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LA Clippers' Paul George says team wasn't prepared enough in playoff collapse

Paul George說球隊並沒有足夠準備應對季後賽的崩潰

Paul George said the LA Clippers failed to make any adjustments during their s
tunning NBA playoff meltdown last season when they blew a 3-1 second-round ser
ies lead to the Denver Nuggets.

Paul George說在第二輪3-1領先金塊後，快艇並未做出任何的調整應對令人震驚的季後賽
崩潰。

Appearing Wednesday on the "All The Smoke" podcast with Stephen Jackson and Ma
tt Barnes, a candid George talked about the Clippers' failure to do anything t
o stop the bleeding once Denver began its comeback, saying they were "having t
he same s--- happen over and over again."

於星期三Stephen Jackson與Matt Barnes的「All The Smoke」廣播節目，George坦率地
談到快艇的失敗，他們對於金塊捲土重來並未做出任何應對，說他們就像「一坨X一再一
再地出現」。

As coach Doc Rivers oversaw a blown 3-1 series lead for the second time during
 his Clippers tenure, George said the team was not prepared enough. He also sa
id that a lack of practice time due to injuries and circumstances during the s
eason exacerbated the collapse as players were forced to try to iron out issue
s on the court during playoff games.



"It was tough, because we were confident," George told Jackson and Barnes when
 asked about the Clippers' collapse. "We went up 3-1, we felt like, we're goin
g to win the next one. We lost. We [were] like, cool, we're up 3-2, we gonna w
in the next one. We lost. But during that whole process, we never worked on ad
justments. We never worked on what to do differently. We just literally having
 the same s--- happen over and over again. It started to play a trick on you l
ike, man, what's going on?



"We are talking amongst each other like the conversation is, we are going to b
e all right. The conversation should have been like, nah, we need to change th
is, we need to switch this up. I don't think we deserved it. We wasn't prepare
d enough going into it. ... We didn't put the work into it. It was kind of jus
t like, yo, we got PG, we got Kawhi [Leonard], Lou [Williams], Trezz [Montrezl
 Harrell]. We going to be straight; we are going to figure it out."



The Clippers lost three consecutive games to Denver, falling short of the cham
pionship expectations with which they entered the season. That led to the team
 parting ways with Rivers, who couldn't get the Clippers on the same page duri
ng a season full of injuries, little practice time and constant disruptions.



George, who missed the first 11 games of the regular season before returning a
nd averaging 21.5 points and 5.7 rebounds, said his first season with the Clip
pers got off to a difficult start because of his inability during the summer o
f 2019 to train like he normally does or participate in training camp with his
 new team after shoulder surgeries.



"I missed that time in the summer of playing pickup ball, hooping, getting int
o a rhythm, getting into a flow, working on my game, the timing right," he sai
d. "So when I came back and started playing again, I just felt off, like I did
n't feel like a part of the team."



George also said Rivers didn't play to his strengths, saying he was utilized "
like a Ray Allen or like a JJ Redick -- all pindowns."

George還說Rivers沒有發揮自己的優勢，說Rivers錯誤使用自己，「被迫打的像Ray Alle
n或JJ Redick一樣當個定點投手。」

"I can do it. But that ain't my game," George said. "I need some flow. I need
some mixes of pick-and-rolls. I need some post-ups. Just different touches. ..
. And so, it was just, that last season was just hard overall."



The Clippers are banking on Tyronn Lue, who replaces Rivers and moves up from
his lead assistant position last season, to improve the team's in-game strateg
y and chemistry among Leonard, George and the Clippers' role players. Lue said
 a major difference this season that should help the chemistry is having Leona
rd and George healthy and participating in training camp.



"Just as far as me talking to Kawhi, he is excited to get back on the court,"
Lue said Wednesday. "When you are dealing with great players, when you lose ea
rly on in the playoffs, you are always eager to get back. That is what great p
layers do. We all failed at our goal last season, and we all know that.



"Kawhi has done a great job of taking [initiative] to get guys on the phone, t
alking to guys, seeing guys more," Lue added. "He has done a great job of that
. He is excited to get back on the floor just from talking to him, and we are
all excited, as well."



Lue is no stranger to dealing with superstars and trying to hold them accounta
ble. He won two championships as a Los Angeles Lakers player alongside Kobe Br
yant and Shaquille O'Neal and another title as a coach while guiding LeBron Ja
mes with the Cleveland Cavaliers.



Lue and George have said the Clippers need a lot more time together on the flo
or in practices. George said that was a major reason why the Clippers were oft
en not on the same page and could be seen barking at one another at times duri
ng the playoffs.

Lue和George曾表示，快艇需要更多的時間在一起練習。George說，這是快艇在季後賽經
常不在同一個頻率，有時甚至會互相咆哮的主要原因。

"I relate it to we didn't practice during the whole year, and that is hard to
do when you are putting a fresh new group of guys together," George said. "The
 problems you have during games, those s--- can be ironed out in practice. You
 are going to bump heads in practice, but you are going to come out of that pr
actice like, 'OK, I understand this dude. I know where he is coming from.' Whe
n it happened during games, it is going to rub a little differently.



"It is hard to come back from that, especially in the playoffs. Then you are l
ike, 'OK, that is what he's on. So all right, I got you.' That is kind of how
the team, that is how we was and how we went about it after stuff started unfo
lding and unraveling."



The Clippers return to camp this week a different team, with Rivers gone to th
e Philadelphia 76ers, Harrell signing with the Lakers and JaMychal Green joini
ng the Nuggets. The Clippers added Serge Ibaka and Luke Kennard via free agenc
y and trade.



George said this season will get off to a different start just because he and
Leonard will be healthier and can work with the entire team.

George說，本賽季會有一個完全不同的開始，因為他和Leonard會更加健康，並且可以與
整個團隊一起工作。

"I think for this year, everybody is starting off on a healthy page, we are st
arting off on the same page," George said. "Me and Kawhi are going to get some
 time together working out. I think everything is just not rushed going into t
he season."


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