Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points as the Clippers, without Paul George, took control of the second half to cruise to a 127-105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
on Thursday — will advance directly to a seven-game first-round series, or fall back into the play-in tournament. How long the Clippers stay alive matters for any potential return to action.George is currently wearing a brace on his sprained right knee and using a crutch while he rests for the next two-to-three weeks, a timeline that is likely to result in George missing the rest of the regular season, which ends April 9.
“We’ve been used to playing with one of those guys out so we kind of know how to play,” coach Tyronn Lue said. George is “a little disappointed as expected, but I think we got the best-case-scenario as far as what we thought it could be,” Lue said. “And so, being reevaluated in two, three weeks is something that we are looking forward to. And so his spirits are down, but that’s to be expected when it’s late in the season and when you want to help your team.”
By halftime, the starters had combined for eight of the team’s nine turnovers and eight of their 18 rebounds. Leonard’s perfect 7-for-7 shooting for 15 first-quarter points buoyed the Clippers’ offense – but he didn’t attempt a single shot in seven second-quarter minutes. On offense, the Clippers were 8.8 points better per 100 possessions with George on the floor than off this season, the team’s largest disparity.
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