Here's how the Clippers could upset your team in the playoffs
With Paul George back, and Kawhi Leonard on the mend, L.A.’s other team could be the NBA’s most frightening opponent in the playoffs.I can’t quit the Clippers. Last year, I picked them to win the title. One day after the Bucks did,about how their ceiling was higher than every other team in the Western Conference, which, against common sense, is something I still believe.)
Today, even though they’ve struggled through an injury-riddled season, they’re still the proverbial team nobody wants to play. Even without Kawhi Leonard—whose return is realistic!—just consider last year’s deep playoff run, when they dramatically upset the Jazz, and how better equipped their current rotation is to disrupt expectations.
The rationale for optimism is straightforward. Paul George was pegged as a spellbinding complementary piece when the Clippers first traded for him. He’s proven to be more than that, a superstar on both ends who can elevate those around him with Grade A shotmaking and playmaking. , one of basketball’s shrewdest tacticians with a deep, seasoned, convertible roster on his chessboard.
Now, the rationale for skepticism is just as clear, especially right now. The Clippers are 39–40 with a negative point differential. They have to win a play-in game to make the playoffs, where Leonard may not participate. Generating quality offense without Leonard has not been a walk in the park. The Clippers
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