Tyronn Lue expresses frustration as Clippers fall to Grizzlies, lose fifth straight game: ‘We got to be better’
1 year, 1 month ago

Tyronn Lue expresses frustration as Clippers fall to Grizzlies, lose fifth straight game: ‘We got to be better’

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers entered Sunday’s matinee home game against the 1-8 Memphis Grizzlies as the only team in the Western Conference with a winless record in November, having lost all four games since officially acquiring James Harden and P.J. “I think playing too slow, just playing too slow,” Lue said after Sunday’s game that dropped LA’s record to 3-6. Like you got to get to the next actions.” “If you don’t do that, you don’t do it hard, you get beat every night and we’re seeing those results,” Lue continued. “Just play, like just do your thing,” Lue said after Sunday’s game while describing his dialogue with Harden. “All of us, man, we’re all in this together,” Harden said after finishing Sunday’s game with his worst plus-minus since his first game against the Nets as a member of the 76ers in March 2022.

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Clippers still don’t have a time frame for Kawhi Leonard’s return
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Clippers still don’t have a time frame for Kawhi Leonard’s return

LA Times  

Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard talks with coach Tyronn Lue on the sideline during a break in play. “So, when he completes that, then we’ll move on.” Lue didn’t say how many “boxes” Leonard had to cross out before he could play. “So, it’s actually really good for us, take advantage of it, get better,” Lue said. “We know when Kawhi …

Clippers, becoming experts at close games, lose a tight one to Portland
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Clippers, becoming experts at close games, lose a tight one to Portland

LA Times  

Kevin Porter Jr. of the Clippers drives against Donovan Clingan, center, and Scoot Henderson in the second half. “All of our games are going to be close,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “Eighty-two of them.” Lue cracked a little smile after saying that, but the fact is that the Clippers lost to the Suns by three points in their regular-season …

Counting out the Clippers? Think again, says Tyronn Lue
2 months ago

Counting out the Clippers? Think again, says Tyronn Lue

LA Times  

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue knows his team is not considered a top contender this season as they have been in the past, but said “we still feel like we have enough and I do believe that.” There were high expectations for the Clippers the last five seasons because of the dynamic duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. “I think …

Amid Lakers coaching speculation, Clippers hope to keep Tyronn Lue for a ‘long time’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid Lakers coaching speculation, Clippers hope to keep Tyronn Lue for a ‘long time’

LA Times  

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue argues a call during a game between the Clippers and the Charlotte Hornets on March 31. The Clippers expect Tyronn Lue to be the coach of the team for a “long time” and the plan is to offer him a contact extension so he’s not coaching the 2024-25 season in the final year of his deal, …

Tyronn Lue helping Clippers with a ‘blueprint’ to win series
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tyronn Lue helping Clippers with a ‘blueprint’ to win series

LA Times  

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue, chatting with center Mason Plumlee as he waits to check into the game, was a calming influence in the middle of a Game 4 storm in Dallas. Tyronn Lue gathered his team in the huddle during a timeout with 2 minutes and 14 seconds left Sunday in Game 4 and looked them in the eyes with …

Depleted Clippers lose to Suns one day after routing them
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Depleted Clippers lose to Suns one day after routing them

LA Times  

Suns guard Eric Gordon shoots as Clippers guard Amir Coffey defends in the first half. The Clippers’ injury report listed Kawhi Leonard as out with right knee inflammation, the sixth consecutive game the All-Star forward has missed, which led to Coach Ty Lue being asked whether his best player’s injury could bleed into the playoffs. “No, not at as of …

Struggling Clippers still searching for an ‘identity’ after loss to Pacers: ‘We’re soft’
9 months ago

Struggling Clippers still searching for an ‘identity’ after loss to Pacers: ‘We’re soft’

LA Times  

Clippers guard Russell Westbrook controls the ball in front of Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton and Jalen Smith during the Clippers’ 133-116 loss Monday at Crypto.com Arena. “We’re soft.” That was Lue’s response when asked about James Harden saying the Clippers “got to find our identity,” after a 133-116 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday that dropped the Clippers to fifth …

Clippers’ loss to 76ers puts more stress on their home playoff plans
9 months ago

Clippers’ loss to 76ers puts more stress on their home playoff plans

LA Times  

Clippers guard James Harden tries to cut off a drive by 76ers guard Buddy Hield during the first half of the Clippers’ 121-107 loss Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. The Clippers have won as many times on the road as they have at home, where Sunday’s 121-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers ran their losing streak at Crypto.com Arena to a …

Clippers right ship with victory over Trail Blazers
9 months ago

Clippers right ship with victory over Trail Blazers

LA Times  

Kawhi Leonard shoots between Portland’s Anfernee Simons, left, and Toumani Camara in the second half. In recent times the Clippers lost their way, losers of four of their last five games before they faced a Portland Trail Blazers team with the fifth-worst record in the league. And if they were going to shore that up against the Trail Blazers, the …

Tyronn Lue questions Clippers’ struggles after bad loss to Hawks: ‘Maybe it’s me’
9 months, 1 week ago

Tyronn Lue questions Clippers’ struggles after bad loss to Hawks: ‘Maybe it’s me’

LA Times  

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue watches from the sideline during the second half of a 110-93 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at Crypto.com Arena on Monday night. “We got to do the necessary things to get out of this rut that we’re in,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. We just got to execute them, not for 20 minutes, not for 28, …

Kawhi Leonard leaves Clippers’ loss early because of back spasms
9 months, 1 week ago

Kawhi Leonard leaves Clippers’ loss early because of back spasms

LA Times  

Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards gets a pass off in front of Clippers Ivica Zubac, left, and Kawhi Leonard in the first quarter. It was one thing for the Clippers to lose forward Kawhi Leonard to back spasms that forced him to leave Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night, but what upset Coach Ty Lue the most was how his team wasn’t “being …

Coach Tyronn Lue takes responsibility for Clippers’ collapse against Lakers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Coach Tyronn Lue takes responsibility for Clippers’ collapse against Lakers

LA Times  

Tyronn Lue eased his way out of the quiet Clippers’ locker room, made a right turn down an equally quiet hallway at Crypto.com Arena and made another right into the media room to answer questions about how his team coughed up a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter against the Lakers. “We didn’t get organized, we didn’t do things we …

Tyronn Lue aiming to fix what ails Clippers after another double-digit loss
10 months ago

Tyronn Lue aiming to fix what ails Clippers after another double-digit loss

LA Times  

Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis drives against Clippers center Ivica Zubac during the first half of the Clippers’ 123-107 loss Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. In the wake of the Clippers’ 123-107 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena, Lue will have plenty of justification for pushing his players in practice over the next two days. …

Clippers don’t need Kawhi Leonard, or Tyronn Lue, to rally and beat Warriors
10 months, 1 week ago

Clippers don’t need Kawhi Leonard, or Tyronn Lue, to rally and beat Warriors

LA Times  

Clippers guard Brandon Boston Jr. reaches for the ball next to Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski in the first half. And they were trying to find their groove again while playing their last game before Sunday’s All-Star Game without star Kawhi Leonard, who sat out Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors because of a strained left adductor. But he had …

Column: Clippers are confident that lopsided losses won’t derail their progress
1 year ago

Column: Clippers are confident that lopsided losses won’t derail their progress

LA Times  

Clippers guard James Harden dribbles at the top of the key while defended by Celtics center Al Horford during the first half Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. Lue’s faith is being tested again after an ugly 145-108 loss to the three-point-happy Boston Celtics on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena sent the Clippers into their Christmas break with two straight defeats. We built …

Clippers rally from 22 down to beat Warriors on Paul George’s three-pointer
1 year ago

Clippers rally from 22 down to beat Warriors on Paul George’s three-pointer

LA Times  

Clippers forward Paul George elevates for a winning three-pointer against Warriors guard Klay Thompson in the last 10 seconds of the game Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. Between Thursday’s road loss to Golden State, and Saturday’s rematch in Los Angeles, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue asked James Harden to change the way he had been used to playing for the past decade. …

The Clippers just played 5 games in 7 days. Here’s what we learned about the team
1 year ago

The Clippers just played 5 games in 7 days. Here’s what we learned about the team

LA Times  

When the Clippers left San Antonio the night before Thanksgiving, they had won three consecutive games and looked to be, as wing Paul George said, “in good shape.” “We’re playing well, we liked how we looked offensively and defensively and it’s time to test it,” George said then. The test was how they would fare in what came next — …

Clippers' James Harden experience continues to be a work in progress
1 year ago

Clippers' James Harden experience continues to be a work in progress

LA Times  

When the Clippers completed their long-rumored trade for James Harden, coach Tyronn Lue said his team would need 10 games with Harden in their lineup to figure things out. “It’s a frustrating loss but you know it’s one of those games where the guys get the opportunities, they played extremely well, and I thought in the absence the guys stepped …

Clippers drop fifth in a row as late rally falls short against the Grizzlies
1 year, 1 month ago

Clippers drop fifth in a row as late rally falls short against the Grizzlies

LA Times  

It took 12 days for the Clippers to make their first course correction since acquiring James Harden. We all know the bigger picture.” Lue felt Harden remained “too polite” with his play and the team as a whole too slow with its pace as it incorporates three stars used to operating in isolation with Westbrook’s uptempo pace. In a new …

Clippers ‘not worried,’ stressing patience after falling to 0-2 with James Harden
1 year, 1 month ago

Clippers ‘not worried,’ stressing patience after falling to 0-2 with James Harden

LA Times  

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue eased his way down the hallway inside the Barclays Center late Wednesday night after talking to the media when he spotted Gillian Zucker, the team’s president of business operations. “We’re going to be all right.” Two games into what some consider this Great Clippers Experiment, Lue and his squad are preaching patience and to trust the …

Clippers ‘bring that intensity’ on defense and set a tone with rout of Trail Blazers
1 year, 2 months ago

Clippers ‘bring that intensity’ on defense and set a tone with rout of Trail Blazers

LA Times  

It was the first game, against an opponent seemingly bound for a high pick in next June’s NBA draft. Yet the Clippers left Crypto.com Arena after Wednesday’s season-opening 123-111 win over Portland having seen their preseason talking points turned into regular-season reality, and tentatively believing a tone was set. But even more than his emphasis on running, Lue wanted to …

Clippers ‘skipped some steps’ last season and are determined to not do it again
1 year, 2 months ago

Clippers ‘skipped some steps’ last season and are determined to not do it again

New York Times  

HONOLULU — When LA Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue gathered his team for Tuesday’s first training camp practice, he laid out some guidelines to set a tone about accountability. “When you end the season on — I know we had injuries and everything — but when you end the season and you don’t accomplish your goal of winning a championship, …

Clippers-Jazz takeaways: Tyronn Lue’s new ‘Day 1’ urgency plan showing returns
1 year, 2 months ago

Clippers-Jazz takeaways: Tyronn Lue’s new ‘Day 1’ urgency plan showing returns

LA Times  

An NBA guard for 11 years who has coached LeBron James, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, Tyronn Lue knows how veteran players think. “Veteran players, they always try to ease into it,” the Clippers’ coach said Sunday, before their first preseason game at Stan Sheriff Center. “And I wanted to try to change that mind-set of just establishing who we …

Clippers conundrum: Pick up the pace while limiting turnovers
1 year, 2 months ago

Clippers conundrum: Pick up the pace while limiting turnovers

LA Times  

Russell Westbrook and Paul George, holding son Paul Vuk, will be integral in the Clippers’ trying to pick up the pace while limiting turnovers this season. “We’ve been a slow team over the course of the last three or four years, and just not really being high and pushing the pace until Russ got here at the end of the …

Tyronn Lue: Clippers need to focus more on regular season to change their playoff fate
1 year, 4 months ago

Tyronn Lue: Clippers need to focus more on regular season to change their playoff fate

LA Times  

The most pressing issue faced by USA Basketball’s FIBA World Cup team on Monday night surfaced after they rolled past Puerto Rico during a 117-74 exhibition victory. In April, following a first-round playoff loss, Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank said the team had to “get back to honoring and respecting the regular season” and “compete harder every single …

As NBA coaching carousel turns, Tyronn Lue is said to be seeking security with Clippers
1 year, 7 months ago

As NBA coaching carousel turns, Tyronn Lue is said to be seeking security with Clippers

LA Times  

As the NBA descended upon Chicago this week for the league’s scouting combine, five teams arrived without a head coach. That, combined with the job security of even accomplished NBA coaches seemingly growing even shakier in recent weeks — Mike Budenholzer and Monty Williams are out of jobs in Milwaukee and Phoenix, respectively, only two years after meeting in the …

‘No excuse’: Tyronn Lue doesn’t care if Clippers are underdogs against Suns
1 year, 8 months ago

‘No excuse’: Tyronn Lue doesn’t care if Clippers are underdogs against Suns

LA Times  

Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard tries to drive past Suns forward Torrey Craig during a game in February. Knee and ankle injuries to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George never allowed for consistency to build, leaving the Clippers to chase a top-four playoff seed — and the home-court advantage that comes with it — since the season’s first month. Lue, after the …

‘A lot’s at stake right now’: What the Lakers-Clippers showdown means Wednesday
1 year, 8 months ago

‘A lot’s at stake right now’: What the Lakers-Clippers showdown means Wednesday

LA Times  

In 2006, the Lakers were one win from forging a second-round matchup against the Clippers, the first time the franchises would have met in the postseason. “This is probably the first meaningful game we’ve played against them,” said coach Tyronn Lue, who later added, “a lot’s at stake right now.” The stakes of the Hallway Series have always involved pride. …

‘He’s fitting in well’: Why Russell Westbrook helps the Clippers more than he did with Lakers
1 year, 8 months ago

‘He’s fitting in well’: Why Russell Westbrook helps the Clippers more than he did with Lakers

LA Times  

Before catching a flight back to Southern California late Saturday night, the player who spent high school in Lawndale and college in Westwood threw on a Dodgers cap. With each rival stuck in the muddled morass that is the Western Conference standings, and each desperately attempting to avoid the NBA’s play-in tournament — with its slimmer margin for error than …

Clippers look to get back to winning ways against Chicago Bulls
1 year, 8 months ago

Clippers look to get back to winning ways against Chicago Bulls

The Hindu  

Coming off one of its most embarrassing defeats of the season, Los Angeles Clippers will try to maintain its grasp on a top-six spot in the Western Conference with a home matchup Monday night against Chicago Bulls. “We get stagnant at times trying to look for Kawhi, and when he doesn’t have a good one, we just have to continue …

Clippers’ blowout loss to Pelicans an ominous sign of critical week ahead
1 year, 9 months ago

Clippers’ blowout loss to Pelicans an ominous sign of critical week ahead

LA Times  

Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, left, shoots in front of New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. during the first half of the Clippers’ 131-110 loss Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. Clippers star Kawhi Leonard left for the locker room with four minutes left in the third quarter after being elbowed in the face by Pelicans wing Brandon Ingram. Clippers guard Terance …

Clippers’ title chase takes a seat for at least one more game in loss to Bucks
1 year, 10 months ago

Clippers’ title chase takes a seat for at least one more game in loss to Bucks

LA Times  

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo shoots over Clippers guard Brandon Boston Jr., left, and forward Robert Covington during the first half of the Clippers’ 119-106 loss Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. By 7:30 p.m. on Friday, the fruits of those final hours could be seen on the home team’s bench inside Crypto.com Arena as guards Eric Gordon and Bones Hyland …

Clippers’ cold shooting and poor defense leads to blowout loss to Nuggets
1 year, 11 months ago

Clippers’ cold shooting and poor defense leads to blowout loss to Nuggets

LA Times  

Clippers forward Norman Powell, right, drives as Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray defends during the second half on Thursday in Denver. “It’s one thing to lose,” center Ivica Zubac said, “and another thing to lose like this.” Just as he had 12 months earlier when the Clippers trailed Washington by 35 points, Lue benched his starters out of halftime. Clippers …

Clippers falter at finish against Pacers despite Paul George’s 45 points
1 year, 11 months ago

Clippers falter at finish against Pacers despite Paul George’s 45 points

LA Times  

Clippers forward Paul George is defended by Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton on a post up during the first half Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis. After mustering six points through three quarters, the Pacers guard torched the Clippers for 18 in the fourth quarter, including 12 consecutive points in one stretch to seal Indiana’s 131-130 victory that sent the Clippers into the …

Clippers overcome slow start to hold off Timberwolves
2 years ago

Clippers overcome slow start to hold off Timberwolves

LA Times  

When all 7 feet 2 of Rudy Gobert toppled over and into Marcus Morris Sr. underneath the basket late in the fourth quarter, Clippers players all too familiar with injuries instinctively rushed over to their teammate sprawled on the court. The Timberwolves were abysmal from deep, making four of 22 to continue a Clippers’ defensive stand that has continued since …

Clippers can’t keep pace with Pelicans, lose fourth in a row
2 years, 1 month ago

Clippers can’t keep pace with Pelicans, lose fourth in a row

LA Times  

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson powers his way for a layup against Clippers defenders Ivica Zubac and John Wall late in the game Sunday at Crypto.com Arena. Their offense ranks better than only the league-worst Lakers and only 37% of the Clippers’ shots have gone in when the closest defender is four feet or farther away — the NBA’s definition of …

‘We got to fix this quickly’: Clippers look to regroup after third straight loss
2 years, 1 month ago

‘We got to fix this quickly’: Clippers look to regroup after third straight loss

LA Times  

Before they left their subdued locker room Thursday night inside Paycom Center, the shine from their preseason championship aspirations temporarily smudged by a 2-3 start, the Clippers were steadfast that one week into the season is not enough time to begin panicking. “I think the beauty about us being older and playing multiple seasons is that we know we have …

Clippers need Paul George to be their No. 1, no matter what he says
2 years, 2 months ago

Clippers need Paul George to be their No. 1, no matter what he says

New York Times  

After Kawhi Leonard played his last game of the preseason two Sundays ago against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Paul George stood in the locker room and was asked about studying championship teams that won with two big wings. “I’m the two, Kawhi’s the one,” George said, describing a pecking order and not positions. And if that wasn’t clear after Leonard came …

Why Clippers coach Tyronn Lue becomes an ‘assassin’ during playoffs
2 years, 8 months ago

Why Clippers coach Tyronn Lue becomes an ‘assassin’ during playoffs

LA Times  

The most important day of the Clippers’ 2021 postseason at first looked like anything but a breakthrough. “… I’m like, I don’t want to say anything but guys, if we lose today every trade, anything — it’s all blown up.” Amid Dallas’ onslaught Tyronn Lue, in his first season as the Clippers’ coach, called two timeouts, his goal to reassure …

With Norman Powell and Paul George back, Clippers believe ‘we can be dangerous’
2 years, 8 months ago

With Norman Powell and Paul George back, Clippers believe ‘we can be dangerous’

LA Times  

Norman Powell’s body was sitting in a padded chair along Crypto.com Arena’s sideline Wednesday as the first possessions of an eventual Clippers victory over Phoenix unfolded in front of him. I have different things that I go over in my head, but really I just silence everything and just focus on my breath and come out of there as cool, …

Paul George-less Clippers have trouble finding rhythm in loss to Kings
3 years ago

Paul George-less Clippers have trouble finding rhythm in loss to Kings

LA Times  

Less than 24 hours after Sacramento proved so powerless at holding onto a double-digit lead against the LeBron James-less Lakers that Kings interim coach Alvin Gentry actually apologized to the team’s fans, saying they “deserve better,” the coach was not about to let the same mistake happen again. After a bobbled dribble by Clippers guard Luke Kennard became a De’Aaron …

Turnovers doom Tyronn Lue’s plans: Takeaways from Clippers’ loss to Warriors
3 years ago

Turnovers doom Tyronn Lue’s plans: Takeaways from Clippers’ loss to Warriors

LA Times  

Clippers guard Paul George, right, passes under pressure from Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins, left, and Stephen Curry during the second half of the Clippers’ 105-90 loss Sunday. The lack of focus behind so many of the errant passes — Lue classified 13 or 14 turnovers as “bad” — went directly against one of the top points in the Clippers’ game …

Clippers’ Paul George is chosen Western Conference player of the week
3 years, 8 months ago

Clippers’ Paul George is chosen Western Conference player of the week

LA Times  

The Clippers’ Paul George looks to shoot during a game against the Detroit Pistons on April 11 at Staples Center. “I’m looking to dunk that, he’s way under the basket,” George said after the Clippers’ 131-124 win. It also was an appropriate capper after a week in which George’s aggressive play produced three consecutive games of at least 30 points …

Clippers feel freedom under Tyronn Lue: ‘I am not a guy who thinks I know everything’
3 years, 11 months ago

Clippers feel freedom under Tyronn Lue: ‘I am not a guy who thinks I know everything’

LA Times  

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue high-fives forward Marcus Morris as he comes off the court during a game against the Pacers on Sunday at Staples Center. “He’s won one,” Morris said of Tyronn Lue. We just want to get it right.” Clippers Clippers’ Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris rise to Tyronn Lue’s challenge Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris are making the …

Clippers reach agreement with Tyronn Lue to be next coach
4 years, 2 months ago

Clippers reach agreement with Tyronn Lue to be next coach

LA Times  

Tyronn Lue, shown here coaching a game with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018, has agreed to become the new coach of the Clippers. For the past year as an assistant to Doc Rivers, who was dismissed as the Clippers’ coach Sept. 28 following a second-round postseason exit that fell well short of the team’s championship goal, Lue had built relationships …

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