{"id":795492,"date":"2018-03-20T14:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=795492"},"modified":"2018-03-21T08:23:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T08:23:31","slug":"clippers-face-wolves-in-most-pivotal-game-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/clippers-face-wolves-in-most-pivotal-game-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers face Wolves in most pivotal game of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight is the LA Clippers&#8217; biggest game of the season.<\/p>\n<p>If the Clippers defeat the Timberwolves tonight, then LA will be 1 game away from the 8th seed. If the Clippers lose, then their playoff hopes will be practically on ice as they drop 3 games out of the 8th seed. Neither of these teams can afford to lose anymore and both of these teams desperately need a win.<\/p>\n<p>The Timberwolves are currently on a two game losing streak and have lost 5 out of their last 7 games. The team is arguably playing their worst stretch of basketball this season; the injury to Jimmy Butler has had bigger consequences than expected. Despite that, one can never sleep on a team that contains Karl Anthony Towns, Jeff Teague, and Andrew Wiggins.<\/p>\n<p>On the opposing side, the Clippers are currently on a three game losing streak. It&#8217;s the first time the team has gone on a losing streak since trading Blake Griffin. The Clippers aren&#8217;t necessarily playing bad basketball during this stretch, they&#8217;re simply being outperformed by better teams. The injuries to Danilo Gallinari and Avery Bradley couldn&#8217;t have come at a worst time for this team. One thing left to be desired however, is the Clippers&#8217; defense during this losing streak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m all the way up \ud83c\udfbc\ud83c\udfbc\ud83c\udfbc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sg8biJgfDU\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sg8biJgfDU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timberwolves\/status\/938625520270495744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Playing defense is an obvious requirement for the Clippers to win this game, but rebounding the ball is the other crucial requirement.<\/p>\n<h2>Rebound the Ball<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota is a terrific offensive team, due to their ability to score in the paint at will. To give you the exact numbers, Minnesota is the 6th best offensive team, averaging 109.8 PPG. Their interior play has netted them the 3rd highest field goal percentage (48%), and 5th most points scored in the paint (49.1). This is where rebounding comes into play. While the Timberwolves are ranked 24th in rebounding (41.8), they&#8217;re 3rd in scoring second chance points (14.0).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf39 PUT IT BACK, D-ROSE \ud83c\udf39<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fsnorth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FSNorth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EXlth9Oopx\">https:\/\/t.co\/EXlth9Oopx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timberwolves\/status\/975539832083632130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This team always has a presence in the paint, so if they get an offensive rebound they will score. Taj Gibson has made the Clippers pay in the last two encounters, and this is where the Clippers need to rectify that mistake.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kids, this is why you never give up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PqiDWPBMkN\">https:\/\/t.co\/PqiDWPBMkN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timberwolves\/status\/937476997273530368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Contain the boards and the Timberwolves will certainly be contained offensively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> The Clippers will win the game if they outrebound the Timberwolves by 10+ rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight is the LA Clippers&#8217; biggest game of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":795493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[605048497,605037376,703639074,1],"tags":[25983706,3121701,222297906,104105,104111],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v22.2) - 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