“Of all our games, this game is in the soft category. We never had five guys who competed hard enough to win the basketball game.”
That was San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich on Monday evening after his Spurs fell to the Los Angeles Clippers 92-87 at home.
“The Clippers played aggressively and competed at a top level for 48 minutes,” continued Popovich, “I thought for a portion of that game, we were an embarrassment.”
Popovich had reason to be upset with his team after their performance on Monday. The Spurs originally held a 10-point first quarter lead, but then fell apart in the second quarter and clawed back through the next two, but eventually, they could not make the full comeback.
Early in the first quarter, Spurs forward Stephen Jackson injured his little right finger trying to deflect a pass. Jackson would continue to play in the first but by halftime; Manu Ginobili (15 points) said Jackson told the team he would be out for a while.
Jackson ended ...
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Kawhi Leonard,
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Tony Parker,
Matt Bonner,
Cory Joseph,
Danny Green,
Nando De Colo
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers
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