How The Clippers SHOCKED THE LAKERS Without Paul George

https://www.instagram.com/heatchecknba/ On opening night, for the battle of LA, as Lebron gets the ball up top and hits Kawhi with the little shot fake, on his way to the basket you can see that all 5 Clippers are around him. So James finds Danny Green in the corner and a sharpshooter like him loves these opportunities and knocks it down. Here is another unstoppable combination. The king turns on the jets, and blows past Harckless, forcing Harrell to help out. And as soon as James sees that the help defender commits to him and that there is a switch, he slows down, waits for Anthony Davis to get his positioning against a small guy, and lobs it inside for an easy finish. Perfect execution. So watching these plays, how in the world did the Clippers manage to come out with the victory and shock the Lakers even without Paul George on the floor. Let me explain. What up everybody my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Welcome to the new season and let’s get into it. Well, being undersized in this matchup may have forced them to double, or to give up easy baskets, but at the same time the Clippers showed incredible effort on the defensive end. Montrez Harrel did a great job on Lebron contesting him and trying to make things difficult. Right here on the high pick and roll James is dangerous if he gets a full head of steam like this, but Harrel has very quick feet for a big man, so he stays attached and has a hand in the face on this tough fadeaway. Another one where Lebron accelerates. The Clippers big man follows the action and helps out at the right time. And finally look at this. James is full speed towards the basket but Trez is right there and spectacular defensive stop for him. And similar thing while guarding Anthony Davis. The advantage in size was obvious for the brow, but look at the effort here from the defense, as the hand is right in his face, and you can clearly see what hard work can do for your team. Again, Patrick Patterson is attached to Davis the entire time, ending with a great contest and a miss. Ok, let’s go on offense now. This is what having a superstar like Kawhi can do for your team. Look at how he knows exactly where he wants to go and the shot that he wants to take. Right here, he gets a screen, and attacks Howard. As soon as he sees Dwight backing down, Leonard raises up for an open midrange shot. Easy money. This is the exact same type of execution just moments later. Screen, goes to the elbow, his favorite spot. Howard doesn’t come out, and another bucket. Kawhi had a nice shooting game, 10/19 from the field, but it was all the other guys who made the difference in this game. The bench in particular. 62 to 19 in favor of the Clippers. That’s crazy. When talking about this team, their depth is the main weapon. All guys can contribute offensively and defensively. Ok, since there’s no way for me to cover everything in a video, I wanted to save my guy for last. I loved that the Clippers formed a strong team just for the simple fact of seeing Patrick Beverley hyped all the time, screaming yelling and chasing people maniacally all over the court. He brought his familiar intensity at the very first game of the season. You gotta love a guy like this who’s the vocal leader and in a way created this whole hard working environment that we saw on display last year against the Warriors in the playoffs. So yeah if this is opening night, I can only imagine what type of season this is going to be. I told you I got something in store for you this season. Let me know if you liked this updated style of my breakdowns. That’s it for now, if you liked this video, subscribe and hit the notification bell so that you don’t miss my future in depth analysis. Talk to you in the next one, Peace out. `