No fouls to give. They have allowed points on 5 straight New York possessions. – 9:18 PM RJ Barrett made his first 3 of the game after Powell miss FT. It was his first made basket outside of the paint after missing his first 9 of those attempts. – 9:15 PM RJ Barrett’s streak of 15 consecutive missed 3s is over, and the Knicks are within five. Also, heck of a wrap-around pass from Randle. – 9:15 PM Today is the one-year anniversary of the trade that acquired Norm Powell, and he just yammed on Julius Randle with enough force that even fans in MSG went “whoooooo” – 9:12 PM Norman Powell tech after he didn’t draw a foul on Brunson. Fortunately (for now) for Clippers, Hartenstein blocked Powell’s attempt with 3. 5 left on shot clock – 9:10 PM Hartenstein and Sims have combined for zero points tonight. Gonna be tough to come back without injecting some more offense in there, and the centers aren’t quite as imperative against the small-ball Clippers.
– 9:50 PM It took a blown 4th quarter lead and extra basketball, but Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have scored 30 points each in the same game for the first time since Game 4 2021 vs Jazz. That’s the night Kawhi tore his ACL. – 9:45 PM Knicks TRIPLE-TEAMED Kawhi out of the timeout. Clippers use their second timeout on this possession — and last of game — with 66 seconds left and trying to protect a 123-117 lead. – 9:40 PM Refs are catching hell from MSG in OT. Clippers have missed multiple FTs in OT. But Knicks keep turning the ball over. – 9:37 PM Clippers have two big problems in this OT. 1. Knicks can guard Kawhi with Julius Randle and PG with air 2.
com/GIHjM9a3p9 – 8:17 PM Second half is simple for Clippers. Play decisive basketball offensively while protecting the ball and getting good shots goes a long way. Can’t overreact to New York shooting well. Can overreact to New York having 14:2 assist-TO ratio. – 8:12 PM Clippers down to 8-man rotation in first half. Norman Powell as 6th Man, Nicolas Batum as lone backup big, Reggie Jackson as “traditional” point guard. That’s it. Robert Covington and Luke Kennard are guys 9 and 10. – 8:10 PM Knicks are great defensive rebounding team, but Clippers are making them pay tonight on 2nd chances, outscoring New York 10-3 in that category. That matches the difference in the game at halftime as well.
Clippers only had one steal, but they’re making offensive rebounds count. – 8:07 PM Clippers lead Knicks 63-56 at halftime. PG (game-high 21) and Kawhi (12) with as many points tonight on 21 shots as they had Thursday night on 42 shots. Marcus Morris Sr. also in double figures with 11. He’s been good since returning from week off. Clippers shooting 51. 1% FGs – 8:05 PM Kawhi’s rip of the ball away from Randle to end the half was New York’s only second turnover. Knicks have league’s fourth-lowest turnover%, so about par for the course. – 8:05 PM Halftime.