Today, the NBA continues to have playoffs to play, which is a key game day that determines the final playoff spot of the season.
Previously, the Los Angeles Clippers sadly lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the only chance to stay in the top eight of the Western Conference playoffs was to beat the New Orleans Pelicans today. But fate played a joke on the team: The Clippers' core forward Paul George couldn't play this game.
In the early hours of this morning, the news suddenly came from the Us side: George triggered the NBA's health and safety agreement, and this game could not be played. The Clippers arguably prepared for this game for a long time, and they waited for the return of George and Powell near the end of the regular season, and the morale of the whole team rose sharply.
George scored high marks in his first game of comeback and led the team to win. In the final stages of the regular season, George led the Clippers to win consecutive victories and stabilized his ranking, just to get the eighth place in the West. Although the Clippers have not had Leonard and George in the vast majority of the season, even Powell was injured in just three games on trade and missed 22 games.
At the moment, the Clippers sometimes only have Powell, who is a strong offensive point, and the rest is role players like Reggie Jackson and Morris Jr. This lineup, the Clippers are not strangers, they have good physical fitness and chaotic combat ability, is a team that can stir up trouble.
However, the Pelicans are also very determined, they beat the San Antonio Spurs, dumped the Los Angeles Lakers, and traded McCollum to enter the playoffs. It can be said that today's game is still full of points, and I don't know if the Clippers can withstand the pressure and hold their position.