Clippers vs. Pacers Preview: Amir Coffey has been brewing something special

Clippers vs. Pacers Preview: Amir Coffey has been brewing something special


Now open, the Coffey shop.Given big minutes and a spot on the starting lineup for the first time in his NBA career, Amir Coffey has been a pleasant surprise for the 213, to say the least. In his last five games as a starter https://www.lacprostore.com/Jordan_Miller_Jersey-43, the third-year Clipper has been caffeinating the offense, averaging 14.2 points on 53.2 percent shooting from the field, 3.8 assists, and 5.0 rebounds per game. But stats alone cant quite capture what hes been doing for the Clippers. The hustle by coffeyshop_. BallySportWest | #ClipperNation LA Clippers January 16, 2022Take, for example, his palpable presence in the Clippers 25-point comeback against the Denver Nuggets. The Coffey show draining much-needed catch-and-shoot three-pointers, beating the Nuggets down the floor, and logging four steals was on full display for more than 43 minutes. Unfortunately, however, Coffeys new years success has been one of only a few things that has given flavor to the Clippers bland start to 2022. The team has dropped down two games below the.500 mark and, more importantly, are struggling to find the bottom of the net: they are averaging just 99.6 points on a substandard 42.4 percent shooting from the field and 31.8 from downtown. Game InformationWhen: Monday, January 17 at 12:30 p.m. PTWhere: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CAHow to watch/listen: Bally Sports SoCal, AM 570 ESPNOpposing perspective: Indy CornrowsProjected Starting LineupsClippers: Reggie Jackson, Amir Coffey, Marcus Morris Sr., Nicolas Batum, Ivica ZubacPacers: Duane Washington Jr. https://www.lacprostore.com/T_shirts-4, Caris LeVert, Justin Holiday, Torrey Craig, Domantas SabonisInjuries/AbsencesClippers: Paul George, Luke Kennard, Kawhi Leonard, Jason Preston OUTPacers: Malcolm Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb, T.J. McConnell, Myles Turner, T.J. Warren OUTOne reason for the Clippers offensive struggles is injuries. Without the 24.7 points Paul George provides each game, the team competes shorthanded on the offensive end; not to mention, the team lost their purest shooter in Kennard, someone who can drain shot after shot anywhere from the floor Terance Mann Jersey, at any given moment. Another reason for the teams struggles is the Clippers lack of intensity on the offensive end. Maybe its because they lost an extremely athletic Kawhi Leonard to an ACL injury or dropped a hard-fighting Patrick Beverley in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. But the Clippers rank 28th in the percentage of their shots at the rim. The Clippers have also been struggling to grab offensive boards and create easier looks off second-hand opportunities they are averaging a league-worst 9.3 second-chance points. The Clippers can make it much harder for opponents to slow them down when they can generate second and third chances and capitalize off them, whether its through a kick-out pass followed by an open jumper or an emphatic put-back by any of the bigs. Ibaka beating the buzzer. 


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