to be out indefinitely however had been “progressing.”

“He’s feeling pretty good, getting better,” Lue mentioned. “Just got to check all the boxes, but he is progressing and he’s feeling pretty good.”

James Harden of the Clippers is introduced at the Intuit Dome before the game on Wednesday.

James Harden of the Clippers is launched on the Intuit Dome earlier than the sport on Wednesday.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Instances)

Leonard was a drive for the Clippers final season, enjoying in 68 video games, probably the most over his 5 years with the Clippers. He averaged a team-high 23.7 factors per recreation and 6.1 rebounds. He shot 52.5% from the ground, 41.7% from three-point vary.

That’s what the Clippers are lacking.

“With Kawhi being out, you lose the top defender, you lose the scoring ability — 25, 26 points a night,” Lue mentioned. “You lose a guy that demands a double team on most nights. So, we got to just figure out how to play fast, play free, getting into space but not getting over dribble — I mean dribble happy. So, we are going to miss a lot of his abilities on the floor, but we just got to make up for it collectively.”

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