On March 26, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Clippers lost to the 76ers at home 97-122, and after losing this game, the Clippers suffered five consecutive losses. And in the last 10 games, the Clippers have only achieved 2 wins and 8 losses. The team, which has remained eighth in the West this season without Leonard and George, has finally begun to hold on a bit lately.
As the regular season draws to a close, most teams are beginning to fight for the playoff rankings, so the lack of star blessings at this time is undoubtedly a very bad loss, in fact, this season the Clippers can get such results has been very surprising, and even let many people have the feeling that the Clippers are a super strong team. But in fact, strictly speaking, the Clippers are a somewhat overrated pseudo-strong team, they have a number of excellent players, but without George and Leonard, their ceiling is actually very low, if not the players are hard enough, they may not be able to save the eighth position in the West.
But sometimes, the game is not by desperate can be won, especially to the end of the season card battle, the Clippers lack of stars or a breath of air, currently in the 4 teams competing for play-off qualification, the Timberwolves 1 consecutive win, pelicans 1 consecutive win, the Lakers 1 consecutive loss, and the Clippers have lost 5 consecutive games, if you continue to maintain this state, you may even be finally overtaken by the Pelicans or Lakers to complete the ranking.
The more gratifying news is that Clippers star George seems to be preparing to return, after clippers reporter Ohm Youngmisuk reported that Clippers player Paul George can complete the shooting with his right hand in training and can participate in a 4-on-4 training session with a slight confrontation. But that's a positive sign at best, and when it comes to when George will make a comeback, Clippers head coach Tyrone Lu is actually not confident.
In today's interview, Tyronelu said George felt "good" after yesterday's training session and it was great to see him come to the pitch. Asked if George had conducted confrontational training, Lou said: "Not really. Asked if George would return in the near future, Lu responded: "I don't know. ”
It is worth mentioning that at present, many media and fans are not very supportive of George's hasty comeback, the Clippers obviously have no hope of winning the championship this season, and George's current injury recovery actually needs a period of time, he wants to return early is obviously to help the team enter the playoffs, but from the long-term development of the team, such a choice is not wise. According to the latest news, if the recovery is good, thick eyebrows may return in the first week of April, that is, basically catch up with the playoffs, but many people are also worried that the comeback of thick eyebrows is too hasty, which will eventually hit him and the Lakers the biggest blow.
Speaking of the upcoming playoffs, according to the current situation, the Lakers' hopes of winning the playoffs have begun to increase significantly, because of the recent recovery of Westbrook's state, James has received enough rest, and the Lakers' overall height and defense have become more and more outstanding after Wernion joined, whether it is facing the Pelicans, which lack superstars, or the Clippers, who have been in bad shape recently, the Lakers actually have more advantages.
So on the whole, the last two playoff tickets in the West are most likely to belong to the Timberwolves and Lakers, and these two teams are also the two teams with the best star quality and recent status among the 4 teams.