When the Spurs were already making mincemeat of the Hornets early in the first half, Clifford told his team to try harder. He recalled saying to his team that he knows that most of them could get him fired so he was just saying that they should try a little bit harder so that he can sleep on the plane that night.
Popovich attributed the loss to a sloppy second quarter when their bench did not capitalize on the huge advantage built by the starters in the first quarter. Lin actually outscored the Spurs bench 29-18 during the game.
He said that the Spurs second team was basically out to lunch during the second quarter as they allowed the Hornets to score 29 points after limiting them to 7 points in the first quarter. He said that it sealed their fate right in the second quarter.
Incidentally, while Jeremy Lin was being interviewed as the game’s best player, he got doused with bottled water and also video bombed by rapper Nelly, reports Sports Illustrated.
But Jeremy Lin took it in stride as he knows that everyone was just having fun for the team’s great victory over a powerhouse team like the San Antonio Spurs.
He also said that he felt like he was in the zone during the game and it was a ton of fun for him, the team, and the Hornets fans. He said that he is just thankful to God because he honestly never expected that another of his ‘Linsanity’ game would happen again.
Interesting postgame interview of CLIFFORD regarding the Asian reporters questions about JLin playing well enough to start after the 3/22/2016 game with Brooklyn. Clifford responded, and I paraphrase, “JLin is a role player. He has always been a role player in the NBA. He will continue to be a role player.” NOW, if we use CLIFFORD’s logic, let’s apply it to him as a coach. “CLIFFORD has always been an Assistant Coach. He has always been an Assistant Coach.” Time for JLin and anyone who wants to get promoted to leave this bad-coach-attitude team, ASAP. Clifford is a dunce. Anti-American, Asian Bias.