The NBA regular season is drawing to a close, and for teams teetering on the edge of the playoffs, every game that follows is critical. In addition, the NBA now has a play-off rule, and teams ranked 7-10 in the division need to compete for playoff spots through playoffs, which also adds more suspense and excitement to the playoffs.
The teams currently ranked 7-10 in the East are the Raptors, Nets, Hornets and Hawks, and the teams in the 7th-10th place in the West are the Timberwolves, Clippers, Lakers and Pelicans. Compared to the situation in the East, the competition in the Western Playoffs will be more intense.
Currently ranked 11th and 12th in the West are the Spurs and Trail Blazers, who are just 1.5 wins away from the 10th-place Pelicans in the West and only 2.5 wins behind the Lakers, who are 9th in the West. This means that before the schedule is completely over, the Spurs and Blazers still retain the hope of storming the play-off seats, and the Lakers and Pelicans have ushered in a severe test.
On the other hand, the Clippers, ranked No. 8 in the West, have also become the focus of fans' attention. According to the play-off rules, teams ranked 7th and 8th in the division will advance to the playoffs by winning the next playoff, while teams ranked 9th and 10th in the division will need to win two consecutive playoffs to advance to the playoffs. As long as the Clippers can maintain 8-7, then the Clippers will have a higher fault tolerance rate.
But there is still a very real problem in front of the Clippers, that is, if the Clippers advance to the playoffs, can the little card come back? It is well known that the Clippers' dual-core card and George are both in a state of absence due to injury, and the small card has not played a game this season because he suffered a major injury that was partially torn from the front cruciate ligament of his right knee and has been in a state of recovery since undergoing surgery.
After a season of recovery, Sika recovered very well, after a long period of training on the pitch without knee pads. This also makes fans more looking forward to the performance of the small card after the comeback, if the small card can make a comeback in the playoffs, then it will definitely make its own contribution to the Clippers.
Unfortunately, the small card still has no comeback schedule, and the Clippers have not talked about the comeback of the small card, but the photos posted by the Clippers have aroused heated discussion among fans. That is, when Xiao Ka was watching the game on the sidelines, he had a laugh with Powell sitting next to him, and Xiao Ka's knee scar was also exposed, and the surgical marks were quite obvious.
Nowadays, the small card can shoot without wearing knee pads, which also means that the recovery of the small card is quite good. But it's a very risky thing to get Little Card to make a comeback in the playoffs. If the Clippers advance to the playoffs, then the Clippers will most likely wait and see first, such as letting the existing lineup play in the first round of the playoffs, and if they can advance to the second round of the playoffs, it will be more appropriate to consider the comeback of the small card.
If they want to make a comeback, the Clippers will have to see How Well George recovers. Only if the Clippers are in good health, the small card comeback makes sense, otherwise it is indeed unfair for a star who has experienced a major injury and undergone surgery!