Game #24: Los Angeles Clippers 112 - Toronto Raptors 92

[KeonClark]

T rex the type to make his ex girlfriend breakfast and foot massage when her new boyfriend makes her sad

[The Great One]

T rex the type to make his ex girlfriend breakfast and foot massage when her new boyfriend makes her sad

The biggest Kyle Lowry fanboy is triggered lol. Still think Kyle is better than Simmons and Kyrie? lmao

[slaw]

Like I said, there's an odd lack of excitement in the air from fans I know, likely as much to do with the recent team slide as anything.
He'll still get a great round of applause/standing O but I don't sense the euphoria that would have been a month ago and the excitement to beat him.

Personally, I have zero emotional connection to Leonard. He was a mercenary. He did his job, he got paid, he left. I have nothing against the guy but I don't have any particular affection for him either. I suspect Kawhi feels exactly the same about the Raptors, Toronto and the fans.

[KeonClark]

The biggest Kyle Lowry fanboy is triggered lol. Still think Kyle is better than Simmons and Kyrie? lmao

One can't shoot, the other can't win....so....yes?

[KeonClark]

Personally, I have zero emotional connection to Leonard. He was a mercenary. He did his job, he got paid, he left. I have nothing against the guy but I don't have any particular affection for him either. I suspect Kawhi feels exactly the same about the Raptors, Toronto and the fans.

I don't have anything against the guy, but the earliest he can be eliminated this year the better

[Zak24gege]

The Media is naturally trying to hype-up the game. Norm had a good response to the Kawhi question last night. Give him a standing O, be classy no booing.

[The Great One]

One can't shoot, the other can't win....so....yes?

But your boy is both. He can't shoot when it matters the most and can't win without Kawhi Leonard on his team.

[KeonClark]

But your boy is both. He can't shoot when it matters the most and can't win without Kawhi Leonard on his team.

He shot 42% from 3 in the conf finals and NBA finals combined. He also without kawhi went to a conf final, multiple 2nd rounds, multiple 50+ win teams, as the mvp of the team, with Derozan as the sidekick, and JV, patrick patterson...where are they now?

So, maybe he couldn't win a CHAMPIONSHIP without kawhi, but then again, that goes for like 99.2% of the NBA players, so..cool.

Stephen A, you're regurgitating stale takes again!

[consmap]

I'm happy for everything Kawhi has done for the team, but looking forward to this being the last time we meet the Clippers this season and put all of this behind us

[The Great One]

He shot 42% from 3 in the conf finals and NBA finals combined. He also without kawhi went to a conf final, multiple 2nd rounds, multiple 50+ win teams, as the mvp of the team, with Derozan as the sidekick, and JV, patrick patterson...where are they now?

So, maybe he couldn't win a CHAMPIONSHIP without kawhi, but then again, that goes for like 99.2% of the NBA players, so..cool.

Stephen A, you're regurgitating stale takes again!

Ah the LeBronto years. Who could forget? DeRozan and Lowry. Batman and Robin in the reg season. Dumb and Dumber in the playoffs. Great regular season players, chokes in the playoffs year after year. Perennial 50 win team though so I gotta give you that. *clap hands*

And as for last year's playoffs.....hmm. That's funny. Because I remember watching Game 4 and Game 7 vs the Sixers. The two most important/pressurized games of that series. And your boy literally was a no-show in both games. I can't even remember if he played in both those games. I remember Kawhi taking 39 shots in Game 7 because everyone on the team including Lowry kept passing up open shots because everyone was so scared to shoot.

I also remember the MOST important game of the Bucks series which is Game 3. Remember when he fouled out early in the 4th?

Lowry is lucky he has a ring(thanks to Kawhi) because if he didn't win a championship here, he'd be known as a perennial playoff choker. The leading man of LeBronto. Now his number is going to get retired and will be known as a Raptor legend(again thanks to Kawhi).

[bertarapsfan]

If theres one thing we know about Kawhi is that he struggles against former teams. He had a stinker when we played spurs last season and clips just lost in S.A a few weeks ago. Don't know if he has the same emotional attachment here but well see. I'm looking forward to Serge,Norm and FVV talking shit to him.
It would be more satisfying tho to beat them even with Kawhi having a good game

[bertarapsfan]

I'm happy for everything Kawhi has done for the team, but looking forward to this being the last time we meet the Clippers this season and put all of this behind us

Ya don't think Clips have what it take to make it to the finals,where we will be waiting.

[007]

I swear to god if people boo Kawhi I will be really pissed

[G__Deane]

I'm happy for everything Kawhi has done for the team, but looking forward to this being the last time we meet the Clippers this season and put all of this behind us

You mean until the finals right?
Or don't you think the Clips make it that far?

[LJ2]

If theres one thing we know about Kawhi is that he struggles against former teams. He had a stinker when we played spurs last season and clips just lost in S.A a few weeks ago. Don't know if he has the same emotional attachment here but well see. I'm looking forward to Serge,Norm and FVV talking shit to him.
It would be more satisfying tho to beat them even with Kawhi having a good game

They're beating teams now even when Kawhi takes games off for load management. OG and Siakam are gonna need to step up big.