In the midst of another strong start that’s continued a some increased experimentation along the way, the 8-2 San Antonio Spurs welcomed the similarly streaking 7-2 Los Angeles Clippers to the AT&T Center on Monday night with their hearts set on payback for the 22-point pasting the Clips put on them two weeks back. Instead, the Clippers again walked away smiling after a 92-87 win keyed by Chris Paul (19 points, eight assists, one dunk , one dagger ), Blake Griffin (16 points, 12 rebounds) and strong bench play that left the Spurs stewing in their own juices.
As you might expect, no Spur stewed more than famously mercurial coach Gregg Popovich, who entered his postgame press conference calm, collected and, apparently, absolutely disgusted with the way his team performed on Monday night. You can watch Pop’s postgame presser here, but here’s what he said:
“[The Clippers came out] aggressively and competed at a top level for 48 minutes, and we didn’t match that. I think that of all of our games, this is in the ‘soft’ category. We never had five guys that competed hard enough to win the basketball game. The Clippers took it with their aggressiveness and toughness, both mentally and physically. And I thought for a portion of that game we were an embarrassment. So, you know, we’ve got to look at that, look at the film and make sure everybody understands that this is a game that has to be played with competitiveness for 48 minutes. And that’s the bottom line.”
Because Stone Cold said so , presumably.
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