Norman Powell talks about the Clippers’ woes

ByNBAUSA



The The Miami Heat emerged from the 140–123 win with a clear messageand Norman Powell delivered it with blunt honesty. The Heat guard torched his former Clippers team for 30 points on 12-of-18 shootinghit six three-pointers, and spoke openly about their losing streak and their steep decline down the NBA standings. “It’s something they have to deal with and sort out,” Powell said. “But I’m not worried about them anymore.” He didn’t say it out of spite. He said it plainly – the way he comes from an offseason trade and a fresh start with the Heat.

The Clippers needed answers. Instead, they suffered their fifth straight loss to the Heat. They have now dropped eight of their last ten and sit 14th in the West. Kawhi Leonard was spectacular with 36 points, but he played uphill all night. James Harden added 11, but finished with a brutal -39. And the team, already eliminated from the NBA Cup, has been slipping steadily in a conference that punishes slow starts. Powell understood that reality better than most. “It’s a lot of things they have to figure out,” he added. “You know, obviously injuries and things like that.”

Hot back kick as Powell goes forward

The The Heat dropped their last outing to the red-hot Detroit Pistonsbut Miami responded with a quick, clean and relentless performance. Powell’s shot widened the floor. Bam Adebayo and Davion Mitchell dictated the pace. The Heat crowd felt the momentum swing every time Powell buried another catch-and-shoot 3-pointer. Under the arena lights, he looked like a player proving something – not to the Clippers, but to himself.

For Los Angeles, the questions are getting louder. Rotation requires stability. The defense can’t plug the leak. And with The Clippers are stuck in a series of brutal defeats that constantly drags them lower in the standingsclimbing from 14th before entering them into a long uphill battle now looms as their biggest test yet.

And for Norman Powell, the message got through: he’s building something with the Heat now — so what happens when Miami leans even harder on this new spark?





2025-12-02 15:48:00

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