The Clippers are preparing for the playoffs! The whole team has a relaxed training atmosphere, the small card is unveiled, and Harden's injury has healed
On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs continued, and the Clippers were actively preparing, and the first round and the Mavericks will be contested, and the first game will start at 3:30 a.m. on the 22nd. And this time, the Clippers posted training photos, in which everyone's mentality is relaxed, and Leonard did not participate in 5V5 training, but also appeared on the training ground.
In the final stage of the regular season, the Clippers also got plenty of rest, and quickly locked up the fourth position in the West, and the main players got plenty of rest. Due to the early locking of the playoff spot, the Clippers need to wait until the play-offs are all played before they can usher in the first game of the playoffs, but they have confirmed that they will play against the Mavericks, and they can prepare early, and the Mavericks star also appeared on the training court, and it seems that they have made some targeted defense.
In this training, the atmosphere of the Clippers team is still very good, the players have smiles on their faces, and they are not discouraged by the general decline of the outside world, and every player is very focused. Jones, a new recruit for this training, also made an appearance and bumped shoulders with George to celebrate, and quickly blended in. With Jones, it also makes the Clippers have more depth inside, and some other adjustments can be made, after all, Theis and Plumlee are sometimes not very good on the court.
In the 5v5 training, Leonard was not seen, but he also appeared on the training ground, did some shooting drills, and accompanied Wei Shao to free throw training. In the last 8 games of the regular season, Leonard was absent, which also made the outside world a little worried about his situation, but the whole Clippers team did not have too much worry. At the end of this training session, coach Tyronn Lue said: Leonard is in good shape. In addition, Leonard also got the No. 8 jersey of the U.S. men's basketball team, and he will follow the team to the Paris Olympics, and he is also in a good mood.
Harden's injury is also no longer in trouble, he was absent due to a foot injury before, but fortunately, there is no major problem and he has devoted himself to preparation. In the interview, Harden said bluntly when talking about the overall atmosphere of the team right now: "Super focused. Harden joined the Clippers this season and played in 72 games, averaging 16.6 points and 8.5 assists per game while shooting 38.1 percent from three-point range. In the playoffs, Harden has reached the second round for seven consecutive seasons, and this time he will be challenged by the Mavericks.