“Maybe it’s me”: Tyronn Lue accepts blame for Los Angeles Clippers defeat to Atlanta Hawks

The Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue has stated that he is ready to take some of the blame for the team’s recent defeat against the Atlanta Hawks.

The Clippers suffered a rather thumping defeat against the Hawks with a score of 110-93 at the crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday.

It was the Clippers’ fourth defeat in the last five matches which left them on the fourth position in the Western Conference with 42 wins and 25 defeats.

After the match, Lue, while talking to the media, admitted that the results was ‘maybe’ down to his method and believes that his players must do much better in the matches to come.

“We got to do the necessary things to get out of this rut that we’re in,” he said. “And so it starts with playing hard first — every single possession. It starts with executing on both sides of the basketball defensively ... things we talk about every single day we show on film. We just got to execute them, not for 20 minutes, not for 28, for 48 minutes.

“So, maybe I got to do something a little different. Maybe it's me. Maybe I got to do something a little different to make sure that we're doing what we're supposed to do. But they understand. Like I said, we are a veteran team. They know what we’re supposed to do. And like I said, I don't never overreact to nothing.

“I'll never really overreact because I know we're a good team. I know we have great players. I understand that guys have carried teams, been done in their own regards different ways. But if you want to win, I know what it looks like. I've been there.

“I've seen it. I know what it looks like. And you can also do the right things every night and not win and you can not advance in the playoffs. But let's start by doing it right first and then we can adjust from there.”