Norman Powell scored 13, but the Clippers' poor shooting and defense led to a 122-91 blowout loss to the Nuggets on Thursday in Denver.
Most worrisome Thursday was that against a Nuggets team tied for first in the Western Conference, nothing came close to working. For several weeks Lue has endured criticism from fans over his substitution patterns and lineup combinations featuring three or more small guards. It led the coach to shoulder blame Wednesday while adding that: “I know what I’m doing, but I need to see more from our whole team and then kind of assess it from there.
Clippers guard John Wall, and forwards Kawhi Leonard and Nicolas Batum, from left, watch from the bench during the second half against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday in Denver. In the standings only five games separate the Nuggets from the Clippers. Yet the gulf between them currently appears vast. Lue noted multiple times that when the Clippers face Denver next week, the rematch will tell him what the roster is made of. As for what they were made of Thursday, Lue used the word “embarrass” during his postgame review, but also added that it was not time to “panic.”
When Murray checked out of the first quarter, he’d scored as many points as the entire Clippers roster. In a season where many of the Clippers’ roadblocks have been out of their control, starting with injuries, they have also been guilty of not handling what is in their control.
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