Del Negro - Clippers Effort Angers Coach In Loss

Reporting from Cleveland Clippers Coach called his team out, sculpted them, implementing words and phrases like "professionalism" in addition to declaring they did not have fun with just like "pros."

He asked whether a number of participants ended up additional serious throughout "how many touches" they got. He mentioned a new not enough focus but not participating in tricky on defense, "stuff this losing teams discuss about."

It appeared to be some sort of mouthful following Clippers slipped a 99-92 game in order to the particular Cleveland Cavaliers upon Wednesday evening at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Clippers have been actively playing their own first game seeing that burning off Chauncey Billups with the period as a result of a ripped remaining Achilles' tendon.

But Del Negro decided not to would like to take note of that Clippers still wallowing above losing Billups.

The coach ended up being okay with Blake Griffin scoring 25 details and grasping 15 rebounds, using Caron Butler having 21 items along with startup Kenyon Martin giving this team using a pick up from the bench with five points, four rebounds, a pair of obstructed shots and several toughness.

Del Negro appeared to be perhaps OK by using Chris Paul developing a sub-par game, not often known eleven involving his sixteen shots, scoring sixteen points but handing out there twelve assists.

Del Negro given along with DeAndre Jordan definitely not scoring with 24 minutes, along with Mo Williams lacking eight 10 game in scoring five points sufficient reason for the Clippers producing 32 associated with 78 (41%) in their shots, which includes about three with fifteen (20%) three-pointers.

"But that the power along with the hard work as well as this professionalism can there be along with the approach, I can manage that," Del Negro said. "But any time it's not, that isn't what exactly we're about."

Del Negro wasn't delighted within the Clippers receiving affordable by fifteen factors inside the lastly one fourth and also allowing for the particular Cavaliers for making 50.7% of their particular shots, 38.9% of the three-pointers.

"We require all of our players to play challenging around the protective end, have a very shielding mind-set rather than worrying about how numerous touches that they get and also many that stuff that getting rid of groups talk about," Del Negro said. "We should focus throughout on which many of us handle that is certainly our effort, some of our energy, each of our concentration as well as how you can acquire games. We didn't make it happen this evening and that is just what I'm disappointed about."

The Cavaliers were playing on back-to-back nights and were with out precious first year point guard , exactly who failed to enjoy as a consequence of a concussion.

But some people had four participants report throughout double figures, contributed simply by Antawn Jamison (27 points, actions rebounds) and also (24 points, 13 assists).

"We didn't control Jamison," Del Negro said. "Sessions harmed us."

The Clippers had just one previous possibility to link the actual credit score following Daniel Gibson produced one of two zero cost throws for the 95-92 Cavaliers head along with 16.4 just a few seconds left.

But Butler overlooked your three-pointer in addition to Alonzo Gee built a couple of free of charge throws for any 97-92 Cavaliers lead.

Billups, whom was swapped out while in the starting lineup by means of (15 points), was missed.

But Del Negro didn't desire to take note of that.

"Everyone is required to deal with individuals things," Del Negro said with regards to injuries. "But we now have to transfer about with that. That would certainly you have to be an excuse. Guys in you will discover pros, they're paid out that can be played and we did not play like drawbacks tonight."