On April 18, Beijing time, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said that he was preparing to face the Mavericks, and it was based on the fact that his star Leonard could start the game.
Lew said that in yesterday's training, Leonard did not participate in any 5v5 confrontation training. But when asked if he was ready to plan for Kawhi Leonard's absence, Lue gave his most positive signal so far.
'I'm preparing for him, preparing for him to play,' said Lue.
However, when asked if Leonard would play in G1, Lu remained noncommittal. "We don't know yet," Lou said.
Leonard missed the final eight games of the regular season due to an inflammation in his right knee. Speaking ahead of today's practice, Lew said the team and medical staff will decide how much Leonard can do in training. Lew said that every time yesterday's training was conducted, the medical staff had to see how Leonard was feeling.
"We can only observe every day," Mr. Lou said, "and he's improving." He's getting better, but we don't have a timetable. "Lew said yesterday that Leonard is preparing for the playoffs. "Having the medical staff take over, whatever is best for Kawhi [Leonard], first you have to protect him. We don't know for sure when he's going to play or how long he'll be playing. So we can just wait and see how it progresses every day. "
The U.S. men's basketball team has officially announced the 12-man Olympic roster, and Xiaoka is among them, and he has received his No. 8 jersey.
Leonard is still recovering from injury, and his teammate Harden is ready for the playoffs. Despite missing three of the last four games due to an inflammation in his right foot, Harden has been training and has said he wants to prove himself in the playoffs.
Last season, when the 76ers lost to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Harden scored at least 42 points in two games, but in the last two losses to the Celtics, he shot just 7-of-27 from the field, totaling 22 points and 16 assists in both games. In the tie-break, Harden shot 3 of 11 and got 9 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
"I mean, I always want to play well in the playoffs," Harden said, "and I've played a few games that haven't been good, but I've played a few really good games. So for me, I think the goal is to win the championship, and that's the only thing I'm missing in my NBA career at the highest level. ”
"Of course, I want me to play well personally, and then I want our team to play well. So I think as one of the leaders of the team, it's my job to make sure that our players play to their potential and get the most out of what they can bring to the team in every game. "
The NBA's official website predicts that the Mavericks will eliminate the Clippers 4-2, do you think the Clippers can get past Doncic and Irving?