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Farbod Esnaashari

@Farbod_E

Credentialed writer covering the @laclippers for FanNation @SInow.

Occasional insider for @BleacherReport. Previous contributor for @ESPN, @RedBull, @Forbes

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linkhttps://www.si.com/nba/clippers/ calendar_today16-09-2009 19:05:23

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If this NBA season taught me anything, it's that a decent portion of NBA voters don't actually watch all the games.

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Norman Powell was 4th place in 6th Man of the Year voting.

Two 1st place votes, seven 2nd place votes, and 34 3rd place votes. He was the leading 3rd place vote getter.

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Charles Barkley on Kyrie Irving's foul against Kawhi that got overturned: 'That's a foul in all 50 states.'

Shaq also agreed.

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Paul George: 'Y'all know this, Kawhi is one of the best in the world. He's going to find his rhythm. We're going to find our rhythm around him.'

Paul George: 'Y'all know this, Kawhi is one of the best in the world. He's going to find his rhythm. We're going to find our rhythm around him.'
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Kawhi Leonard on his conditioning: 'This is my first game in 20 something days. I don't know, I'm not measuring it. We've gotta be better as a unit overall, that starts with me.'

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Kawhi Leonard on if he's been able to practice: 'Not really, I've just been rehabbing, trying to get on the floor. We've still got more games to play, more time to get better.'

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Ty Lue says he put Russ out and then back in because he played 13 minutes straight. He also briefly took Zubac out because he played nearly the entire second half.

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Ty Lue on Kawhi Leonard's return: 'I thought defensively he did some good things... it was just good to have him back on the floor. We'll make it work.'

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Ty Lue: 'Our defense was great. Held this team to 96 points, couldn't ask for anything better. Just offensively needed to be better.'

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The biggest question for the Clippers is if Kawhi Leonard can look like playoff Kawhi as the series progresses, or if he'll keep looking like this. They need the guy who can average 30 points on 50/50/90 shooting.

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It's kind of a miracle that the Clippers even kept this game close despite shooting 37/27/81 from the field. Atrocious shooting. Still, this one was there for the taking and you gotta be mad about blowing it.

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Kawhi Leonard returned tonight after missing three weeks of basketball, but that may have been the 2nd worst playoff Kawhi game I've ever seen. Had good timing, zero lift on any of his shots.

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The Clippers had a 6 point lead in the fourth quarter, but then allowed a 14-0 run when their offense decided to go jump shot heavy. Taking out Westbrook and Ivica Zubac was probably the reason why, tbh.

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Luka Doncic just gave Maxi Kleber the most excited looking hug for grabbing that offensive rebound. Much different interaction than Game 1 lol.

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No idea why PG went for that foul right there. He was right in front of the ref and the Mavs were in the bonus.

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