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Clippers guard Norman Powell trusts his work when taking big shots

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Norman Powell missed his first five shots in Game 2 on Monday night , but he kept shooting.

He made three of his last four shots in the fourth quarter , during key moments, to help the Clippers pull out the tense game.

Powell shot five for 14 from the field and finished with 13 points, but it was his seven points on three -for-four shooting in the final 12 minutes .

Coach Tyronn Lue doesn't care that Powell is shooting only 38.5% in the series, averaging just 12.5 points.

It also wears them down when they are playing so many minutes , so many heavy minutes.

"I thought when Ben came in and picked up Joker full court and kind of denied him and got into him, I thought it wore him down. Then DJ picked up Jamal and then Nico [Batum] was up picking up the floor against them," he said.